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When it comes to cyber defence, none of us alone can be better informed, smarter, or more protected than all of us acting together. At NATO, we look not only to our Allies, but also to industry, academia, and partner nations, to improve our cyber knowledge and capabilities. I am pleased to highlight the important work that NATO has done—and looks to do—with Israel on cyber defence.
Our work with Israel, as with all partners, is based on our shared values, mutual interests, and common approaches to cyber defence. We were privileged this year to welcome the Government of Israel to brief its cyber security strategy to the Cyber Defence Committee, NATO’s lead committee for political and policy governance of cyber defence issues. We have also held productive staff talks to deepen our partnership.
Israel has also participated in some of NATO’s key cyber defence gatherings and trainings, such as NIAS—NATO’s annual cyber symposium; CyCon—the International Conference on Cyber Conflict, hosted by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence; and relevant cyber courses at NATO School Oberammergau.
I am glad to note that Israel is not only participating in NATO activities, but is also seeking to push them ahead. A case in point is a recent proposal to study international law as it relates to cyber-attacks through NATO’s Science for Peace and Security Programme. Once complete, this project will help us to understand the application of law in cyberspace.
During my tenure at NATO, I myself have been fortunate to visit Tel Aviv several times. These visits have made it clear that we need to continue to advance our work together. For example, I would encourage Israel to consider joining the Malware Information Sharing Platform, or MISP. The MISP provides a platform for sharing unclassified indicators of compromise and other cyber threat information—the more participants the MISP has, the better the knowledge and protection of the whole community. Further, I would also encourage Israel to look into participating in NATO’s annual Cyber Coalition exercise.
As we see on the front pages of our newspapers, cyber-attacks continue to increase in pace, scope, and complexity. It is only through partnership that we will make progress against these threats, and we would look to our collaboration with Israel as a key way to mutually enhance our cyber-defence capabilities.
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