Geneva Dialogue at the Singapore International Cyber Week

On October 16, the Geneva Dialogue on Responsible Behaviour in Cyberspace, established by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) and led by DiploFoundation with the support of several actors, will organise a session to discuss the protection of critical infrastructure (CI) at the 2024 Singapore International Cyber Week (SICW).

Cyber threats targeting critical infrastructure (CI) and assets, often undetected by the victim, have become the ‘new normal’ in today’s heightened geopolitical climate. Additionally, decision-makers are concerned not only with malicious cyber activities, but also with insecure software development practices and global supply chains that can lead to vulnerabilities and global disruptions.

To maintain international security and peace, do both state and non-state stakeholders know what is the right thing to do to secure critical infrastructure? How do the eleven voluntary norms that states have agreed upon to promote responsible behaviour in cyberspace (“agreed cyber norms”) support operators of critical infrastructure and other relevant stakeholders? Which questions should actors focus on to reduce harm from cyber threats affecting CI?

The session will discuss these questions in the context of the Geneva Manual on Responsible Behaviour in Cyberspace, a comprehensive guide on the implementation of agreed cyber norms and confidence-building measures (CBMs) by non-state stakeholders.

The agenda and further details are published at the SICW’s website.