On October 3-4, 2023, in the capital city of Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan, the "Central Eurasian Cyber Security Summit" (CSS 2023) was organized by the Uzbekistan National Cybersecurity Center (https://www.cybersecuritycentraleurasia.com/). The event saw participation from the Azerbaijan Cybersecurity Organizations Association (ACOA) with Elvin Balajanov the Chairman of the Association and ACOA employee Fidan Ahmadova, as well as representatives of a ACOA Board member company Cyberpoint Aydin Gurbanli and Mehman Isgandarov, as well as Orkhan Habibzade, a representative of Palo Alto, a member of ACOA.The Special Communication and Information Security State Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan, which acted as an official partner of the event was represented by the head of main department Azer Ahadov and the head of the department Tural Mammadov.

The main topic of the conference, which covered the main part of the event was "Cybersecurity for Digital Central Eurasia". At the conference which lasted for two days, speeches were heard by senior representatives and specialists of the relevant organizations and companies of the region that operate on cybersecurity as well as the presentation of innovative solutions and technologies of various local and foreign companies. During the conference, discussions were held on the future development of cyber threats and modern means of defense, the fight against cyber threats between the relevant institutions of Uzbekistan and a number of other countries, the organization of information and experience exchange on cyber security incidents, the directions of cooperation in the field of policy and development strategy in the field of cybersecurity and other related topics.

As part of the two-day international event, there were presentations showcasing innovative solutions and technologies, along with a corresponding exhibition. Additionally, a cybersecurity competition involving ten teams, each comprising five members was also conducted.