WISeKey Hosted its Second Cybersecurity Tech Accord Gathering in Davos - Seite 2

These discussions highlighted the importance of having regular industry inclusions, engagements, and partnerships in decision making as it relates to cybersecurity. The 2020 networking event is a continuation of the successful introduction of the Cybersecurity Tech Accord during the 2019 meeting in Davos, which focused on the importance of having common cybersecurity principles to improve online security.

Main points covered during the roundtable:

• Rapid growth: Cybersecurity Tech Accord signatories have grown 4-fold since the group’s launch in 2018. Today there are more than 130 signatory companies from 25 different countries, including 6 companies from Asia, 38 from Europe, 9 from Latin America, and 77 from North America - a truly global coalition.
• Critical workstreams - leading by example: Cybersecurity Tech Accord meets regularly to pursue discrete workstreams related to its four principles (https://cybertechaccord.org/about/), and to that end has advocated for policy positions, responded to requests for comment, provided government consultations, and much more. In particular, there are three prominent ongoing initiatives worth highlighting:
  • Apps 4 Digital Peace competition:  collaboration with the UN to seek innovative new solutions to promoting peace and stability in cyberspace from teams of young people from around the world.
  • Paris Call Commitments: in addition to supporting the agreement, taking a leadership role in fleshing-out and implementing its principles.
  • Vulnerability disclosure policy adoption:  The group has committed to having all signatories adopt vulnerability disclosure policies as a best practice, and call on governments to adopt vulnerability equities processes as a similar commitment to responsible behavior.
• Cybersecurity supports the UN’s SDGs:  Improvements in cybersecurity are essential to realizing the potential of technology and greater connectivity to improve lives around the world. This makes these efforts inherently tied to the UN’s SDGs, especially those focused on promoting Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions – including online.
• Company positions and priorities: In their remarks, panelists had  the opportunity to highlight how their organizations implemented  the Cybersecurity Tech Accord principles to improve the security and stability of the online environment.
• Multi-stakeholder inclusion:  Cybersecurity Tech Accord provides a strong platform for multi-stakeholder inclusion in principle-based discussions about expectations for responsible behavior in cyberspace. Most recently, the Cybersecurity Tech Accord team was able to address these issues at the UN’s Open-Ended Working Group on Cybersecurity during its December Intersessional meeting in New York. These kinds of opportunities for engagement should continue.

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