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Enhancing Cybersecurity in the Arab Region: Insights from the Regional Forum

The Regional Arab Forum on Cybersecurity, held at ITIDA HQ in Giza, Egypt, from December 18-20, 2011, aimed to improve coordination amongst Arab nations in addressing cybersecurity challenges. Key objectives included understanding the cybersecurity landscape, recommending actions under the Hyderabad Action Plan, and fostering the establishment of national Computer Incident Response Teams (CIRTs). The forum hosted discussions on critical topics such as cybercrime and risk management, guided by distinguished speakers from both international and regional backgrounds.

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Enhancing Cybersecurity in the Arab Region: Insights from the Regional Forum

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  1. Overview of the Forum Regional Arab Forum on Cybersecurity Smart Village, ITIDA HQ, Giza-Egypt, 18-20 December 2011 Dr. Ahmed ElHefnawy, Senior Advisor for Arab States, ITU

  2. ITU Overview (www.itu.int)

  3. WHY the Forum? • Understand the Landscape of Cybersecurity • Understand the Situation in the Arab Region • Recommend what needs to be done in the region under Hyderabad Action Plan(HAP) & Connect Arab Summit (CAS).

  4. Cybersecurity (Regional Initiative #5) Objective: To enhance coordinationin building confidence in the use of ICTs within the Arab region. Expected results: • Coordination for the formulation of national and regional regulatory policies and frameworks to combat cybercrime in the Arab region • Encouragement for the establishment of national CIRTs in the Arab region, and optimal coordination between them • Support to CIRTs in the Arab region through the provision of expertise and studies in this field • Ensuring the protection of Arab children and youth from harmful and abusive content on the Internet.

  5. Forum Agenda • Forum on 3 days: • 1st Day: Workshop on Federated Identity Management (FIM) • 2nd & 3rd Days Symposium on topics of : • Cybercrime, • CIRTs, • COP, • Regional status, • Emerging topics, • Discussions 14 Speakers (International & Regional)

  6. Vision ??? XX % of people & entities (subjects) will spend an average of XX USD/year to exchange XXGbyte per year per subject in a secure and reliable manner in XX % of time & locations…

  7. شكرا لحسن إستماعكم

  8. د. أحمد الحفناوى ahmed.elhefawy@itu.int

  9. Q & A

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