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US, Chile Agree to Cooperate on Cyber Security

by Reuters

   SANTIAGO, CHILE --

   U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and his Chilean counterpart have
   signed an agreement pledging closer cooperation in combating cyber
   threats.
   Mattis and Defense Minister Alberto Espina held a signing ceremony
   Thursday after meeting to discuss a range of security issues, including
   military exercises and cooperation in science and technology. Cyber
   defense is a topic of growing interest throughout the Western
   Hemisphere. Banco de Chile, one of the country's biggest commercial
   banks, has said a hacking operation robbed it of $10 million in June.
   Santiago was the fourth stop for Mattis on a tour of South America that
   began in Brasilia on Sunday. He also visited Rio de Janeiro and Buenos
   Aires and is scheduled to hold talks in Bogota, Colombia, on Friday.