New Delhi, January 18 (HS): India and the US signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Washington DC yesterday to enhance cooperation in cybercrime investigations. The MoU was signed by India’s Ambassador to the US Vinay Kwatra and Acting US Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Christie Canegallo.
MEA official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal announced on Saturday that India and the US have agreed to enhance cooperation and information sharing on cyber threat intelligence and digital forensics in criminal investigations.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, on behalf of India, the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Center (I4C), Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is responsible for the execution of the MoU. On behalf of the US, it is the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its component agencies US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Investigations Cyber Crime Center (C3).
The MoU allows the relevant agencies of the two countries to enhance the level of cooperation and training regarding the use of cyber threat intelligence and digital forensics in criminal investigations.
Cybercrime is deeply intertwined with common security challenges facing India and the US, such as terrorism and violent extremism, terrorist financing, drug trafficking, organised crime, human trafficking, illegal migration, money laundering and transportation security. The MoU on Cybercrime Investigation will enable further strengthening of India-US security cooperation as part of our comprehensive and global strategic partnership.
Hindusthan Samachar
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