Tag: Cybercrime

Belgian Data Retention Legislation – CyAN signs open letter to protect end-to-end encryption

The Cybersecurity Advisors Network (CyAN) is joining 81 individual cybersecurity experts and organisations in signing the Global Encryption Coalition’s open letter against Belgium’s Data Retention Legislation. The Data Retention Legislation requires encrypted systems operators to allow law enforcement access to content from specific users upon 

UN Cybercrime Treaty – CyAN signs Multistakeholder Manifesto for a human rights oriented internet

The Cybersecurity Advisors Network (CyAN) is committed to making our digital environment safe from crime through cooperation and the rule of law. For this reason, CyAN is a signatory to the Multistakeholder Manifesto on the proposed UN Cybercrime Treaty led by the CyberPeace Institute and 

CyAN Appoints Peter Coroneos as new International Vice President

Internet policy pioneer, activist and author, Peter Coroneos, has been appointed international Vice President of the global network of cybersecurity professionals.

Mr Coroneos is recognised internationally as the driving force behind icode, the industry wide botnet mitigation program developed under his leadership of Australia’s Internet Industry Association. He was twice invited to the White House to advise the Obama Administration on the scheme, later adapted by major US broadband providers to protect their customers.

In announcing the appointment, CyAN President and former Director of Internet Safety for Microsoft EMEA, Jean-Christophe Le Toquin said: “In a world worryingly tempted by fragmentation, this is an incredible chance for CyAN to benefit from Peter’s experience, vision and leadership. His appointment as International VP of CyAN is a recognition of his hard and successful work to build a strong CyAN community in the Asia Pacific (APAC). More importantly, Peter will significantly enhance our global perspective and help shape the future of CyAN.

Mr Coroneos has served as CyAN’s Regional Head APAC since 2018. CyAN officially launched in Australia in February 2019 and has attracted skilled cyber professionals working in diverse areas.

He replaces Christian Aghroum, distinguished former head of the French police cybercrime unit.

Mr Coroneos said, “Regional tensions call for a greater understanding of our interdependencies as a common, connected humanity. I hope my new role will underline the importance of coordinated international action and information sharing. Promoting trust will remain a core, defining principle of our efforts. We will innovate in critical cyber skills, capacity building and behavioural change while supporting the business, professional and personal development of our members.

CyAN joins Europol Cybercrime Centre (EC3) Advisory Group on Communication Providers

Dr Gergely Dzsinich has successfully applied as member, representing CyAN, of the Europol Cybercrime Centre (EC3) Advisory Group on Communication Providers. In 2013 the Programme Board of Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) had identified the need for establishing Advisory Groups to provide guidance to EC3. In 2013, 

CyAN, for a more open vision of cybersecurity

[Press release] CyAN is an initiative by 9 independent consultants with diverse backgrounds (legal and public affairs, information security and operational risk management, law enforcement, investment) committed to provide a simple answer to a complex question: how to foster cybersecurity and the fight against cybercrime: 

CyAN, pour une approche plus ouverte de la cybersécurité

[Communiqué de presse]

Au départ ce sont 9 consultants indépendants d’horizons divers (juridique et affaires publiques, sécurité de l’information et risques opérationnels, police, conseil en investissement) qui ont à cœur de trouver une réponse simple à une question complexe : comment favoriser la cybersécurité et la lutte contre la cybercriminalité : Jean-Christophe Le Toquin, Christian Aghroum, Monika Josi, Kourosh Teimoorzadeh, Fabrice Bullian, Jonathan Bourguignon, Nour-Eddine El Bouhati, Cyril Pineau-Valencienne et Maelle LeLardic.

Ils s’accordent sur un principe fondateur : la cybersécurité, sujet stratégique pour les entreprises et les institutions publiques, doit être plus ouverte. Et c’est ainsi qu’est née CyAN, acronyme de CYbersecurity and cybercrime Advisors Network, une plateforme à but non lucratif, qui aide les organisations publiques et privées, les gouvernements et les experts eux-mêmes à mieux appréhender la cybersécurité pour construire un meilleur futur.

« Construire la cybersécurité passe par une vision ouverte aux différentes disciplines. C’est un vrai défi, aussi bien pour les entreprises à la recherche de conseils que pour les experts eux-mêmes. En pratique, CyAN vise à offrir une plateforme internationale qui simplifie l’identification et la mise en relation entre conseillers de confiance », explique Jean-Christophe Le Toquin, Président de l’association.

L’approche qu’offre CyAN est différente des organisations déjà existantes. En effet, l’association ne regroupe pas seulement des experts du monde de la cybersécurité. Ses membres sont convaincus que la collaboration multidisciplinaire, basée également sur la complémentarité des genres, des âges ou des expériences professionnelles, est un élément fondamental pour améliorer la sûreté et la sécurité à l’ère numérique, et plus généralement pour tout progrès dans la société humaine. « La cybersécurité concerne tous les niveaux d’une organisation. Nous nous efforçons de réunir des conseillers qui, en fonction de leur profil, sauront plus à même à dialoguer avec chaque service en particulier », ajoute Christian Aghroum, Vice-Président en charge des relations extérieures.

En plus de promouvoir une approche multidisciplinaire dans la cybersécurité et la lutte contre la cybercriminalité, CyAN soutient ses membres qui peuvent, via l’association, développer leurs horizons grâce à des échanges d’idées et l’apprentissage réciproque avec les autres membres.

Opening words from the President

You may wonder : why yet another association of cybersecurity experts? Well, actually, we created CyAN because nothing similar existed! Of course there are a number of very active and efficient organisations out there, which promote the importance of cybersecurity and represent the views and interests of their 

CyAN first public presentation at Council of Europe cybercrime conference

The first public presentation of CyAN took place on 18th June 2015 at the Octopus cybercrime conference of the Council of Europe. The speakers were Christian Aghroum (1st from the left) and Monika Josi (2nd from the left)