Cybersecurity Policy Report, U.S. Inks Cyber Agreements With Middle Eastern Nations, (Feb 3, 2023)
Cooperation between the U.S. and Middle Eastern nations on cybersecurity was advanced this week by adding cybersecurity provisions to the Abraham Accords, a set of agreements in which four Arab nations agreed in 2020 to normalize relations with Israel, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
"The expansion of the Abraham Accords into cybersecurity is advancing our defensive operational collaboration with Israel and our partners across the Middle East to protect our critical infrastructure," Robert Silvers, DHS's undersecretary–strategy, policy, and plans, said in a news release. "Together we can harness our capabilities to address the most pressing cybersecurity challenges to drive security and resilience."
During a trip to Tel Aviv, Israel, this week, Mr. Silvers met with cybersecurity officials from four signatories of the accords—Israel, Bahrain, Morocco, and the United Arab Emirates—and spoke at a cybersecurity conference.
"The Department's cybersecurity engagement in the Middle East builds on a long history of defense and security cooperation between the U.S. and partners in the region," DHS explained.
"Its work to expand the Abraham Accords and normalization agreements is focused on network defense and cybersecurity collaboration to address shared threats, including nation state targeting of critical infrastructure and widespread ransomware attacks," DHS said. "DHS and its Middle East partners commit to sharing information about cyber threats, incidents, and approaches to these challenges to increase global cybersecurity and resilience."
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