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​​​ITU Regional CyberDrill (Yerevan, Armenia, 4-6 December 2024)​​

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BACKGROUND


ITU Regional CyberDrill is organized by the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and co-hosted by the Information Systems Agency of Armenia (ISAA) and with the support of Ministry of High-Tech Industry of the Republic оf Armenia, within the framework of the ITU Regional Initiative for CIS Region on cybersecurity and personal data protection, as agreed upon by the 2022 World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-22).

Combining a Cybersecurity Forum, technical trainings, and CyberDrill exercises, this event aims to enhance the communication and incident response capabilities of participating teams. It also seeks to foster collective and collaborative efforts to mitigate cyber threats among Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs).

Scheduled for December 4 to 6, 2024, in Yerevan, Armenia, this three-day event continues ITU's tradition of organizing regional CyberDrills to build cybersecurity capacity and capability through collaboration and cooperation.​​

OBJECTIVES​

The primary objective of the ​​​ITU Regional CyberDrill​ is to strengthen the cybersecurity readiness and resilience of the CSIRT community across the region. Specifically, it aims to:
  • Enhance cybersecurity capacity and capability through regional cooperation.
  • Assist Member States in developing and implementing operational procedures to improve responses to various cyber incidents.
  • Identify areas for improvement in future planning and CIRT processes at the national level.
  • Strengthen international cooperation between Member States.
  • Promote knowledge sharing to foster a regional culture of cybersecurity preparedness.

​​​ITU Regional CyberDrill revolve around four main thematic concepts:

ReflectShareLearn, and Practice.







  • Reflect: Bring together the global cybersecurity community to review major regional cybersecurity trends and consider improvements based on the five pillars of ITU Global Cybersecurity Agenda (GCA) and The Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI). 
  • Share: Promote knowledge sharing of beneficial communication networks, and exchange funding stream resources.​
  • Learn: Build capacit​​​y for the CSIRT communities within incident response and critical information infrastructure protection (CIIP).
  • Practice: Test operational resiliency key concepts acros​s CSIRT/CIRT/CERT community.​

TRAINING





Agenda



​4-6​ December
 2024
Yerevan, Armenia



Invitation letter​
Practical information

Spe​akers
​​Presentations​
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Registration is now open:
Onsite participation​
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