Between November 28 and December 1, 2023, ICI Bucharest representatives - Carmen-Elena Cîrnu, Scientific Director, and Alexandru Georgescu, Scientific Researcher - held a Cyber Diplomacy course as part of the Interregional CyberDrill for Europe and Asia-Pacific, which took place in Cyprus.
The event was organized by the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and hosted by the Digital Security Authority of Cyprus within the framework of the ITU Regional Initiative for Europe on Trust, and confidence in the use of telecommunications/ICT’s and the ITU Regional Initiative for Asia and the Pacific on Contributing to a secure and resilient information and communication technology environment, as agreed by 2022 World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-22)
The Interregional CyberDrill for Europe and Asia-Pacific aimed to enhance the communication and incident response capabilities of the participating teams as well as to ensure a continued collective and collaborative effort in mitigating cyber threats among Europe and Asia-Pacific Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs).