India-US sign MOU on deal with cyber crime

India and US have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to fight cyber crime jointly by timely exchange of information between the Computer Emergencies Team of both Countries, namely Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) and the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT). The agreement was signed by Jane Holl Lute, Deputy Secretary for the US Department of Homeland Security ( DHS) and India Department of Information Technology Secretary R Chandrashekhar in July 2011.

The MoU will establish the best practices for exchange of critical cyber security information and expertise between the two governments through the respective agencies. The MoU helps fulfill the commitment of both nations to advancing the global security and countering terrorism, one of the pillars of the US-India Strategic Dialogue, launched in July 2009.

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