A big thank you to our Partner Allianz and to SANS Institute for inviting the Charter of Trust to participate in the high-stakes discussions at this year’s Allianz Executive Forum. The topic “Cyber-Nation Germany needs Cyber-Education” was a formidable chance for the Charter of Trust to present its commitment to support educational initiatives in the field of cybersecurity.

Our chairwoman Natalia Oropeza shared some insights from the inspiring programme “African Girls Can Code”, amplifying the message that the future of cybersecurity is diverse, committed, and highly ambitious. Furthermore, Ralf Schneider, Allianz Senior Fellow Cybersecurity and Next Generation IT, highlighted that it is everyone’s task, from everyday citizens to high-end IT experts, to educate themselves and learn about new cyber threats.

A huge shoutout to Allianz and the SANS Institute for the fantastic organization and the invitation to be part of this remarkable event!

We are excited to announce that Shared Assessments has officially joined the Charter of Trust Associated Partners Forum (APF), further reinforcing our mission to enhance global cybersecurity standards.

The APF is a collaborative network that brings together regulators, research institutes, universities, and think tanks with the Charter of Trust's contributing partners to strengthen the digital security landscape. The APF has grown over the years and already counts more than 15 partners from the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

"Shared Assessments is excited and honored to join the Charter of Trust community of cybersecurity leaders and practitioners, and we are committed to working with the organisation to improve the resilience and risk posture of their membership and their associated suppliers. Since its founding in 2018, the Charter of Trust has promoted continuous improvement in the standard of care for cybersecurity risk management. At Shared Assessments, we are fully aligned with the Charter’s vision, including the organisation’s 10 Principles and the philosophy that cybersecurity ‘is everyone’s task.’" says CEO Andrew Moyad.

Founded in 2005, Shared Assessments is a global membership organization dedicated to developing the best practices, education, and products to drive third-party risk assurance. Shared Assessments is a practitioner led organization with over 1’500 active professionals available to network across their 13 global committees disseminating papers, studies, and further research.

At Shared Assessments, the belief in collaboration and the exchange of knowledge plays a critical role in tackling today’s cybersecurity challenges. Together with them, Charter of Trust is working towards creating a stronger digital landscape across industries and borders by sharing the extensive knowledge our partners have.

We are proud to share that Charter of Trust partners actively contributed during the G7-focused workshop entitled “International Cybersecurity Regulatory Dialogue,” organised by Wilton Park and LSE on September 3-4 in the UK.

The event gathered high level representatives from G7 governments, industry and academia to discuss and identify opportunities to improve international coordination and reciprocity of cybersecurity regulations, including with respect to AI’s impact on cybersecurity. As part of this workshop, our Charter of Trust Partners highlighted the importance of advancing greater international alignment of cybersecurity regulations by providing concrete examples of challenges and risks posed by regulatory fragmentation faced by industries operating at a global level.

We hope the insights from this event will inspire our policy leaders to drive international cybersecurity regulatory alignment in the coming months. As always, the Charter of Trust remains a key alliance and an active participant in furthering the international public-private dialogue.

We are excited about the potential impact of these discussions and look forward to driving meaningful progress in international cybersecurity regulation.