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Subject: [ISN] Israel ramps up cyber defense with new national body
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews ! org>
Date: 2014-09-22 8:25:05
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http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-ramps-up-cyber-defense-with-new-national-body/
By David Shamah
The Times of Israel
September 21, 2014
Israel is stepping up its cyber-defense efforts. The government on Sunday
announced establishment of a new cyber-defense authority to coordinate
cyber-security efforts among government, industry, and the civilian
sectors. Just last year, it set up the National Cyber Bureau and the two
steps show that the nation is taking cyber threats seriously, now that
it's a favorite target for politically motivated hackers
Heading the new effort will be the National Cyber Bureau head, Dr. Eviatar
Matania, who will be given "the authority to defend the civilian sphere
from cyber threats and will constitute an operative agency that will act
alongside the National Cyber Bureau, which will continue to build and
maintain the State of Israel's national strength as an international
leader in the field," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a
statement.
Experts say Israel is the target of almost daily attacks, especially
denial of service (DDOS), in which hackers try to flood a site with
messages to paralyze it. Israeli cyber-security arms have been so
effective in blocking the attacks that most never even cross the threshold
of public awareness. Such attacks multiplied during the summer war against
Hamas terrorists in Gaza, but none caused significant damage.
The announcement of the new body comes just a week after a major
international event on cyber-security, sponsored by Tel Aviv University's
Cyber Research Center (ICRC). Dozens of cyber-security officials and
experts gathered to discuss the latest on-line threats and how to defend
against them.
[...]
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