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U.S., allies in Middle East and North Africa broaden collaboration on cyberdefense
The United States and four allies in the Middle East and North Africa are announcing today that they’re formally expanding a 2020 deal normalizing relations between Israel and a handful of other nations in the region to include cybersecurity.
The arrangement, which is still developing, will involve increased sharing of information on cybersecurity threats, as well as the potential for tabletop exercises and more, among some signatories of the Abraham Accords. Department of Homeland Security Undersecretary for Strategy, Policy and Plans Rob Silvers, who traveled to Israel for the announcement and further talks, said the expansion builds on existing cyber collaboration between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and the United States to include Bahrain and Morocco.
“We’ll be meeting as a group to chart out how we can deepen our work on cyberdefense,” Silvers told The Cybersecurity 202 in an exclusive interview. “Our countries face common cyber challenges — obviously, we all face cybercrime, ransomware and so forth.
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