Argentina and Brazil coordinating cyber-defense in the framework of Unasur
Argentina and Brazil coordinating cyber-defense in the framework of Unasur
Friday, November 22nd 2013 - 20:34 UTC
Argentine Defense Minister Agustín Rossi met his Brazilian counterpart, Celso Amorim and agreed to incorporate all South American countries in their bilateral treaty on cyber-defense. The decision was made after several reports indicated the United States engaged in espionage activities against the countries in the region.
Two months ago, both ministers met in Buenos Aires to discuss the situation and in this last meeting in Brasilia they again discussed the same topic: how to promote cooperation in order to fight potential cyber threats, such as the espionage carried out by the US National Security Agency, which was unveiled by Edward Snowden, the former US agency contractor.
“I think that the UNASUR bloc has a common defense strategy” said Argentine minister Rossi in conversations with journalists after meeting Amorim. Rossi also called the rest of the countries in the southern end of South America to enroll in this cyber-defense strategy.
“In order to preserve the region’s progress, we should consider this policy,” he added.
According to Rossi, the organization in charge of discussing this proposal should be UNASUR’s Defense Council. Defense ministers are supposed to meet and define joint actions regarding security.
More:
http://en.mercopress.com/2013/11/22/argentina-and-brazil-coordinating-cyber-defense-in-the-framework-of-unasur
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