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Cybersecurity in humanitarian organisations
28 May @ 08:30 - 17:00
About the symposium
How can humanitarian organisations better prepare for and respond to cyber threats? The symposium on cybersecurity in humanitarian organisations will bring together practitioners and experts from both the humanitarian sector and academia in the Netherlands to discuss, in a trusted space, the cyber threats facing humanitarian organisations and explore strategies to enhance resilience.
The one-day symposium will unfold with an engaging lineup, starting with an opening session to increase insight, followed by a keynote speaker. The heart of the event will be expert group discussions, centred on exploring the key challenges and opportunities for cyber security in humanitarian organisations. The day will conclude with a second keynote and a reflective closing session.
Topics for discussion
-Cyber threat landscape
-Incident response and crisis management
-Cyber capacity building and resilience
Speakers
Andrej Verity, Digital Services technical team lead & AI Transformation United Nations, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Francesca Bosco, Chief Strategy Officer at the CyberPeace Institute
Prof. Kristin Bergtora Sandvik, Professor of Criminology and Sociology of Law at the University of Oslo