*Join Governing Conversations <http://bit.ly/GovConv> next week, on Thursday August 18th at 10 AM ET for the BRICS & Cybersecurity webinar! Register here! <https://nyu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xAPm564zToCdaMhvnjIE7w>* A specific and powerful bloc has emerged in the digital governance space and otherwise, the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries. Our panelists will discuss the increasing relevance of cybersecurity for the BRICS countries, the recent national policymaking developments occurred in this area at the BRICS level, and the recent calls from BRICS leaders to enhance cooperation on cybersecurity matters. The 2021 BRICS Summit Declaration enshrined the bloc’s five members pledged to pursue enhanced cooperation on cybersecurity issues, including by “establishing legal frameworks of cooperation among BRICS” and exploring the development of a BRICS intergovernmental agreement on cybersecurity. This panel will discuss BRICS cybersecurity concerns, and solutions from the perspectives of the BRICS countries. *Moderator*: *Sofia Chang, *Researcher, CyberBRICS Project *Scholars*: *Arindrajit Basu*, Non-Resident Research Fellow, *Centre for Internet and Society, India* *Kseniia Ermoshina* Researcher, *CNRS Centre Internet et Société* *Sizwe Snail*, Professor, *Nelson Mandela University*; Former Board Member, *Information Regulator of South Africa* *Luca Belli*, Coordinator, *Center for Technology and Society at FGV*: Director *CyberBRICS* *Register here!* <https://nyu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xAPm564zToCdaMhvnjIE7w> More about the Cybersecurity Governing Conversations <https://www.digitalinterests.org/events/governing-conversations/#cybersecurity> events Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) Center for Technology and Society <https://direitorio.fgv.br/pesquisa/centro-de-tecnologia-e-sociedade> & CyberBRICS <https://cyberbrics.info/> Project joins the Governing Conversations event series, as a co-sponsor for the Cybersecurity theme! Following the success of the Platform Governance <https://www.digitalinterests.org/events/governing-conversations/#platformgovernance> and Access & Accessibility <https://www.digitalinterests.org/events/governing-conversations/#accessibility> themes of the event series initiated by the NYU Digital Interests Lab and Yale Law Information Society Project, the third and final theme, Cybersecurity, benefits from the knowledge and expertise of two world-class institutions from Rio de Janeiro, helmed by Prof. Luca Belli. The Cybersecurity Governing Conversations will shine a spotlight on cybersecurity issues related to the Global South, the BRICS and the topic of interoperability. The first event in the theme, *Cybersecurity in the Global South* <https://www.digitalinterests.org/events/governing-conversations/#globalsouth> *,* was on July 21st at 10 am ET (video coming soon!), with the following event, *BRICS and Cybersecurity* <https://www.digitalinterests.org/events/governing-conversations/#BRICS>, on August 18th at 10 am ET (*registration here!* <https://nyu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xAPm564zToCdaMhvnjIE7w>), and the final event, *Interoperability*, on September 8th at 10 AM ET (registration coming soon). David Morar, PhD @morar <https://twitter.com/morar> davidmorar.com