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IDF Cyber Defense Unit
An IDF C4I Corps soldier monitors for hacker activity (Photo credit: Courtesy)
January 22, 2018, 6:42 pm
IDF sees move south as way to rebrand as tech giant
The military is using the relocation of units to the Negev to recast its image, and forecasts benefits from cross-pollination with Ben-Gurion University and local startups
By Shoshanna Solomon
US Military Chief of Staff General Joseph Dunford meets with IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot at the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv on Sunday, October 18, 2015. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
October 21, 2017, 10:50 pm
Eisenkot heads to DC to meet other army chiefs on counter-terrorism
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman completes visit to Washington for meetings with US counterparts on Syria, Iran
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative. An IDF soldier from the C4I Corps types on a computer. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
May 14, 2017, 10:44 pm
Army beefs up cyber-defense unit as it gives up idea of unified cyber command
Military Intelligence to keep collected intel with coveted Unit 8200; IDF's Computer Service Directorate to be charged with protection and counter-attack, officer says
By Judah Ari Gross
Israeli children in Second grade children use computers in a classroom as part of a study program of the Jerusalem Municipality and the Ministry of Education (Photo credit: Kobi Gideon / Flash90)
February 4, 2017, 1:21 pm
In Israel, teaching kids cyber skills is a national mission
New training programs aim to prepare children for careers in military intelligence, defense agencies, the high-tech industry and academia
By Daniel Estrin
IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot visiting an Armored Division exercise on July 23, 2015. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit/FLASH90)
August 13, 2015, 11:18 pm
In rare disclosure, IDF sets out its strategy, admits flawed response to Hamas, Hezbollah
Responding to calls for transparency, chief of staff publishes document showing changes in IDF worldview, operating procedures
By Judah Ari Gross
Cadets in the IDF Cyber Defense Unit course, June 10, 2013 (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
August 10, 2015, 9:23 pm
Defense Ministry thwarts hacking attempts on its network
Origin of cyber-attack remains under gag order; email carrying remote-access Trojan reaches some computers
By Tamar Pileggi
Cadets in the IDF Cyber Defense Unit course, June 10, 2013 (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
June 16, 2015, 4:28 pm
Army to establish unified cyber corps
The IDF decision aims to streamline offensive and defensive efforts and points to the rising potency of the threat
By Mitch Ginsburg
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