India, Israel sign agreement to expand collaboration in dealing with cyber threats

India and Israel have signed an agreement to expand cooperation in cybersecurity.
The agreement was signed to expand collaboration in dealing with cyber threats amid rapid digitization due to the COVID-19 pandemic that exposed the vulnerabilities of the virtual world.
This new agreement is another opportunity to reaffirm the mutual commitment between India and Israel.
It is expected that Israel can contribute from its experience and can benefit from the vast experience gained in India in dealing with cyber attacks.
The MoU is signed between the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), a unit of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), and INCD.
The MoU will deepen the operational cooperation between the two sides and will expand the scope of exchange of information on cyber threats in order to raise the levels of protection in the field.
The agreement is expected to lay down the framework for dialogue, cooperation in capacity building, mutual exchange of best practices in the field and facilitates regular exchanges.