![Submission to the first substantive session of the UN Open-ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies (2021-2025)](https://cyberpeaceinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/UN_OEWG_statement.jpg)
Submission to the first substantive session of the UN Open-ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies (2021-2025)
December 2021 On the occasion of the first substantive session of the second Open-ended Working Group (OEWG II) on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies![Ransomware against healthcare : to pay or not to pay?](https://cyberpeaceinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Visual_1.jpg)
Ransomware against healthcare : to pay or not to pay?
Ransomware attacks are widespread and increasing, threatening the healthcare sector and other critical infrastructure. Often the quickest way to resolve the situation is to pay the ransom, but is that![Cyberattacks: NGOs caught in the net](https://cyberpeaceinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Ngos-caught-in-the-Net--scaled.jpg)
Cyberattacks: NGOs caught in the net
We investigate a live campaign to send malspam with links to malicious documents in existing mail threads of NGOs. We partnered with two cybersecurity companies during our analysis and provided![Four Calls to World Leaders for 2022](https://cyberpeaceinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/4calls_blog_1.jpg)
Four Calls to World Leaders for 2022
The impact of cyberattacks on people’s lives is increasing. It’s time for more action from governments, whose role it is to provide security for their citizens. Here are four calls![Instagram account takeover at historic NGO](https://cyberpeaceinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Blogpost_Instagram-account-takeover-at-historic-NGO.jpg)
Instagram account takeover at historic NGO
The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) is a non-governmental organisation that unites and supports the cancer community to reduce the global cancer burden, to promote greater equity, and to![From the CEO’s Desk](https://cyberpeaceinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/from-the-ceos-desk.jpg)
From the CEO’s Desk
by Stéphane Duguin![The CyberPeace Builders, 5 months in.](https://cyberpeaceinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Cyber-Peace-Builders-visual.jpg)
The CyberPeace Builders, 5 months in.
The CyberPeace Builders is a network of corporate volunteers providing free cyber assistance to humanitarian Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) protecting vulnerable populations anywhere in the world. The CyberPeace Builders network![Statement on the value of multistakeholder engagement in the OEWG process (2021-2025)](https://cyberpeaceinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/UN_OEWG_statement.jpg)
Statement on the value of multistakeholder engagement in the OEWG process (2021-2025)
The first substantive meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group¹ (OEWG) on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies (2021-2025) will take place on 13-17 December 2021. The![A Call for All Voices: How to Move the Accountability Conversation Forward](https://cyberpeaceinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/UN-OEWG_-new-logo-scaled.jpg)
A Call for All Voices: How to Move the Accountability Conversation Forward
Actively following and engaging in the OEWG I process has been a focus for the CyberPeace Institute since its creation in 2019. The inclusion of non-state actors and an overall![Blog Series: Reconceptualizing Ransomware](https://cyberpeaceinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1920x1080_Ransomeware-series-banner-scaled.jpg)