This initiative will focus on combating emerging threats “at full capacity.” The plan was discussed during a meeting with intelligence chiefs last week, he writes. BBC.
The long-term intelligence cooperation between the two countries will translate into more offensive cyber operations.
The joint opponents were not named, but the initiative was launched in the wake of growing concern about Russia-based ransomware.
As democracies, the two countries are obligated to carry out proportionate and necessary operations within the framework of the law, said a statement.
“Today’s two nations face strategic threats in a digital, connected world that seeks to undermine our shared principles and values,” they say.
“We agree that a strategic commitment to cyberspace is critical to defending our way of life, by addressing these volatile threats to their full potential.”
“We will achieve this by planning permanent joint cyber operations that enable the common defense, deterrence and consequences of our common adversaries who engage in malicious cyber activity.”
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