The Netherlands and the US jointly investigating cyber security
The Netherlands and the United States will jointly finance research projects in the field of cyber security.
This was agreed by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), the Ministry of Security and Justice and the American Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on 21 February 2012 during a joint cyber security meeting in Washington DC.
Focus areas
Specialists of the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI), the National Cyber Security Centre and various experts from the Dutch cyber security research community spoke with specialists of the DHS concerning the research agendas of both countries.
Together they identified the following five focus areas:
- cyber forensics
- malicious software in a mobile environment (malware)
- cross-border identity management
- vital infrastructures/SCADA
- cloud computing
In the coming months, the Dutch and American governments will draw up a science and technology agreement.