2024 FIRST & AfricaCERT Symposium: Africa and Arab Regions

2024 FIRST & AfricaCERT Symposium: Africa and Arab Regions

  • 2024 FIRST & AfricaCERT Symposium: Africa and Arab Regions

2024 FIRST & AfricaCERT Symposium: Africa and Arab Regions

Livingstone, Zambia | November 26-28, 2024

The 2024 FIRST & AfricaCERT Symposium for the African and Arab Regions will be held at the AVANI Victoria Falls Resort in Livingstone, Zambia, from November 26-28, 2024. This event is co-hosted by AfricaCERT, the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and the Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA).

Participants are expected to be comprised of global FIRST Member Teams and CSIRTs from the African and Arab regions. We also expect to attract network operators, anti-abuse teams, and other security professionals from the African and Arab regions.

Sessions will be presented in English with French translation services available.

The recommended event dress code is business formal or smart casual.

For questions, please email events@first.org.

Program Overview

Program Agenda Details

Registration

Registration for this event is by invitation only. If you wish to be considered, please send email to events@first.org.

Program Committee

Thank you to this year's program committee:

Capture the Flag (CTF) Activity

Symposium delegates will have an opportunity to participate in CTF challenges at the event. A sub-committee (BJCSIRT, CMU-Africa, CERT MU, ZMCIRT, AfricaCERT) is finalizing the CTF details. Stay posted for the event details!

Meeting Venue

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All training and plenary sessions will be taking place at the AVANI Victoria Falls Resort unless otherwise noted.

AVANI Victoria Falls Resort
Mosi-oa-Tunya Road
Livingstone 20100
Zambia

Stay tuned for accommodation details.