CR2 Publishes “Guarding Global Commerce: How Cybersecurity is Addressed in International Trade Agreements” Whitepaper

The Coalition to Reduce Cyber Risk (CR2) released it’s whitepaper “Guarding Global Commerce: How Cybersecurity is Addressed in International Trade Agreements.” CR2 is committed to promoting best-in-class approaches to cybersecurity risk management. As part of this commitment, the paper outlines the benefits of incorporating cybersecurity provisions into free trade agreements (FTAs) through an overview of the 11 FTAs that have incorporated cybersecurity provisions to-date. It categorizes these provisions into 8 distinct areas and analyzes the commonalities and differences in how they are addressed. Finally, it provides recommendations as to how future trade agreements can build upon the foundations that have been laid since the first mention of cybersecurity in trade agreements in 2018.