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Subject: [ISN] Israel to intensify cyber security as end of Ramadan approaches
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews ! org>
Date: 2014-07-25 10:26:08
Message-ID: alpine.DEB.2.02.1407251025550.1777 () infosecnews ! org
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http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Israel-to-intensify-cyber-security-as-end-of-Ramadan-approaches-368891
By JPOST.COM STAFF
07/25/2014
The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) and the IDF were prepared to operate
in the face of intensified threats of cyber warfare in the coming days
ahead of commemorative days in the Muslim world that fall on the last days
of the month of Ramadan.
Along with Israel's general cyber security activities, the IDF's Cyber
Defense Unit was preparing to deal with the activities of hackers from
around the Muslim world as well as ground in the Gaza Strip, the Shin Bet
said in a statement released Thursday.
Measures taken into consideration included the option to block the sending
of fraudulent SMS messages to the Israeli public along with desisting the
operation of certain Israeli websites.
The precautions were being taken especially in light of Iran's anti-Israel
Quds Days on Friday and Laylat al-Qadr, beginning on Thursday night and
marking the coming end to the month of Ramadan.
[...]
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