Israel, Greece sign cooperation agreement on cyber security

Source: Xinhua| 2020-06-17 04:53:41|Editor: huaxia

JERUSALEM, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Israel and Greece have signed a cooperation agreement on cyber security, the Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD) said on Tuesday.

The agreement was signed by Yigal Unna, director general of the INCD, and Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Greek Minister of State and Digital Governance.

It was signed in the presence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the visit of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Israel.

The agreement includes conducting joint projects for enhancing national cyber platforms and cooperating on workforce training initiatives.

It also includes increasing cyber resilience by sharing government cyber security know-how, best practices, legal and regulatory frameworks, methodologies and strategic insights.

"Cyber security is based on info-sharing. Both threats and solutions are international. Hence international cooperation is vital for the cybersecurity of every nation," said the INCD. Enditem

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