US signs up to major global cybersecurity campaign
Biden administration continues to take steps to improve cybersecurity stance
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US Vice President Kamala Harrishas announced that the country is now part of an international agreement oncybersecurity, joining 80 other countries, along with hundreds of tech companies, includingMicrosoftandGoogle.
The voluntaryParis Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspacewas established in 2018 to create international norms and laws for cybersecurity and warfare.
According to aWhite House statement, the US support of the Paris Call is a reflection of the current Biden administration’s priority to actively engage with the international community on cyber issues.
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“The United States looks forward to continued partnership with France and other governments, private sector, and civil society around the world to advance and promote norms of responsible behavior in cyberspace,” read the statement.
Priority cybersecurity
The statement adds that as part of the Paris Call, the US looks forward to working with like-minded countries in order to hold accountable States that engage in “destructive, disruptive, and destabilizing cyber activity.”
Citing it as another initiative to help improve cybersecurity for American citizens and business, the US says it builds on top of the recent counter-ransomwareengagement with over30 countriesaround the world to combat cybercrime.
Meanwhile, in an unrelated development, David McKeown, chief information security officer, at the US Department of Defense (DoD),sharedthat the Pentagon will formally launch a new office tasked with accelerating the adoption of a newZero Trust cybersecurity model.
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