Monday 26 February 2024: under a new capacity building partnership with the UK Government, over the next week the Ministry of Communications (MoC) will undertake a national review of Fiji’s cyber capacity with assistance from experts from the Oceania Cyber Security Centre (OCSC) in preparation for the forthcoming national cybersecurity strategy. Following the success of the inaugural Pacific Cyber Capacity Building and Coordination Conference (P4C) in Nadi in 2023, this partnership marks a milestone on cyber cooperation between the three stakeholders and a pivotal moment in enhancing Fiji’s cy ..read more

The Report is a direct outcome of the P4C, which was held in Nadi, Fiji from 2nd October to 4th October. The conference gathered over 100 representatives from various Pacific Island countries, PBP countries, and non-government stakeholders to discuss cyber capacity building (CCB) in the region. The conference was jointly funded by the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand through the Partners in the Blue Pacific. It was organised at the PBP’s invitation by Oceania Cyber Security Centre (OCSC) in collaboration with the Global Forum for Cyber Expertise (GFCE). The content ..read more

Government representatives and cyber sector leaders from across the globe will unite at the inaugural Pacific Cyber Capacity Building and Coordination Conference (P4C) held from 2 to 4 October 2023. To be held in Nadi, Fiji, the P4C represents a new, coordinated approach to addressing and advancing cybersecurity capacity building (CCB) in the Pacific. This unique capacity-building conference will provide an opportunity for key regional stakeholders to discuss the status of CCB, develop a structure to inform future strategies and agree on the appropriate approaches and policies to meet the re ..read more

Government representatives and cyber sector leaders from across the globe will unite at the inaugural Pacific Cyber Capacity Building and Coordination Conference (P4C) held from 2 to 4 October 2023. To be held in Nadi, Fiji, the P4C represents a new, coordinated approach to addressing and advancing cybersecurity capacity building (CCB) in the Pacific. This unique capacity-building conference will provide an opportunity for key regional stakeholders to discuss the status of CCB, develop a structure to inform future strategies and agree on the appropriate approaches and policies to meet the re ..read more

The Oceania Cyber Security Centre (OCSC) and Monash University are excited to announce a new fully funded cybersecurity capacity building opportunity in the Indo-Pacific designed to improve regional resilience to data breaches. The Post Quantum Cryptography in the Indo-Pacific Project (PQCIP) will offer free training to government organisations and businesses from across the Indo-Pacific to help them prepare for emerging quantum computing threats. Currently we rely on traditional encryption methods as one of the tools in the digital tool box to protect our information. However, with new adva ..read more

FSM Cyber-Security Capacity Maturity Model Workshop Explores the Nation’s Cyber Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats FSM Information Services, Press Release PALIKIR, Pohnpei – As a component of the Digital Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Project, from 28 January 2020 to 31 January 2020, the FSM National Government hosted a Cyber-Security Capacity Maturity Model Workshop. Implemented in close collaboration with its partners from the World Bank, the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity, and the Oceania Cyber Security Centre, the purpose of the workshop was for the FSM National Government ..read more

Australia’s premier cyber security research organisation, the Oceania Cyber Security Centre (OCSC), has implored the country’s policy makers, industry and research community to place a greater emphasis on improving local and regional cyber security resilience in order to protect the national interests of Australia and close neighbour states. The OCSC is a not-for-profit collaboration of eight universities based in Victoria, Australia, with the ‘broad aim’ of engaging with government and industry to conduct research, develop training opportunities and build capacity in Aust ..read more

OCSC is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity to get involved in an internationally focused research project with impact and develop your CV. Building national cybersecurity capacity and resilience is a complex and multi-dimensional problem that requires a view beyond IT. For a nation, the journey toward resilience starts with the understanding of where the country stands now to inform the next steps of national plans. The not-for-profit Oceania Cyber Security Centre (OCSC) works in partnership with its eight Victorian member universities to advance education and the cybersecurity ..read more

At a time of complex challenges and immense opportunity, women across the Pacific are stepping up to tackle the cyber challenge. The dust has finally settled on the Pacific’s first-ever regional Hackathon which bought together 120 participants from multiple Pacific Islands for a hybrid two-day competition at the University of the South Pacific’s Suva campus. The participants developed 18 different projects and were tasked on behalf of the Pacific Islands Association of NGOs (PIANGO) with utilising digital technology to help effectively capture the voices of civil society at the national an ..read more

Authors: Mr. Opetaia Simati, Director, Department of ICT, Ministry of Justice, Communications and Foreign Affairs, Tuvalu Dr. James Boorman, Head of Research and Capacity Building, OCSC Dr. Joanne Mihelcic, Research Fellow, OCSC March 2021, Tuvalu, Funafuti. The world has changed. COVID-19 has had a profound and disastrous impact on communities, health, and the economy globally. Recovery for many will be more about adapting to this new way of life rather than returning to how things were before. The adoption of digital technology and Internet connectivity continues across the globe, enabling ..read more