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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 593

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Israeli PM Naftali Bennett speaking at the Cyber Week conference in Tel Aviv on July 21, 2021 (Chen Galili, Tel Aviv University)
July 21, 2021, 11:09 am
Bennett: Israel to set up ‘global network shield’ against growing cyberthreat
PM calls on ‘like-minded’ nations to join network to detect, alert and respond to attacks in real time; Israel cybersecurity chief warns: ‘Cyber winter is here’
By Shoshanna Solomon
Yigal Unna, the director general of the Israel National Cyber Directorate, right to left, Morocco's defense minister Abdellatif Loudiyi and Unna's Moroccan counterpart General El Mostafa Rabii, sign a cybersecurity cooperation accord in Rabat, Morocco; July 2021 (Courtesy)
July 15, 2021, 4:11 pm
Israel, Morocco sign accord for cybersecurity cooperation
Accord signed in Rabat last week; covers operational cooperation, joint R&D projects and the sharing of information and knowledge, Israel National Cyber Directorate says
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative image of a hacker (stevanovicigor; iStock by Getty Images)
April 4, 2021, 4:08 pm
Cybersecurity attacks surge during pandemic as Israel startup industry thrives
Cybersecurity watchdog says there was a 50% rise in cyberattacks reported by Israelis in 2020; cybersecurity startups attract 31% of global investment as they raise $2.9 billion
By Shoshanna Solomon
Fish swim in a tanks of drinking water to monitor quality at the Eshkol water purification site in Beersheba (Screencapture/Channel 12)
June 23, 2020, 5:27 am
Alongside high-tech systems, fish guard against hacking of water supply by Iran
After reports that Tehran tried to dangerously increase chlorine levels in Israel’s civilian water system, overall control of defenses now being taken over by Cyber Directorate
By ToI Staff
The Eshkol water filtration plant in northern Israel, April 17, 2007. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
June 1, 2020, 8:26 am
Iran cyberattack on Israel’s water supply could have sickened hundreds – report
Western official says April hack aimed to raise chlorine to dangerous levels; Israeli official says attack began tit-for-tat on civilian targets
By ToI Staff and Agencies
The Eshkol water filtration plant in northern Israel, April 17, 2007. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
May 28, 2020, 10:58 am
‘Cyber winter is coming,’ warns Israel cyber chief after attack on water systems
Yigal Unna says attempted hacking into civilian systems, widely ascribed to Iran, marked a historic first, and could have resulted in disaster had it not been detected in time
By AP and ToI Staff
Israel's Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz speaking at the Cybertech 2020 conference in Tel Aviv; Jan. 29; (Cybertech)
January 29, 2020, 5:44 pm
Energy minister says Israel foiled ‘serious’ attack on power station
National Cyber Directorate head tells cybertech conference country has managed to foil all attacks against critical national infrastructure in the past year
By Shoshanna Solomon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells Cyber Week conference that Israeli cyber-intelligence helped foil attack of an Etihad Airways plane flying from Sydney to Abu Dhabi, June 26, 2019 (YouTube screenshot)
June 26, 2019, 5:06 pm
Israel cyber spying helped foil terror attacks in ‘dozens’ of countries, PM says
Netanyahu reveals intel was used to thwart midair explosion of Sydney-Abu Dhabi flight, says case can be multiplied by 50 to show Israel’s contribution to cybersecurity
By Shoshanna Solomon
(Illustrative image of a hacker; supershabashnyi, iStock by Getty Images)
June 17, 2019, 2:41 pm
Israel enters World Bank partnership to boost cybersecurity in developing world
Startup Nation joins Japan, UK, Scandinavians and others in providing funds and mentors to assist Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe and Asia to avert threats
By Shoshanna Solomon
An illustrative image of a call center (DragonImages; iStock by Getty Images)
February 6, 2019, 11:18 am
Dial 119 for… hacker alert
The Times of Israel tries out a newly launched hotline for those who think they’re undergoing cyberattacks, and is handled quickly and courteously by a responder
By Shoshanna Solomon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the CyberTech conference on January 29, 2019, in Tel Aviv (Gilad Kavalerchik)
January 29, 2019, 2:38 pm
Iran attacks Israel in cybersphere ‘daily,’ Netanyahu charges
PM hails Jewish state’s prowess, says it monitors and foils all of the Islamic Republic’s attempts to penetrate its defenses
By Shoshanna Solomon
Gilad Erdan speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv in 2018. (Roy Alima/Flash90)
December 4, 2018, 5:38 pm
Public security minister orders progress on ‘Facebook incitement bill’
Erdan instructs Knesset committee to advance leaner version of legislation, which was frozen by PM after Times of Israel found it went too far
By Sue Surkes
Israeli Ambassador to Japan Yaffa Ben-Ari, left, and Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan (MIC), Masatoshi Ishida, at the signing of a memorandum of understanding for cybersecurity cooperation Nov. 2018 (Cybertech)
December 2, 2018, 12:14 pm
Israel, Japan sign cybersecurity cooperation accord
Memorandum of understanding says the two nations will share research and development, information and training programs
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative: Visitors to the 5th International Homeland Security and Cyber Exhibition, Tel Aviv, are picked up by surveillance software that uses facial recognition, November 13, 2018. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
November 15, 2018, 3:19 pm
Guns, drones, and surveillance equipment: Big Brother steps out in Tel Aviv
Some of the technology on show at the 5th International Homeland Security and Cyber Exhibition is positively spooky
By Sue Surkes
A drone exhibit at the 5th International Homeland Security and Cyber Exhibition, Tel Aviv, November 13, 2018. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
November 15, 2018, 5:40 am
As influence of AI, big data grows, cyber experts discuss tech safety and trust
At international conference in Tel Aviv, experts speak of need to protect public from hazards of algorithm-run lives
By Sue Surkes
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