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UAE's EDGE launches cyber defense center with Brazilian army

Brooke Kentler/Released) BEIRUT — Emirati defense conglomerate EDGE Group announced it has launched a Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence (COE) with the Brazilian army — the first of its kind in South America, according to the company. EDGE said that the center will provide “ specialised services” to both the Brazilian army and federal institutions for training, cyber incident response, R&D for cyber defense.

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