Morocco and Israel are cooperating on reinforcing the Kingdom’s cyber security, as Israel works to provide Morocco with modern technologies to deter any expected attacks.
The Jerusalem Post reports that Israel, a pioneer in the field of cybersecurity, can provide Rabat with important support in developing its cybersecurity infrastructure.
In the past two years, Rabat has taken several steps to improve its expertise and infrastructure in this field, with Israel mentioning cybersecurity cooperation with Morocco in the future.
In July, the two countries signed a cybersecurity cooperation agreement aimed at promoting “operational cooperation, research and development, and information and knowledge exchange.”
The deal is one of many agreements signed by the two countries, whose relations have grown significantly since the 2020 Abraham Accords.
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, the trade volume between Israel and Morocco reached $47 million in July 2022, which represents a 213% increase since July 2021.
Data from the Israel National Electronic Directorate shows that last year the Israeli tech industry raised $8.8 billion in more than 100 different deals, a threefold increase compared to 2020.
In addition, about 40% of global private investment was invested in cybersecurity funding rounds in Israel, while electronic exports totaled $11 billion.
According to research conducted by Comparitech, a website that specializes in cybersecurity, Morocco ranks 11th among the least secure countries in this sector out of 75 countries, and is considered one of the countries most vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks in the world.
In 2021, Moroccan authorities identified 577 cybersecurity threats, according to the Directorate General of Information Systems Security of the National Defense Administration
The same year, the Moroccan government approved a bill to create a legal framework to improve information systems, as well as to set standards for cybersecurity in public institutions.
Morocco participated in a simulation of a cybersecurity attack as well in 2021, organized by the Israeli National Directorate in the Israeli pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai.
Earlier this year, the Cybersecurity Center of Excellence for Africa was launched under a joint UK-Morocco project.
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