18 Overview Of Existing Confidence Building Measures As Applied To Cyberspace Global Forum on Cyber Expertise Global Forum on Cyber Expertise Organization of American States (OAS) Overview Of Existing Confidence Building Measures As Applied To Cyberspace 19 Confidence Building Measures at OAS OAS launched its efforts to develop CBMs at the First Summit of the Americas in the 1990’s, focused on traditional CBMs. Through its resolution AG/RES. 1123 (XXI-O/91), «Co-operation for Security in the Year Measure Hemisphere,» the General Assembly entrusted the Permanent Council with setting up a working group, with the specific mandate of studying and making recommendations on co-operation on the various dimensions of hemispheric security. As a result of the work of the working group, the General Assembly, in 1993, through 2017 resolution AG/RES. 1237 (XXIII-O/93), resolved to convene the first meeting of government experts on confidence- and security-building measures in the Hemisphere, which was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2018 in March 1994.14 alert, watch, and warning network to rapidly disseminate cybersecurity information and respond to 16 Member States agreed to provide information on cybersecurity policies, such as national strategies, white papers, legal frameworks, and other relevant documents Member States agreed to nominate a national point of contact at the policy level able to discuss the implications In 2004 it adopted the Comprehensive Inter-American Cybersecurity Strategy encompassing a number of initiatives aimed at strengthening trust between member states, including formation of an inter-American Establishment of the Working Group on Co-operation and Confidence Building measures in Cyberspace of hemispheric cyber threats. These points of contact will be distinct from, yet supplement the ongoing work of law 2018 enforcement and other technical experts in combating cybercrime and responding to cyber incidents of concern. This information will be updated annually, or as frequently as needed, and shared among partners in a transparent and incidents, and developing secure infrastructure for managing sensitive information, enhancing the ability to readily accessible format. communicate securely with stakeholders, and establishing procedures to guard against inappropriate disclosure of information. Member States noted with satisfaction at the Nineteenth Session of CICTE, the results of the second meeting of the Working Group, held April 23 and 2019 ,24 in Santiago, Chile, contained in document CICTE/GT/MFCC/doc.19/12 rev. 2 corr. 1 To agree to the four 17 Regional Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs) to Promote Co-operation and Trust in Cyberspace: Designate points of contact, if they do not currently exist, in the Ministries of Foreign Affairs with the purpose of facilitating work for cooperation and international dialogues on cybersecurity and cyberspace. In 2018, the OAS adopted a resolution stressing the Develop and strengthen capacity building through activities such as seminars, conferences, and workshops, for public need to prepare and agree upon a set of CBMs for and private officials in cyber diplomacy, among others. Encourage the incorporation of cybersecurity and cyberspace cyberspace to enhance interstate co-operation, issues in basic training courses and training for diplomats and officials at the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and other transparency, and in turn stability online15. government agencies. In Summary: 2019 1. They also made recommendations to implement the second measure, that were agreed upon by the Working Group on Co-operation and Confidence-Building Measures in Cyberspace during its second meeting, and include them in the resolution of the Committee on Hemispheric Security that will be transmitted to the forty-ninth regular session of the General Assembly for their inclusion in the “Consolidated List of Confidence- and Security-Building The first meeting of the Working Group on Co-operation and Confidence-Building Measures in Cyberspace was and the proposed CBMs were agreed to with a proposed plan of action to establish additional measures. On May 4,2018, member states approved resolution CICTE/RES.1/18 and agreed to the two Measures” as non-traditional measures. 2. permanent mechanism, and that it continues to meet as needed, in person or by digital means, to discuss new and Regional CBMs to continue the work of the Working Group on Co-operation and Confidence-Building Measures in Cyberspace as a permanent mechanism, and that it continues to meet as needed, in person or by digital means, to discuss new and agreed-upon cyber CBMs. In 2019, the Working Group recommended four (4) new CBMs. To continue the work of the Working Group on Co-operation and Confidence-Building Measures in Cyberspace as a agreed-upon cyber CBMs. 3. To consider the possibility of making voluntary contributions, through CICTE’s Cybersecurity Program, to support the work of the Working Group on Co-operation and Confidence-Building Measures in Cyberspace. 4. That the CICTE Secretariat, through its Cybersecurity Program, continue to act as Technical Secretariat for this Working Group and organize its meetings within available financial and human resources. 14 https://www.oas.org/csh/english/csbmintro.asp 15 http://www.oas.org/en/sms/cicte/Documents/Sessions/2018/FINAL/RES%201%20Resolución%20Medidas%20Regionales%20 de%20Fomento%20CICTE01217E.doc 16 http://www.oas.org/en/sms/cicte/Documents/Sessions/2018/FINAL/RES%201%20Resolución%20Medidas%20Regionales%20de%20Fomento%20CICTE01217E.doc 17 http://scm.oas.org/doc_public/ENGLISH/HIST_17/CICTE01114E07.doc