Events

The workshop is designed to provide a platform to discuss best practices for the development of cybersecurity legislation in the Caribbean, taking into account successful experiences and legislative frameworks from the Americas and Europe adapted to the unique socioeconomic and technological landscapes of the region. 

LAC4 is organising a workshop “Security by Design” to empower organisations in Uruguay with knowledge and tools to integrate robust security features from initial design phase of their digital and physical products and services.

Cyberweek @LAC4 2024 takes place 11.-14.11.2024 and brings together cybersecurity experts, practitioners, researchers, and enthusiasts to explore latest advancements and strategies in computer security incident response, including promoting coordination and cooperation, exchange of knowledge, experiences and best practices.

LAC4 and EU-LAC Digital Alliance Cyber Policy Dialogue are launching a programme for strengthening EU-Central American collaboration with a seminar on 11th November.

The governing body of LAC4, the General Assembly will convene in Santiago, Chile for the annual meeting.

LAC4 is attending the 9th eLAC Ministerial Conference on information society from 7th to 8th November 2024 with special focus on cooperation on the cybersecurity component.

LAC4 is attending the EU-LAC Digital Alliance Political Dialogue on Connectivity and Artificial Intelligence in Santiago, Chile from 5th to 6th November 2024.

EU CyberNet invites LAC4 members to join the members-only series of online seminars on the most topical issues of cybersecurity. The second seminar “Regulation of Commercial Cyber Intrusion Capabilities” will take place on 31 October 2024 at 09.00am (UTC/GMT -5).

LAC4 Director Liina Areng will participate in a session “Cybersecurity key principles: prevention, resilience and cooperation”.

LAC4 is sponsoring the LAC Team of four participants for the 3rd International Cybersecurity Challenge (ICC) that is first global Capture the Flag (CTF) event aimed at younger generations.

LAC4, EU CyberNet and the National Cyber and Information Security Agency of the Czech Republic are organising an online seminar on supply chain security.

LAC4 Regional Programme Lead Merili Soosalu is participating in the 3rd plenary session on capacity building and enhancing cybersecurity and secure connectivity in the LAC region.

The training offers Belize policymakers and regulators a practical overview of a wholistic approach to CIIP.

LAC4 is co-organising a cyber capacity building mission to the Dominican Republic to raise the level of cyber security education in the Salesian Technical Institute of ITESA.

LAC4 and EU CyberNet Experts will participate in different panels at Cybersec Summit 2024.

EU CyberNet and LAC4 organise a webinar on threats and opportunities of AI and cybersecurity for members of RedCLARA.

The 10th OAS Cybersecurity Symposium and the Regional Initiative for Cybersecurity Education and Training (RICET) will take place from 1st to 3rd October at LAC4 Centre in Santo Domingo.

LAC4 Policy Expert César Moliné Rodríguez will speak at the panel session on strengthening national CSIRTs and cooperation and will deliver a keynote speech on cyberdiplomacy.

LAC4 presents a two-day seminar on capacity building in cybersecurity for governmental decision-makers, civil society, private sector and academia of Guatemala with the Presidential Commission for Open and Electronic Government of Guatemala as part of EU CyberNet and LAC4 mission to Guatemala.

LAC Programme Lead Merili Soosalu will moderate a panel “From Vision to Reality: Building Successful Cybersecurity Centers” at LATAM CISO Summit 2024.

EU CyberNet is attending the GFCE Global Annual Meeting 2024 and participates in panel session. GFCE Regional Meeting for the LAC will focus this year on identification of cyber capacity building needs in relation to the adoption of new technologies and AI.

LAC4 is conducting an online training program to prepare and train students of the Latin American and Caribbean team for the third edition of the ENISA International Cybersecurity Challenge 2024.

LAC4 is conducting an online training program to prepare and train students of the Latin American and Caribbean team for the third edition of the ENISA International Cybersecurity Challenge 2024.

LAC4 is conducting an online training program to prepare and train students of the Latin American and Caribbean team for the third edition of the ENISA International Cybersecurity Challenge 2024.

LAC4 is conducting an online training program to prepare and train students of the Latin American and Caribbean team for the third edition of the ENISA International Cybersecurity Challenge 2024.

LAC4 is conducting an online training program to prepare and train students of the Latin American and Caribbean team for the third edition of the ENISA International Cybersecurity Challenge 2024.

LAC4 is conducting an online training program to prepare and train students of the Latin American and Caribbean team for the third edition of the ENISA International Cybersecurity Challenge 2024.

The training offers the Brazilian policymakers and regulators a practical overview of a wholistic approach to CIIP.

EU CyberNet invites LAC4 members to join the members-only series of online seminars on the most topical issues of cybersecurity. The first seminar “AI and Cybersecurity: threats and opportunities” will take place on 14 August 2024 at 09.00am (UTC/GMT -5).

EU CyberNet is organizing cybersecurity-related table-top exercise (TTX) for Brazilian CTIR Gov and Ministry of Defence.

Training provides the participants knowledge and skills necessary to become actively involved in international cyber diplomacy negotiations and processes in their countries with the aim of furthering the protection of the open, multi-stakeholder model of the internet, and protecting the rights of internet users worldwide, contributing to a safer global cyberspace.

LAC4 is conducting an online training program to prepare and train students of the Latin American and Caribbean team for the third edition of the ENISA International Cybersecurity Challenge 2024.

LAC4 is conducting an online training program to prepare and train students of the Latin American and Caribbean team for the third edition of the ENISA International Cybersecurity Challenge 2024.

The Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge one-of-a-kind cyber competition designed to provide students from across academic disciplines with a deeper understanding of the policy and strategy challenges associated with management of tradeoffs during a cyber crisis.

LAC4 is presenting an online keynote lecture on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, and its implications to academia at CEDIA CIO University Forum for the Directors of Information and Communication Technologies of the Higher Education Institutions of Ecuador. 

LAC4 is conducting an online training program to prepare and train students of the Latin American and Caribbean team for the third edition of the ENISA International Cybersecurity Challenge 2024.

LAC4 is conducting an online training program to prepare and train students of the Latin American and Caribbean team for the third edition of the ENISA International Cybersecurity Challenge 2024.

The workshop offers the main cybersecurity stakeholders in Honduras a concise and practical guidance for creating and implementing National Cybersecurity Strategy. Workshop is based on the instructors’ publication “National Cybersecurity Strategy Toolbox” within the EU Cyber4Dev project and is organised in cooperation with the Directorate of Management by Results (DIGER) of the Presidency of Honduras. 

A Pre-Briefing to the Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge, one-of-a-kind cyber competition designed to provide students from across academic disciplines with a deeper understanding of the policy and strategy challenges associated with management of tradeoffs during a cyber crisis.

LAC4 is conducting an online training program to prepare and train students of the Latin American and Caribbean team for the third edition of the ENISA International Cybersecurity Challenge 2024.

LAC4 is conducting an online training program to prepare and train students of the Latin American and Caribbean team for the third edition of the ENISA International Cybersecurity Challenge 2024.

The objective of the training is to present good practices to systematically and holistically develop and implement national cybersecurity strategies.

The program is open to women working in CISRTs, critical public and private sector organisations on information security and incident response.

The EU CyberNet and LAC4 in coordination with the Presidency of the Federative Republic of Brazil is organizing a training present the benefits and harms of AI in the area of information security and cybersecurity, as well as the national experiences in issuing information security and cybersecurity guidelines for the use of AI.

LAC4 Advanced Cyber Incident Response, Cyber Threat Hunting & Endpoint Security training programs for Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, St. Lucia and St. Vincent’s and Grenadines.

LAC4 is organizing 4 train-the-trainer seminars to train representatives and future trainers of central and local governments, critical infrastructure, chambers, clusters and academia on cyber awareness and cyber hygiene in cooperation with the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Technology (MICITT) of Costa Rica and Cybersec Cluster of Costa Rica.

LAC4 cooperates with the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the International Seminar on Current Challenges in Fighting Cybercrime on April 24 to 26 in Bogotá, Colombia.

LAC4 in cooperation with the Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Instrument of the European Union (TAIEX) and the EU Delegation to El Salvador is organising an exchange of best practices in cybersecurity with the Secretariat of Innovation of the Presidency of El Salvador.

LAC4 is sponsoring 16 students from the Dominican Republic to take part in the 16th International Capture the Flag Cybersecurity Competition (CTF 16). The entry-level competition allows participants to get a feel for the cyber process in an environment designed to help competitors learn logical thinking skills and teamwork.

This information security training course is designed specifically for professionals dedicated to safeguarding critical assets in the academic and public sector to strengthen their defenses, exchange knowledge and experiences, and chart the path to a more secure and resilient digital future.

The training will facilitate the creation and elevate the maturity of the academic CSIRTs in the LAC region.

Bi-regional cybersecurity policy dialogue aims to bring together senior government officials, representatives from the private sector, civil society, and academia from Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe.

Organised together with the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic the Institute of Higher Education in Diplomatic and Consular Training “Dr. Eduardo Latorre Rodríguez” and the National Cybersecurity Center.

In cooperation of the Secretariat of Innovation of the government of El Salvador.

Action plan for the implementation of their National Cybersecurity Strategy (NCS) 2023.  

 LAC4 participates in the panel to share experiences on how to bring CSIRT and law enforcment communities togerher via capacity building.

GC3B is  an event to secure and improve decision makers’ awareness on cyber capacity building, strengthen coordination of efforts on a global scale and widen the pool of resources available.

4-day training program for Brazil Security Incident Management teams (CSIRT/CERT/SOC)

Data governance, electronic governance, cybersecurity, connectivity and artificial intelligence.

To foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and the exchange of best practices in incident response, we are pleased to announce the first iteration of LAC4 0ct0b3rf35t – 1-day CSIRT community event filled with case studies, overviews of best practices and introductions of new methods in fields of incident detection, mitigation and response.

Cyber hygiene workshop in cooperation with the spanish chamber of commerce

“CSIRT Technical and Operational Development in Latin America and the Caribbean”

Familiarizing the audience with the fundamental concepts and challenges related to information disorder.

On Thursday, October 26, LAC4 in cooperation with INTEC will conduct an informative seminar on risks involved in the integration of disruptive technologies.

Table-top exercise on testing cyber crisis management procedures and information sharing during a large-scale cyber attack.

International cyber oriented EU projects – EU CyberNet/LAC4 and GLACY+/GLACY-e – funded by the EU Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI), invite LAC mission diplomats responsible for cyber issues to an informal seminar to present opportunities for EU assistance in cyber capacity building and cybercrime in the LAC region.

The workshop offers concise, practical guidance for creating and updating a National Cybersecurity Strategy based on the instructors upcoming publication with the EU Cyber4Dev project – National Cybersecurity Strategy Toolbox.

EU CyberNet and LAC4 in cooperation with the Andean Community organised the I Cybersecurity Exercise for the Andean region.

EU CyberNet and LAC4 in cooperation with the Agency for Electronic Government and the Information and Knowledge Society (AGESIC) and the Delegation of the European Union in Uruguay, are organizing the I Regional Cybersecurity Exercise for the Southern Cone.

Five-day training course on cyberdiplomacy for the Diplomatic Academy in Chile.

The weeklong seminar was conducted to help the beneficiary countries create coordinated transnational response to fight cybercrime and human trafficking.   

GLACY+ Project in coordination with EUCN and LAC4 held the Advisory Mission on Search, Seizure and Confiscation of Online Crime Proceeds and the mission for support setting up and strengthening of 24/7 points of contact for cybercrime and e-evidence and In-country workshops and advice on interagency cooperation.   

The interactive training course will be combined of both administrative as well as technical aspects of ensuring effective information security within organisations and at the national level.

The interactive training course will be combined of both administrative as well as technical aspects of ensuring effective information security within organisations and at the national level.

The 11th ITU Cyberdrill is an event of ITU’s Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D). The event is meant for governments, institutions, and/or national CIRTs/CERTs to participate with technicians on cybersecurity and representatives at the manager level.  

The workshop offers concise, practical guidance for creating and updating a National Cybersecurity Strategy based on the instructors upcoming publication with the EU Cyber4Dev project – National Cybersecurity Strategy Toolbox.

The workshop will combine both administrative and technical aspects to assist in improving effective information security within an organization.

The strategic scenario-based cybersecurity competition involves 12 student teams from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica , Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Panama and Uruguay. EU CyberNet/LAC4 is delighted to support this Cyber 9/12’s first regional competition in Latin America, and team up with the Atlantic Council, United States Department of State, Cyber4Dev, INTEC and the MITRE Corporation.

The training is a cooperation between the Cybersecurity Centre of the Dominican Republic (CNCS) and LAC4.

GALLERY! Within the framework of the XXVIII Ibero-American Summit on March 27, 2023, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell Fontelles inaugurates Latin America and Caribbean Cyber Capacity Center (LAC4) with the first official visit.

The 3-day workshop focuses on cybersecurity and data protection for LAC region beneficiary: Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.

3-day hands-on workshop for women only: Training in Vulnerability Management and Open Source Intelligence

On 7 December 2022 a Memorandum of Understanding got signed between the Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications (MICITT) representing the Government of Costa Rica and the Information System Authority of the Republic of Estonia (RIA), the implementer of the EU CyberNet. 

Experts from the EU CyberNet Project and the Latin American and Caribbean Cyber Competence Centre participated as speakers during the celebration of the 4th International Congress on Information Security in La Paz, Bolivia from November 28 to 30.

On 22-24 November, EU CyberNet will conduct training on “EU External Cyber Capacity Building” for the personnel of EU delegations in Latin America and the Caribbean region. The training will take place in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Online training on OSINT and threat intelligence for the CSIRT teams in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.

On 17 November 2022
Table-top exercise on testing cyber crisis management procedures and cross-border information sharing.

LAC4 Regional Discussion On Communications

GFCE Latin America & Caribbean Regional Meeting 2022
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

On 14-16 November, in collaboration with FIRST, The Incident Response training is conducted by Melanie Rieback and David Rufenacht.

EU CyberNet experts will carry out training for law enforcement officers, prosecutors and the incident-handling community on cybercrime and electronic evidence with a special focus on digital forensics.

The 3-day hands-on workshop is designed to provide knowledge for the whole cycle of IT security assessment – planning and tools, practical testing and evaluating the long-term effects of security assessment in an organisation.

On 24-27 October 2022
Four-day training course on cyber diplomacy for the Diplomatic Academy in Quito and Ecuadorian diplomats.

Cybersecurity Symposium 2022, a training event in various areas related to cybersecurity, took place from October 3 to 7, 2022.

During the first week of October 2022 RedCLARA and the Estonian Information Systems Authority (RIA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding seeking to promote cybersecurity collaboration between the two parties.

One-day workshop to discuss new trends, national strategy and ideas how to take digital transformation opportunities into practice in a secure and sustainable manner involving government, private sector and the non-governmental organisations.

Is a 4-day program designed by the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University with the sponsorship of the United States Department of State and the National Cybersecurity Center of the Dominican Republic (CNCS).

Workshop for experts from the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica on Cryptocurrencies and Money Laundering

EU CyberNet Project together with the Ecuadorian authorities are organising the 1st regional training for the countries of the Andean Community on Information Security principles and best practices

EU CyberNet Project is organising a 5-day seminar for the DR cybersecurity authorities and critical service operators to assist in the development of a nation-wide cybersecurity risk assessment.

EU CyberNet Project is organising in cooperation with the EU Delegation to the Dominican Republic an informal seminar for diplomats on the strategic cybersecurity challenges we face in relation to digitalisation and new technologies.

Technical aspects of ensuring effective information security within any organization

Strategic recommendations for the effective implementation of actions to improve the maturity of cybersecurity capabilities and cyber risk management

Estonian Information System Authority (RIA), the implementer of the EU CyberNet project is signing the MoU in Quito with the Government of Ecuador – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility and the Ministry of Telecommunications and Digital Society to formalise collaboration in the framework of the LAC4 initiative

Online training for the Caribbean countries to help prepare for cyber crises

Workshop for experts from the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica on prevention and investigation of cybercrime.

The Director General of the Estonian Information System Authority (RIA), the implementer of the EU CyberNet project is signing the MoU with Uruguay to formalise collaboration in the framework of the LAC4 initiative

Evolving cyber threat landscape, malicious actors, and challenges to securing cyberspace in the context of existing and emerging technologies and how it could impact Uruguay

Meetings with public and private sector stakeholders to define a roadmap of activities for Ecuador that could be carried out in the framework of LAC4.

The aim of the training is to teach the participants the foundations of designing and executing a cybersecurity exercise in their home country

The EU CyberNet, in collaboration with Cyber4Dev, Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (INDOTEL) and the National Cybersecurity Centre of the Dominican Republic are hosting a Regional Cybersecurity Conference for Internet Service Providers in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. This event will constitute a practical knowledge sharing between telecom regulators and Internet service providers to address how to prevent and detect cybercrime, better defend their networks and protect their customers from online threats.

Awareness raising seminars for executives on cybersecurity and digital society in Dominican Republic.