Governments have started discussing a possible supplementary protocol to the UN Cybercrime Convention. Early submissions show disagreement over whether negotiations should begin now and whether the protocol should focus narrowly on cyber offences or include broader crimes involving online content, national security, and AI.
The European Commission has released a voluntary Code of Practice designed to help AI providers and deployers comply with upcoming transparency requirements for AI-generated and AI-manipulated content.
Germany has announced plans to establish a national AI safety institute that will evaluate the capabilities and risks of advanced AI systems, with an initial focus on cybersecurity implications.
The EU and Kenya are deepening cooperation on AI, digital identity, secure connectivity, and cross-border data flows, supported by new funding for fibre networks, land registration, and digital policy.
A new study from the US National Institute of Standards and Technology argues that no finite set of AI safety rules can fully protect AI systems from all possible adversarial prompts, highlighting the need for continuous security management.
A new directive from the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency requires federal agencies to prioritise software vulnerabilities based on exploitation risk, exposure, and potential impact rather than relying solely on patching timelines.
A new ENISA report suggests that organisations are accelerating adoption of Software Bills of Materials as they prepare for compliance with the EU Cyber Resilience Act.
The G7 declaration calls for stronger international cooperation on AI-related cyber threats, post-quantum cryptography, telecommunications resilience, and cybersecurity support for SMEs.
Stakeholders from governments, civil society, the private sector, academia, and the technical community will gather in June for the first consultations and advisory group meeting shaping the programme of the Internet Governance Forum 2026.
The Number Resource Organization has outlined its priorities for the next three years, with joint work planned across internet number resource governance, routing security, and IPv6 deployment.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
