The Messaging, Malware and Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group’s (M3AAWG) 62nd General Meeting in Toronto, Canada, October 7-10, will be hosting a meeting of the Unsolicited Communications Enforcement Network (UCENet). M3AAWG and UCENet have a long-standing collaborative relationship in the fight against online abuse and look forward to another opportunity to co-locate our meetings in Toronto.

Collaborative efforts to combat online abuse are central to M3AAWG’s mission. The organization is dedicated to global outreach, fostering the exchange of information and best practices among industry partners, standards bodies, and policymakers worldwide, including organizations like UCENet.

UCENet's focus on strategic engagement aims to enhance collaboration and information sharing among agencies involved in investigating and enforcing spam and communications laws across borders.

M3AAWG’s Executive Director, Amy Cadagin, had this to say on the importance of co-locating with UCENet: “Our partnership with UCENet is critical to help fight global online abuse, directly aligning with our core Communications focus area (M3AAWG’s Priorities and Focus Areas). We look forward to collaborating with the UCENet community in Toronto to continue the ever-changing journey to fight against global online abuse.”

“UCENet has benefited from a long-standing, collaborative relationship with M3AAWG. Our mandates align extremely well, with the ultimate goal of protecting our citizens around the globe. UCENet is pleased to participate alongside M3AAWG in Toronto, where industry, government and law enforcement will converge to share and inform on the challenges before us.” says Steven Harroun, Chief Compliance and Enforcement Officer, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)

At the Toronto meeting, M3AAWG and UCENet members will present a comprehensive agenda. 

This includes detailed sessions on the security and privacy impacts of artificial intelligence and machine learning models, as well as updates on ransomware, phishing, and smishing. The meeting will also include training opportunities for M3AAWG and UCENet attendees.