World Economic Forum – Metaverse Cybersecurity: Building Resilience in the Future Internet

The "Metaverse Cybersecurity: Building Resilience in the Future Internet" report by the World Economic Forum explores the unique cybersecurity challenges associated with the metaverse and the next phase of the internet. This report emphasizes the importance of a preventative, forward-looking approach to cybersecurity that involves the whole of society and prioritizes building trust, promoting agency, and safeguarding user experiences. It outlines the unique cybersecurity challenges associated with the metaverse and the next phase of the internet, guiding decision-makers and developers with ethical, resilient cybersecurity considerations from a global governance perspective. The report also highlights the need for globally collaborative frameworks to facilitate inclusion and contribution by the global south, supporting a common understanding of harms and developing collaboration and information-sharing policies to ensure a broadly beneficial and rights-preserving metaverse environment.