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A fundamental role of ITU, following the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and the 2010 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference, is to build confidence and security in the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). At WSIS, Heads of States and world leaders entrusted ITU to take the lead in coordinating international efforts in the field of cybersecurity, as the sole Facilitator of Action Line C5, "Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs".

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In response, ITU Secretary-General, Dr. Hamadoun I. Touré launched the Global Cybersecurity Agenda(GCA), which is a framework for international cooperation aimed at enhancing confidence and security in the information society.

ITU CYBERSECURITY RELATED RESOLUTIONS
ITU Plenipotentiary Resoultions: 130, 174 , 179 , 181 (Guadalajara, 2010)
ITU WTDC Resolutions: 45 , 69 (Hyderabad, 2010)
ITU WTSA Resolutions:50 , 52 , 58 (Johannesburg, 2008)

UN CYBERSECURITY RELATED RESOLUTIONS
Resoultions: 55/63(2000), 56/121(2002) , 57/239(2002) , 58/199(2004) , 64/211(2009)

The Latest Buzz on Cybersecurity
 
  • SG'S FOREWORD ON SYMANTEC INTERNET SECURITY THREAT REPORT
    Aiming at raising awareness of the Member States on today’s trends of cyber threats and vulnerabilities, ITU Secretary-General presents his foreword on the Symantec Internet Security Threat Report which was published on May 2012. Read more...
    Full Symantec report

       
  • SG'S FOREWORD ON SYMANTEC INTELLIGENCE QUARTERLY REPORT
    ITU Secretary General presents to you his foreword on the Symantec Intelligence Quarterly report with the aim to increase Member States' awareness on the latest trends of cyber threats and vulnerabilities. [Read More]
    The full Symantec report can be found [Here].

       
  • THE QUEST FOR CYBER PEACE
    "To achieve the mutual goal of ensuring Cyber Peace, collaboration between ITU and members of the science and technology community is critical." [EN] [AR] [ZH] [FR] [RU] [ES]

    CYBER NORM EMERGENCE AT THE UNITED NATIONS
    An Analysis of the UN's Activities Regarding Cyber-security [Read More]

  • CYBERSECURITY: PUBLIC SECTOR THREATS AND RESPONSES "On May 17, 2007, the ITU Secretary General launched the Global Cybersecurity Agenda (GCA) to provide a framework within which an international response to the growing challenges to cybersecurity can be coordinated and addressed" Read More (December 2011)

    Parliamentarians want more coopration on cybersecurity Read More (May 2011)

  • CYBERSPACE United States Faces Challenges in Addressing Global Cybersecurity and Governance
    The US Government accountability office (GAO) identifies ITU as one of the 19 most influential cybersecurity organizations in the world. Read More (July 2010)

    "Lots of times, there's confusion in these [Cybersecurity] treaty negotiations because of lack of clarity about which problems they're trying to solve" Scott Charney, Vice president of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Group, spoke at the Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit (May 2010)

  • The criminal conducts in cyberspace are global and a global harmonization of cybercrime legislation covering new conducts should be established in a Cyberspace Treaty. A proposal for a United Nations cyber crime treaty presented by judge Stein Schjolberg at the United Nations Crime Congress in Salvador, Brazil, April 12-19, 2010.

What's New
  • Flame: UN urges co-operation to prevent global cyberwar
    Read More

  • During the Cyber Defence Summit "Defending your virtual border"- Cybersecurity issues discussed
    Read More

  • Kenya, ITU sign agreement on implementation of Kenya National Computer Incident Response Team (CERT) Read More

  • ITU's work and relations with IMPACT continue to
    gain momentum, with over 137 ITU Member States
    now part of the ITU-IMPACT coalition.

  • UN agencies team up to make the online world
    safer MoU signed between ITU and UNODC
    at WSIS Forum 2011.

  • In line with ITU's long tradition of public-private partnership ITU has also signed an MoU
    with Symantec.

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