A little over a year ago, President Joe Biden signed Executive Order 14028 on “Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity”, thereby making a significant commitment to address persistent and growing cyber threat. One year on, the Charter of Trust reflects on the improvements, challenges and possible ways forward.

Aligned to our global complexities and interdependencies, the Charter of Trust is
committed to developing ways to bolster the lines of defenses that protect supply chains and critical infrastructure through 10 core principles that build trust in digital technologies. Of them, three in particular support key areas of the EO:

  • Principle 2 – Responsibility throughout the digital supply chain: Companies –and if necessary –governments must establish risk-based rules that ensure adequate   protection   across   all   IoT   layers   with   clearly   defined   and   mandatory requirements.
  • Principle 3 – Security by default: Adopt the highest appropriate level of security and data protection and ensure that it is preconfigured  into  the  design  of  products,  functionalities,  processes,  technologies, operations, architectures, and business models.
  • Principle 8 – Transparency and response: Maintain  and expand a network  of  experts  who  share  new  insights  and  information on incidents   to   foster   collective cybersecurity;   engage   with   regulators   and   other stakeholders on threat intelligence sharing policy and exchange best practices.

The members of Charter of Trust applaud the administration for their herculean effort to improve cybersecurity and look forward to the implementation of the EO practices, always standing ready with our principles to find innovative ways to get to the same goal globally.

The full paper can be found below.

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The Charter of Trust has kicked off its most pivotal week of the year with a high-level meeting of its Board of Directors in Munich. This influential gathering brought together key decision-makers to reflect on the past year’s successes and set the strategic direction for the future of global cybersecurity.

Under the leadership of Chairwoman Natalia Oropeza, the Charter of Trust has strengthened its internal structure, successfully integrating new Partners and Associated Partners while enhancing collaboration through four dedicated working groups. Externally, the alliance has made a significant impact, engaging global audiences through media, conferences, panel discussions, and key industry events.

Looking ahead to 2025, the Charter of Trust enters a new chapter with a co-chair leadership model. Dr. Sumit Chanda, Global CISO at Eviden, and Ralf Schneider, Head of Cybersecurity at Allianz, will take the helm, bringing a dynamic vision focused on building resilient ecosystems, harmonizing frameworks, and advancing cybersecurity education.

A special thank you to Benedikt Franke, Vice-Chairman & CEO of the Munich Security Conference (MSC), for his insightful keynote on the evolving cyber threat landscape and the vital role the Charter of Trust plays in shaping global cybersecurity solutions.

With a bold vision for 2025, the Charter of Trust continues to drive innovation, collaboration, and trust in the digital world.
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We're thrilled to announce that our Charter of Trust Chairwoman Natalia Oropeza has been featured in the annual IT edition of the brand eins magazine!

In an interview with Dorit Kowitz, Natalia dives deep into the pressing issues facing the cybersecurity landscape, explaining how the Charter of Trust bundles the expertise of different businesses across several regions to stay resilient in the face of evolving threats. As Natalia Oropeza says: "We all win if cybercrime doesn’t win."

Here are three key insights from her interview:
🔑 Collaboration is essential: No single organization can tackle cyber threats alone. The Charter of Trust is a prime example that businesses nowadays are more transparent when it comes to attacks and that sharing information in this field can be beneficial.
🔑 Addressing the digital skills gap: The Charter of Trust is working to address the global shortage of cybersecurity professionals by encouraging diversity and actively promoting opportunities for women to join the field.
🔑 Unified regulations: Harmonizing global cybersecurity standards will reduce vulnerabilities, helping businesses and governments combat threats more effectively.

The full interview is available here: https://lnkd.in/gRm6ZDGC
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We are in the middle of Hashtag#CyberSecurityAwarnessMonth and many of our Charter of Trust Partners are promoting it with great initiatives. One of the programs that we want to highlight is last week’s panel organized by Allianz talking about “Security in light of (gen)AI”.

The complexity and urgency of this topic gathered a lot of interest, with 600+ attendees throughout the whole panel, which was composed of Jon-Paul Jones, COO at AZ Commercial, Firas Ben Hassan, GenAI expert & Manager of AllianzGPT at AZ Technology, Dr. Martin J. Krämer, External Security Awareness Advocate at KnowBe4, and Dr Sumit Chanda, Global CISO at Eviden & Chair of the Global External Engagement Working Group at the Charter of Trust.

We are pleased to see Dr. Sumit Chanda from Eviden bringing in his unique CISO insight on what these emerging technologies mean in day-to-day cybersecurity practices and bringing in the Charter of Trust perspective on this topic as well.

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