London Summit Report: Mobilizing for International Action

London Summit Report: Mobilizing for International Action


Against the backdrop of new revelations about cyber attacks and espionage, the EastWest Institute released a report on the Second Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit: Mobilizing for International Action, which drew more than 450 government, industry and technical leaders from 43 countries to craft new cybersecurity solutions.


Microsoft on Global Cyber Supply Chain Management

Microsoft on Global Cyber Supply Chain Management


Read a blog post and two white papers from Microsoft on securing the ICT supply chain. The papers expand on key principles that  Microsoft’s corporate vice president of Trustworthy Computing, Scott Charney, outlined in a keynote address at the summit.


London 2011 Videos

London 2011 Videos


Replay the Second Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit in full, with all keynotes and panels now available on the website.


Summit Attracts Worldwide Media Attention

Summit Attracts Worldwide Media Attention


EWI's Second Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit attracted broad media coverage from around the world. Here are some highlights.


EWI’S Cybersecurity Summit Advances Solutions for Digital Problems

EWI’S Cybersecurity Summit Advances Solutions for Digital Problems


On the second day of the EastWest Institute’s Second Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit in London, 450 private and public sector delegates advanced solutions to the complex problems facing our digital world.


Global Action against Global Cyber Threats

Global Action against Global Cyber Threats


Seats were tough to find at the first day of the Eastwest Institute’s Second Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit in London, where more than 450 government, industry and technical leaders from 43 countries gathered to craft new solutions for threats facing our digital world. 


Young People for Cybersecurity

Young People for Cybersecurity


On May 31, the EastWest Institute held the International Youth Congress on Digital Citizenship in London, bringing together dozens of young people with government, business and technical leaders to discuss solutions to universal Internet woes.


Fighting Spam to Build Trust

Fighting Spam to Build Trust



On May 27, 2011, the EastWest Institute and the Internet Society of China released the first joint China-United States report on cybersecurity, Fighting Spam to Build Trust. Produced by Chinese and U.S. experts convened by EWI and the Internet Society of China, the report marks the first step in an ongoing bilateral process.


Sir Michael Rake Joins the London Summit

Sir Michael Rake Joins the London Summit


 

Sir Michael Rake, Chairman of the BT Group plc., will deliver keynote address at the Second Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit in London, on June 1.


Making our online world more safe and secure

Making our online world more safe and secure


John Stewart, Vice President and Chief Security Officer at CISCO Systems, previews the London Cybersecurity summit on CISCO blog. He will join the summit on June 2, as one of the commentators on the results from the breakthrough groups.


Critical Terminology Foundations

Critical Terminology Foundations


On Wednesday April 27, the EastWest Institute and the Information Security Institute released the first joint Russian-American report to define critical terms for cyber and information security.


India: Stepping Up to the Cyber Challenges

India: Stepping Up to the Cyber Challenges


At a major U.S.-India seminar in New Delhi, senior Indian political leaders push for stronger international cooperation to deal with cyber threats. Franz-Stefan Gady reports.


Educating and Protecting Young Digital Citizens

Educating and Protecting Young Digital Citizens


On April 4, 2011, the EastWest Institute hosted the International Youth and Technology Forum in partnership with Columbia University, where the event was held. It brought together everyone from cybersecurity experts and activists to government representatives and Girl Scouts to lay the groundwork for a new alliance aimed to protect – and empower – kids and teenagers in our digital world.


First China-U.S. Effort to Fight Spam

First China-U.S. Effort to Fight Spam


Speaking at the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group 21st General Meeting in Orlando, Fla., on Feb. 23, the EastWest Institute’s Chief Technology Officer Karl Frederick Rauscher previewed a joint China-United States report on cybersecurity to be published next month. Fighting Spam to Build Trust will be the first product of talks between Chinese and United States experts convened by EWI.


First Joint Russian-U.S. report on Cyber Conflict

First Joint Russian-U.S. report on Cyber Conflict


The EastWest Institute released the first joint Russian-American report aimed at defining the “rules of the road” for cyber conflict.  Prepared by a team of Russian and U.S. experts convened by EWI, Working Towards Rules for Governing Cyber Conflict: Rendering the Geneva and Hague Conventions in Cyberspace explores how to extend the humanitarian principles that govern war to cyberspace.


Protecting the Digital Economy

Protecting the Digital Economy


The EastWest Institute released a report detailing the results of the First Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit: Protecting the Digital Economy, and outlining the cybersecurity initiative’s next steps as it prepares for the Second Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit in London on June 1-2.




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Young People for Cybersecurity

 

On May 31, the EastWest Institute held the International Youth Congress on Digital Citizenship in London, bringing together dozens of young people with government, business and technical leaders to discuss solutions to universal Internet woes.

At the event, local students participating in Global Cyber Ambassadors for Peace (GCAP), a collaboration with UNESCO and the E-World-Wide Group, spoke about problems ranging from distracting pop-up ads to serious risks posed by pedophiles on social networking sites. 

“The Internet allows a rapid and widespread distribution of false and misleading information,” Muaaz Patel, 14, pointed out.

Young people should take a leading role in developing and solving problems associated with broadband applications, as they often know more about them than their parents, said Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union Hamadoun Touré in his keynote address. He added, “Young people will be expected to help shoulder the responsibility for transforming the Wild Wild West of the online world into a civil society.”

GCAP students and participating Girl Scouts suggested practical solutions for self-protection online and guidelines for respectful behavior, including exercising caution in sharing passwords, posting photographs and disclosing addresses and other personal information.

Participants also explored the particular problems faced by youth in the developing world, where Internet availability is still lagging and education in “digital literacy” also has to catch up.  One panel considered the complexities of the Internet as a tool for social change.

“Technology is allowing people to participate in a democratic platform in a way that was never before possible,” said Mark Belinsky of Digital Democracy. Still, he said, technology cuts both ways, as demonstrated by the jailing of a prominent digital activist in Egypt during the protests there.

Participants will consider these issues and more in smaller “classroom” discussions this afternoon.

The Youth Congress grew out of EWI’s Worldwide Cybersecurity Initiative, which works across borders and boundaries to secure the world’s digital infrastructure.
“It is essential to include young people in discussions around these issues and recognize that they too have a key role in securing the digital economy,” said EWI Co-Chairman Francis Finlay.

The Youth Congress’s main recommendations will be shared at the Second Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit in London on June 1-2.



 

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