News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports training for Kazakhstan’s law enforcement officers on countering cybercrime
Publishing date: 14 March 2016
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 14 March 2016 – An OSCE-supported five-day training seminar for law enforcement officials aimed at enhancing their understanding of various cyber-attack mechanisms and the types of incriminating evidence began today in Almaty...
OSCE participating States, in landmark decision, agree to expand list of measures to reduce risk of tensions arising from cyber activities
Publishing date: 10 March 2016
VIENNA, 10 March 2016 – The OSCE’s 57 participating States agreed at today’s Permanent Council meeting to expand a ground-breaking list of OSCE confidence-building measures (CBMs) to enhance security and stability in the cyber domain and reduce the risks of conflict stemming from the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)...
Berlin OSCE Cyber conference looks to reduce the risk of conflict stemming from Information and Communication Technologies
Publishing date: 20 January 2016
BERLIN, 20 January 2016 – How to continue enhancing confidence between OSCE participating States and prevent possible cyber-related tensions was the focus of a conference organized today by Germany’s 2016 OSCE Chairmanship at the German Federal Foreign Office in Berlin...
OSCE Mission supports Serbian Ministry of Interior in preparing its first Serious and Organized Crime Threat Assessment
Publishing date: 5 January 2016
Serbia’s first Serious and Organized Crime Threat Assessment (SOCTA) was published on the website of the Serbian Interior Ministry on 30 December 2015. The document, developed with the support of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, is a strategic overview of serious and organized crime in the country, including drugs, irregular migration, human trafficking, money laundering, corruption and cybercrime...
OSCE workshop in Turkmenistan addresses cyber/ICT security
Publishing date: 12 November 2015
ASHGABAT, 12 November 2015 – Cyber and ICT security in the context of regional and international security, the use of the internet for terrorist purposes and cybercrime were discussed at an OSCE-organized national workshop that concluded in Ashgabat today...
OSCE workshop in Belgrade highlights need for cyber strategies and effective co-operation mechanisms to reduce risks of conflict using ICTs
Publishing date: 30 October 2015
BELGRADE, 30 October 2015 – The need for OSCE participating States to adopt cyber strategies and effective co-operation mechanisms as a way of enhancing transparency and reduce the risk of conflict between States using Information and Communications Technology (ICTs) was the focus of a two-day OSCE-wide workshop, which concluded today in Belgrade...
OSCE Border Management Staff College, UNODC workshop in Dushanbe focuses on international and regional co-operation to combat cybercrime
Publishing date: 19 August 2015
DUSHANBE, 19 August 2015 – The need for comprehensive domestic legislation and other best practices on international and regional co-operation in combatting cybercrime were the focus of a third regional two-day workshop, which concluded today at the premises of the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe. The event was co-organized by the College and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)...