Cyberattacks have surged by 75% in just five years, heightening vulnerability across essential services and infrastructure worldwide, and prompting the World Economic Forum (WEF) to rank cyber insecurity as a top global risk.

Billions of people connect to knowledge, opportunity, and community in Cyberspace. But secure and meaningful access to its benefits remains out of reach for many.

GCF and the United States Telecommunication Training Institute (USTTI) welcomed emerging female leaders from 18 countries representing a range of sectors for the inaugural session of the ‘Empowering Women to Leadership in Cyber’ training program.