[governance] UN Cybercrime Resolutions

Sat Feb 19 02:50:48 EST 2011

This was extremely interesting Sergio.

On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 8:33 AM, Sergio Alves Junior <
sergioalvesjunior at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just in case someone else is interested in US's position on
> ITU/Cybersecurity (and Internet) at PP-10, Amb. Verveer's policy statement
> made it pretty clear.
>
> "...
> Much of the effort here in Guadalajara should be devoted to seeking ways to
> enhance the ITU’s excellent contributions to efficient and widely developed
> telecommunications services and infrastructure—to improving things that it
> does best:  harmonizing radio frequency allocations, developing and
> disseminating best practices, and contributing to capacity building.
>
> The United States has identified three matters that warrant special mention
> in this regard.
>
> First, the ITU should be a place where the development of the Internet is
> fostered.  The Internet has progressed and evolved in a remarkably
> successful way under the existing multi-stakeholder arrangements.  Changes,
> especially changes involving inter-governmental controls, are likely to
> impair the dynamism of the Internet—something we all have an interest in
> avoiding.
>
> Second, the ITU’s interest in cybersecurity should continue to focus on
> capacity building and the associated development and dissemination of best
> practices.  This is an area where an enormous amount remains to be done, and
> where improvements will prove very valuable to all ITU members, regardless
> of the state of their digital development.  We believe very strongly that
> the ITU should not be distracted from this important responsibility by
> straying into areas outside of its mandate and expertise such as cybercrime
> and cyberwar.
>
> Third, looking forward to the 2012 World Conference on International
> Telecommunications, it would be a serious mistake to seek to extend the
> International Telecommunications Regulations to today’s world of broadband
> and the Internet.  There is a superficial similarity between the narrowband
> for which the ITRs were configured and the broadband of today, but it is
> only superficial.  Just as with the Internet, inter-governmental controls
> over broadband are likely to do much more harm than good."
> http://www.itu.int/plenipotentiary/2010/statements/usa/verveer.html
>
> Abraços,
> Sérgio
>
>
>
> 2011/2/18 Sergio Alves Junior <sergioalvesjunior at gmail.com>
>
> Sala,
>> I've sent it to your email.
>>
>> Abraços,
>> Sérgio
>>
>>  2011/2/18 Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <
>> salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com>
>>
>>> Sergio,
>>>
>>> May I please also get a copy of PP-10’s Brazilian delegation report (em
>>> português), where I tried to collect the voices of various Member States
>>> interested in the ITU Cybersecurity debate?
>>>
>>> Kind Regards,
>>>
>>> Sala
>>>
>>>   On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 4:18 PM, Sergio Alves Junior <
>>> sergioalvesjunior at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi, Katitza,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> There are no new ITU Resolutions on Cybercrime in 2011. I can only think
>>>> of PP-10's, which entered into force this year.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> At PP-10, in October, negotiations among US, Brazil, UK, Sweeden, EU,
>>>> China, Syria, Iran, UAE, regarding Cybersecurity were intense, but US'
>>>> position was to block any effective ITU mandate on it. At the end,
>>>> Resolution 130 (on the role of ITU) was revised and a new Res. 181 (on a
>>>> Cybersecurity definition) was approved:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - (Revised) Res 130 ("Strengthening the role of ITU in building
>>>> confidence and security in the use of ICTs"), originally from PP-02 and
>>>> PP-06. It basically states that ITU’s no mandate do not include areas
>>>> related to Member States' application of legal or policy principles related
>>>> to national defense, national security, content and cybercrime. In these
>>>> sensitive matters, ITU's mandate is to foster cooperation, share best
>>>> practices, support the establishment of CIRTs. By the way, Brazil
>>>> successfully managed to delete every mention to EC Budapest Convention on
>>>> both Res.130 and 181.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - (New) Res 181 ("Definition and terminology relating to building
>>>> confidence and security in the use of ICTs) is an effort to make official an
>>>> ITU-T's definition on "Cybersecurity" (Recommendation X.1205), but it was
>>>> not fully agreed, as it was developed under a specific technical sphere
>>>> (ITU’s SG 17: Security). It was accep
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "*Cybersecurity: Cybersecurity is the collection of tools, policies,
>>>> security concepts, security safeguards, guidelines, risk management
>>>> approaches, actions, training, best practices, assurance and technologies
>>>> that can be used to protect the cyber environment and organization and
>>>> user’s assets. Organization and user’s assets include connected computing
>>>> devices, personnel, infrastructure, applications, services,
>>>> telecommunications systems, and the totality of transmitted and/or stored
>>>> information in the cyber environment.  Cybersecurity strives to ensure
>>>> the attainment and maintenance of the security properties of the
>>>> organization and user’s assets against relevant security risks in the cyber
>>>> environment. The general security objectives comprise the following:*
>>>>
>>>> *          •       Availability*
>>>>
>>>> *          •       Integrity, which may include authenticity and
>>>> non-repudiation*
>>>>
>>>> *          •       Confidentiality*"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In sum, Res. 130 and 181, which were of great interest to US, are not on
>>>> Cybercrime, they are on not-Cybercrime. Furthermore, it is not a US propos
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If you want, I can send you part of PP-10’s Brazilian delegation report
>>>> (em português), where I tried to collect the voices of various Member States
>>>> interested in the ITU Cybersecurity debate.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Abraços,
>>>>
>>>> Sérgio
>>>>
>>>> Brazil
>>>>
>>>> 2011/2/17 Katitza Rodriguez <katitza at eff.org>
>>>>
>>>> Greetings,
>>>>>
>>>>> Yesterday, Secretary Hillary Clinton mentioned in her speech that the
>>>>> U.S has led the effort to get multiple resolutions passed at the United
>>>>> Nations, including one this year. Is anyone familiar with this resolution,
>>>>> and which part of the UN she is referring to? ITU? I would appreciate any
>>>>> information you may have,
>>>>>
>>>>> All the best, Katitza
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