With Pledge To Combat Threats, Quad Begins New Cooperation in Cyberspace
NDTV
During Quad Summit Friday, a range of issues, including Afghanistan, cooperation in infrastructure, Covid vaccines and Indo-Pacific, were discussed.
The leaders of Australia, India, Japan and the US on Friday said that they are beginning new cooperation in cyberspace and pledged to work together to combat cyber threats, promote resilience and secure the critical infrastructure of the member nations.
"In space, we will identify new collaboration opportunities and share satellite data for peaceful purposes such as monitoring climate change, disaster response and preparedness, sustainable uses of oceans and marine resources, and on responding to challenges in shared domains," Quad leaders said in a statement.
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) Summit was held on Friday where a range of issues, including Afghanistan, cooperation in infrastructure, COVID-19 vaccines, and the Indo-Pacific, were discussed.
Leader-level experts vowed to meet regularly to advance work between government and industry on driving continuous improvements in areas, including adoption and implementation of shared cyber standards; development of secure software; building workforce and talent; and promoting the scalability and cybersecurity of secure and trustworthy digital infrastructure.
