The US Army Europe and Africa has strengthened its cybersecurity partnership with regional and international stakeholders amid rising digital threats.
The partnership was formalised at the recent Cyber Summit hosted by the US Army, which brought together more than 800 cybersecurity professionals, senior military leaders, partner-nation representatives and industry experts.
The initiative aims to improve collective cyber defence and resilience across participating countries.
The annual summit, now in its 26th year, focused on leveraging existing technologies to maintain readiness against evolving digital threats.
Maj. Gen. Garrett Yee, vice president for the Army and Defense Agency Sector at General Dynamics Information Technology, opened the summit.
He said major organisations remain vulnerable to cyberattacks and data theft.
Yee said cybersecurity has become a priority for senior leadership and stressed the need to assess which tools most effectively strengthen cyber resilience.
“We all need to learn to use artificial intelligence (AI) – our kids use it already. AI is improving defence; cybersecurity is enabling mission assurance,” he said.
AI is increasingly being integrated into defence and cybersecurity operations.
The US Army is expanding multinational cooperation to strengthen its ability to defend critical networks across Europe and Africa.
This year’s event emphasised collaboration among representatives from 23 participating nations.
“We want to make this a forum of exchange where we can continue fostering our common goals when it comes to making our military mission more resilient,” said Holvin Galindo, theatre cyber security lead, US Army Europe and Africa.
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