Scaling up Cyber Capacity Building: The Sectoral Approach to Critical Infrastructure Protection
Scaling up Cyber Capacity Building: The Sectoral Approach to Critical Infrastructure Protection
Conference | English
Wednesday, June 28th, 2023
15:30-17:45
- Buchman Law Faculty-Hoofien Hall (105)
About
Cyber resilience of critical national infrastructure is increasingly at the heart of a country’s overall sustainable development. As countries continue to invest in their digital transformation and rely on digital technologies to modernize their critical infrastructures, governments need new approaches to assess their cyber preparedness and better safeguard the safety, security, and resilience of their critical sectors.
To address this challenge, the World Bank’s Digital Development Global Practice, in collaboration with Tel Aviv University are developing the Sectoral Cybersecurity Maturity Model (SCMM) to assess and improve critical sectors' cybersecurity maturity and resilience.
The SCMM aims to examine critical sectors of the economy to identify and analyze gaps in cybersecurity practices, capabilities, and resources within a sector and develop a roadmap to gradually mature the sector’s ability to manage cyber risks and address the continually evolving cyber threat environment.
The sectoral approach was piloted in 4 critical sectors – health, financial services, electricity, and digital infrastructure/ telecommunications – across 11 countries in Africa and Asia.
Participants in this session will hear from Tel Aviv University and World Bank's experts, along with senior officials from Latin America and Africa and cybersecurity experts from the U.S. and Israel who will share good practices, opportunities, and challenges in building cyber resilience of critical infrastructure. Bridging the gap between development and cybersecurity communities is vital for sustainable development. Tel Aviv University extends an invitation to all stakeholders to join these efforts and partner with the Regional Cyber Resilience Lab (https://rcrl.tau.ac.il/) in scaling up critical infrastructure protection.
The State of Israel contributed to the Cybersecurity Multi-Donor Trust Fund under the broader Digital Development Partnership (DDP) Umbrella Program, administered by the World Bank Group, and is embracing the efforts to integrate cybersecurity and cyber resilience in the international development agenda.
Agenda
15:30-15:45
Gathering and Registration
15:45-16:20
Critical Infrastructure Protection and the Sectoral Approach
Aviram Atzaba , Executive Director for Strategy & International Cooperation , Israel National Cyber Directorate
Hagai Mei Zahav , Senior Cybersecurity Specialist , The World Bank, Digital Development Practice
Dr. Lior Tabansky , Head of Cyber Research Development , Blavatnik ICRC, Tel Aviv University
16:20-16:25
Aligning demand and supply of cyber capacity building
Moderator - Dr. Melanie Garson , Cyber Policy Lead , Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
16:25-16:35
Presentation
Dr. Susana Cordeiro Guerra , Manager of the Institutions for Development Sector , Inter-American Development Bank
16:35-17:15
Panel discussion
Major Gbota Gwaliba , Director General , National Cybersecurity Agency of Togo
Roi Yarom , Head of Cybersecurity Policy , European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Francesca Spidalieri , Cybersecurity & Digital Development Consultant , The World Bank
Palakiyem Assih , Head of CERT.tg , National CERT of the Togolese Republic
Wouter Veenstra , Manager Global Outreach & Partnerships , Global Forum on Cyber Expertise
17:15-17:45
Lessons from Industry - Transferring Good Practice to the Development Community
Moderator - Eynan Lichterman , CTO Cyber , Liacom Systems Ltd
Sounil Yu , CISO and Head of Research , JupiterOne
Kobi Lechner , Co-Founder , Rescana
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