Bipartisan lawmakers introduce bill to expand cyber partnership with nations in Abraham Accords – By Ines Kagubare (The Hill) / May 31, 2023
Senate lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a bipartisan bill aimed to strengthen cybersecurity collaboration between the U.S. and countries in the Abraham Accords — a 2020 agreement to normalize diplomatic relations between Israel and some Arab nations, including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco.
The legislation, called the Abraham Accords Cybersecurity Cooperation Act, would authorize cybersecurity cooperation between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Abraham Accords countries, including engaging in information-sharing, providing technical assistance to those countries, and conducting cyber training and exercises.
“The Abraham Accords are fostering an unprecedented level of security cooperation between the U.S., Israel, and our Arab partners,” said Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), one of five lawmakers co-sponsoring the bill.
“At a time when Iran and other hostile cyber actors are targeting the United States and Abraham Accords countries with malicious cyberattacks, this bipartisan legislation will help strengthen our collective cybersecurity defenses against shared threats,” she added.
