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EU, NATO Sign Agreement to Boost Cooperation in Cybersecurity

© Flickr / Alejandro JuárezA joint cyber cell needs a leader with familiar with the ins and outs of cybersecurity, but also capable of management.
A joint cyber cell needs a leader with familiar with the ins and outs of cybersecurity, but also capable of management. - Sputnik International
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EEAS stated that NATO Computer Incident Response Capability and the Computer Emergency Response Team – European Union signed an agreement to enhance cooperation in the sphere of cyberdefense.

Staff operate at the NATO Computer Incident Response Capability (NCIRC) technical center, at NATO's military headquarters SHAPE in Mons, southwestern Belgium, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. The NCIRC protects NATO systems and information from any form of attack and from deliberate or accidental exposure. - Sputnik International
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BRUSSELS (Sputnik) — NATO Computer Incident Response Capability (NCIRC) and the Computer Emergency Response Team – European Union (CERT-EU) signed on Wednesday an agreement to enhance cooperation in the sphere of cyberdefense, the European External Action Service (EEAS) said in a statement.

"The agreement facilitates technical information sharing between NCIRC and CERT-EU to improve cyber incident prevention, detection and response in both organisations, in line with their decision making autonomy and procedures," the statement said.

The statement added that the deal allowed to perform the objectives of the EU Cyber Defence Policy Framework, as cooperation with NATO was among them.

Earlier in the day, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the agreement would be an example of an effective cooperation between NATO and the European Union in countering hybrid threats.

According to the EEAS, the cooperation between NATO and the European Union in the sphere of cybersecurity started in 2010.

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