The Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy Jennifer Bachus attended, Thursday, a meeting on cyberspace and cyber diplomacy with university students from Casablanca. Held at Dar America, the cultural center of the U.S. Consulate General in Casablanca, the meeting was attended by Master's and PhD students from the Ben M'sik and Ain Chock science faculties. The students had the chance to discuss «the importance of cyber diplomacy and the evolution of the cyberspace and its impact on the job market worldwide», reads a press release by the US Consulate General. «For billions of people around the world so much of life happens online», Bachus told students during the meeting on Thursday. «With so much of our lives occurring online we are also faced with threats in this domain. Ransomware incidents include disruptions to our economies and delivery of critical services, cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, conflicts that have extended into the online demain, disinformation that erodes public trust, spyware targeting human rights defenders and journalists and more», she explained. «This conference highlights the fruitful collaboration between our establishment and the American diplomatic mission. This initiative strengthens academic links and promotes international exchanges in the field of digital transition», Sanaa El Filali, Professor of computer science at the Ben M'sik Faculty of Sciences, said. During her visit to Morocco, from 6 to 8 December, Bachus held talks with government officials as well as private sector actors from the technology and cybersecurity fields. For the record, the US Department of State created the Cyberspace and Digital Policy Bureau to make cyberspace a safer and more secure space, encourage government accountability, and help US allies strengthen their cyber capabilities, concludes the press release.
