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Following are Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other United Nations mandates that have a critical cyber security component. The Digital Blue Helmets programme will proactively research and coordinate potential mitigation of cyber risk in these areas, in order to support the United Nations and its partners in the successful delivery and implementation of these goals.

 

     
 

Potential cyber threats:

  • cyberattacks on food chains, supply networks and commodities trading markets
     
     
 

Potential cyber threats:

  • online human trafficking
     
     
 

Potential cyber threats:

  • cyberattacks on critical infrastructure
     
     
 

Potential cyber threats:

  • cyberattacks on critical infrastructure
     
     
 

Potential cyber threats:

  • cyberattacks on critical infrastructure
     
 

Potential cyber threats:

  • cyber bullying
  • online exploitation of children
     
     
 

Potential cyber threats:

  • cyberattacks on critical infrastructure
     
     
 

Potential cyber threats:

  • cyberattacks on critical infrastructure
  • cyber corporate espionage
  • online human trafficking
  • terrorist recruitment via social media
     
     
 

Potential cyber threats:

  • cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, financial markets and institutions
  • online exploitation
  • identity theft
  • financial cybercrime
     
     
 

Potential cyber threats:

  • online child trafficking
  • online illicit trafficking
  • cybercrime

 

The programme will conduct ongoing research into how cyber threats may impact the United Nations mandates and ensure better coordination of protective and defensive measures against cyber threats to the United Nations--aligning the Organization’s cyber operations and cyber security policy, frameworks and legal activities.

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