Tag: Cyber Defense
Israel ‘one of the world’s top cyber powers’
Israel’s position as a cyber superpower places it in an exclusive club of world powers, despite having a population a little larger than New York City, according to former Israeli defense official Chuck Freilich.
Freilich,...
Israel National Cyber Directorate announces national ‘cyber-dome’
Israel’s National Cyber Directorate is promoting the formation of a “cyber dome,” its director general said on Tuesday.
Speaking at Tel Aviv University’s annual Cyber Week conference, Gaby Portnoy outlined the make-up of the dome,...
Iranian cyber-attackers trying, and so far failing, to create panic in Israel
Iranian cyber-attackers targeting Israel have focused on trying to create panic; however, they have not activated advanced cyber-attack capabilities, say observers in Israel while cautioning that the hostile actors will continue to search for...
Israel Aerospace Industries and Microsoft team up for cyber training
Israel Aerospace Industries and Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing service are teaming up to provide governments, academies, institutions of higher and enterprises around the world with cyber training, IAI announced on Thursday.
IAI’s subsidiary Elta Systems...
Iran ‘working systematically to build serious cyber-attack capabilities’
Recent revelations about Iranian cyber-attack plots serve as the latest confirmation of how seriously Iran takes this arena, a leading Israeli cyber expert has said.
On July 26, Sky News reported that classified documents from Iran “reveal...
Israel tells France it is investigating NSO spyware allegations
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz told his French counterpart Florence Parly in Paris on Wednesday that Israel was looking into allegations that spyware developed by Israeli company NSO Group was used against French President...
Documents reveal Iranian plans for cyber attacks on Western targets
Documents detailing the cyber activity of a covert Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps unit and obtained by Sky News reveal Iran’s planned targets, with the unit focusing on targets in the United States, Britain and France in...
Report: Israeli premier calls for ‘global defense shield’ against cyber threats
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called on Wednesday for the creation of a “global defense shield” against cyber attacks.
Speaking at the annual Cyber Week conference at Tel Aviv University, said Bennet, “We have already...
Israel’s Rafael defense firm unveils new consortium to provide cyber security in Dubai
The world is waking up to the emerging threat of cyber-attacks, which can lead to physical damage and casualties, an Israeli defense company executive told JNS.
“War is not just about missiles today, it is...
Report: Iran likely behind cyber attacks on Israeli supply chain companies
Israeli companies are being targeted by a new wave of cyber attacks, and industry experts say Iran is the likely culprit, The Marker reported on Sunday.
Recent incidents have included attacks on the Veritas logistics company and...