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The High-Level Convening on Women Empowerment in Cybersecurity, co-organized by GCF & @UN_Women in partnership with @ksamissionun, brought global stakeholders together at #UNGA81 to strengthen collaboration on women's entry, progression, and leadership in the field.
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With 2.8M cybersecurity professionals needed globally and women making up just 24% of the workforce, GCF and @UN_Women signed an agreement to launch a program that connects women with pathways into cybersecurity - strengthening the talent pipeline needed for cyber resilience.
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Congratulations to CYBERLEAD – winner of the Leadership & Entrepreneurship Award at the Women in Cyber Awards 2026.
The award recognizes organizations that support women as they advance into cyber leadership and entrepreneurship.
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Congratulations to Sri Lanka CERT – winner of the Workforce Enablement Award at the Women in Cyber Awards 2026.
The award recognizes organizations that help women enter, grow and remain in cybersecurity roles.
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Congratulations to @SABIC – winner of the Advocacy Champion Award at the Women in Cyber Awards 2026.
The award recognizes organizations that strengthen the visibility and inclusion of women in cybersecurity.
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Congratulations to United Cybersecurity Alliance – winner of the Pipeline Builder Award at the Women in Cyber Awards 2026.
The award recognizes organizations that create early pathways into cybersecurity for girls and young women.
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As demand for cyber professionals outpaces supply, leaders from @ITU, @gcfriyadh, @UN_Women & @USTTI speaking at the High-Level Convening on Women Empowerment in Cybersecurity examined how collaborative action can help dismantle barriers to women's participation in cybersecurity.
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Opening the High-Level Convening on Women Empowerment in Cybersecurity, H.E. Abdulaziz Alwasil, Ambassador & Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the UN, underscored the value of multilateral partnerships in addressing the global cybersecurity talent gap.
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On September 22, the Women in Cyber Awards will recognize excellence in advancing women’s participation and leadership in cybersecurity.
This year’s strong field of applications reflects the breadth of work underway across regions, sectors and organizations of all sizes.
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GCF and @UN_Women will host a High-Level Convening on Women Empowerment in Cybersecurity in partnership with @ksamissionun at #UNGA81.
The session aims to advance global dialogue and action to strengthen women’s participation and build global cyber capability.
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The Women in Cyber Awards Ceremony will take place at UN Headquarters in New York on 22 September, celebrating the organizations advancing women's participation and leadership in cybersecurity.
Stay tuned as we spotlight the applicants and announce the winners.
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In the latest session of GCF’s #CyberLeadershipLaunchpad, Dr. Najat Maalla M'jid, @UN_EndViolence reflects on how investing in families, communities, and their lived environments can be critical to both keeping children safe and helping them to lead and thrive.
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In the next session of GCF's #CyberLeadershipLaunchpad, Dr. Najat Maalla M'jid, @UN_EndViolence, reflects on her life's work protecting the next generation of leaders from harm and exclusion, both offline and in Cyberspace.
Coming soon.
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Participants from 18 countries convened for the #OTCybersecurityHackathon, led by the OTC-CoE & @aramco, advancing solutions to pressing OT security challenges in a dynamic threat landscape.
RECON2 were overall winners for addressing the challenge of Reconnaissance in OT.
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Addressing the #OTCybersecurityHackathon closing ceremony, @Aramco CISO, Abdulaziz Al-Shafi emphasized the importance of advancing innovation and future talent pipelines to address evolving OT security challenges and protect critical infrastructure globally.
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Speaking at the #OTCybersecurityHackathon closing ceremony, GCF CEO Abdurahman AlHassan highlighted the importance of collective action that combines cross-sector expertise and international perspectives to tackle the most consequential challenges facing OT today.
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A co-creation workshop engaging young gamers globally captured their perspectives to help inform the design of more effective, trusted in-game safety messages.
Part of Phase II of the GCF-WeProtect research partnership, it aims to shape safer online gaming for children.
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The first #OTCybersecurityHackathon kicked off with teams working alongside expert mentors to tackle real-world challenges and test innovative approaches to secure OT environments as the cyber threat landscape evolves.
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