Cybersecurity experts and policymakers from Moldova and Ukraine worked to strengthen cooperation and implementation of cyber security confidence-building measures at an Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) workshop in Chisinau on 16 and 17 October, the OSCE announced. The workshop aimed to improve national preparedness, bolster crisis management and coordination, and promote regional cooperation on cybersecurity.
The workshop focused on three key confidence-building measures: threat information sharing, protection of critical infrastructure, and the exchange of vulnerability information. These measures help foster national and regional cyber resilience and form part of the OSCE’s broader efforts to build trust, transparency, and stability in the cyber domain. Through expert presentations and an interactive, scenario-based exercise, participants applied practical approaches to managing cyber incidents affecting critical infrastructure.
The exercise simulated a multi-stage cyber incident, promoting cross-border communication, information exchange, and joint crisis response. Participants from both countries practiced coordinating responses to simulated attacks on critical systems, testing protocols for sharing threat intelligence and managing incidents that could affect infrastructure across borders. The scenario-based format allowed participants to work through realistic challenges they might face during actual cyber incidents.
The training course was organized under the OSCE’s extra-budgetary project, “Activities and Customized Support for the Implementation of OSCE Cyber/ICT Security Confidence-Building Measures,” with financial support from Germany. The project is part of efforts to support participating states in building confidence and reducing the risk of conflict stemming from the use of information and communication technologies.
Moldova and Ukraine both face ongoing cybersecurity challenges and have been working to strengthen their defenses and improve coordination with regional partners. The workshop builds on previous OSCE initiatives to help countries develop robust cyber incident response capabilities and information-sharing mechanisms.
