Three days before the meeting between the presidents of Venezuela and Guyana, the United States embassy in Georgetown, the Guyanese capital, announced this Monday afternoon (11) that the United States Southern Command, the Florida Air National Guard and interagency personnel met with the Guyana Defense Force (GDF) “to assess its military communications network and discuss emerging threats in the cyber and 5G domains.”
According to the statement, “Participants discussed how the Guyana Defense Force has made significant progress in implementing the assessment’s recommendations to improve its cybersecurity posture.”
“U.S. representatives and the GDF reaffirmed their mutual commitment to collaborate on combating threats in the cyber domain and discussed how their next engagement can build on the success of this week’s conference. The meeting was based on the baseline cyber assessment carried out in March 2023”, highlights the note.
Finally, the text says that “following the visit of the commander of USSOUTHCOM, General Laura Richardson, to Guyana in July 2023, the United States and Guyana agreed to increase cooperation in the cyber domain”.
See the note in full:
“As part of the ongoing partnership between the United States and Guyanese militaries, from December 5 to 7, the United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), the Florida Air National Guard and interagency personnel met with the Guyanese Defense Force. Guyana (GDF) to assess its military communications network and discuss emerging threats in the cyber and 5G domains.
Participants discussed how GDF has made significant progress in implementing the assessment’s recommendations to improve its cybersecurity posture. Representatives from the US and the GDF reaffirmed their mutual commitment to collaborate in combating threats in the cyber domain and discussed how the next engagement can build on the success of this week’s conference. The meeting was based on the baseline cyber assessment carried out in March 2023.
Following USSOUTHCOM Commander General Laura Richardson’s visit to Guyana in July 2023, the United States and Guyana agreed to increase cooperation in the cyber domain.”
Source: CNN Brasil
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