Navigating global cyber threats via local practices

Time
Thursday, 26th June, 2025 (07:00 UTC) - Thursday, 26th June, 2025 (08:00 UTC)
About this Session
In an increasingly interconnected world, cybersecurity challenges are growing in scale and complexity. Global cybercrime is projected to cost $10.5 trillion annually by 2025 (Cybersecurity Ventures, 2020), posing serious risks to institutions, economies, and fundamental rights. This session will explore how national and regional multistakeholder cooperation can build stronger, more resilient cybersecurity frameworks, while balancing innovation, security, and the protection of human rights. A key focus will be on the tension between cybersecurity legislation and existing privacy and data protection measures. In some cases, stricter regulations on service providers, such as DNS operators, may inadvertently undermine effective, rights-respecting security mechanisms already in place. Participants will discuss whether additional regulation strengthens overall digital security, and what costs it may impose on service providers and end users. Local and regional practices and experiences will serve as the foundation for this exchange, highlighting diverse approaches to governance, accountability, and incident response. The discussion will also address the growing threat of organized cybercrime, the evolving dynamics of criminal networks, and the new capabilities law enforcement agencies require. By drawing from practical experiences, the session aims to identify concrete, collaborative pathways to strengthen cybersecurity resilience in different contexts.Through a dialogue and exchange of practices and experiences of different NRIs, this session will focus on ways to combat and prevent cybersecurity threats.

The discussion will focus on several policy guiding questions:

Multistakeholder Cooperation and Cyber Resilience

  1. How can national and regional multistakeholder cooperation build stronger global cybersecurity resilience?
  2. What governance mechanisms can enhance accountability and transparency in responding to cyber incidents?

Balancing Innovation, Regulation, and Rights

  1. How do we balance innovation and security in emerging technologies like AI and IoT?
  2. How can cybersecurity laws enhance security without undermining privacy, data protection, and existing safeguards, particularly for service providers like DNS operators?
  3. Will stricter regulations on tech service providers truly improve overall security, and what are the costs for both service providers and end users?
  4. What ethical and human rights principles should be central to global cybersecurity strategies?

Combating Organized Cybercrime

  1. How are criminal activities, network dynamics, and emerging cybercrime trends impacting internet governance and cybersecurity?
  2. What global progress has been made through new laws, regulations, and alliances to combat organized cybercrime?
  3. What new capabilities do law enforcement agencies need to counter increasingly sophisticated cybercriminal groups?

Organizers: NRI organizers listed here:

  • Dijana Milutinovic, Serbia IGF
  • Lily Botsyoe, Ghana Youth IGF
  • Henry Wang, Singapore IGF
  • Godsway Kubi, Ghana IGF
  • Tiago Martins IGF Portugal 
  • Una Wang, Singapore IGF 
  • Shin Yamasaki, Japan IGF
  • Agustina Ordonez, Argentina IGF
  • Dorijn Boogaard, The Netherlands IGF
  • Ximena Estefania Riano Agudelo, Colombia IGF
  • Aristides Contreras Fernandez, Colombia IGF
  • Lilian Chamorro - LACIGF

Speakers designated by the NRIs multistakeholder committees will be confirmed by 10 May 2025.

Session Time
Wednesday, 25th June, 2025 (14:00 UTC)