JERUSALEM, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli National Cyber Directorate (INCD) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have signed agreements to strengthen cooperation in cybersecurity, the two sides announced in a joint statement on Wednesday.
According to the agreements, which were signed between the INCD and DHS during the Cybertech Global Conference held in Israel's coastal city of Tel Aviv on Tuesday, the two sides would expand cooperation in building cybersecurity and resilience capabilities, combating shared cyber threats such as ransomware, and strengthening critical infrastructure cybersecurity.
They also decided to increase collaboration in ground and air transportation in terms of information sharing, standards and methodology, joint cybersecurity studies and exercises, and research and development, the statement said.
The INCD and DHS also agreed to facilitate expert-to-expert exchanges to detect and manage risks from emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, homomorphic encryption, and position navigation and timing. ■