Cybertech

Former IDF officer says key to AI is still 'person behind the algorithm' at Cybertech conference

Speaking at Cybertech in Tel Aviv, Kogan Ehrlich debated with other former Unit 8200 officials about what people should focus on learning, such as "knowing a lot or knowing how to learn fast."

 UNIT 8200 soldiers in action – working with data.
Israel National Cyber Directorate chief Yossi Karadi speaks at the CyberTech Conference in Tel Aviv, January 27, 2025

Israel's cyber chief predicts cyberwar between offensive, defensive AI agents

An illustration of an AI software running on a laptop, with a silhouetted soldier and Israeli flag in the background.

IDF expands C4I-Cyber directorate with new AI, spectrum divisions, following lessons learned in war

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Israel's hi-tech industry faces major AI risks and energy challenges, lags behind global leaders


Google close to acquiring Israeli cybersecurity start-up Wiz for $23 billion - WSJ report

Wiz is a cloud security start-up founded in 2020 by Israelis Assaf Rappaport, Yinon Costica, Roy Reznik, and Ami Luttwak, with headquarters in New York City.

  People walk next to a Google logo during a trade fair in Hannover Messe, in Hanover, Germany, April 22, 2024.

The cyber war against Israel has escalated: How much is it costing us?

The CEO of the National Cyber Defense Authority, Gabi Portnoy, spoke with Maariv and referred to the war on the technological front: "The amount of cyber attacks since October 7 has tripled"


Israeli ambassador to Panama: Israeli businesses should examine Panama's potential

Panama is interested in becoming a sustainable investment center and wants to increase cooperation with the State of Israel in technological and economic fields.

 A person holds a flag, after Panama's top court ruled unconstitutional a mining contract with Canadian miner First Quantum to operate a copper mine in the country, following weeks of protests against the deal, in Panama City, Panama, November 28, 2023.

Social media watchdog warns of trending denial of October 7 sexual violence

An Israeli tech nonprofit dedicated to monitoring antisemitism online has warned of increasing social media users' denial of Hamas's sexual violence and rape of Israelis on October 7.

 Orna Adar, mother of Gili Adar, who was killed during the October 7 attack by Hamas gunmen from Gaza, gets hugged next to her memorial, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Reim, southern Israel, February 25, 2024.

Lockbit cybercrime gang says it is back online following global police bust

The new Lockbit darkweb site showed a gallery of company names, each attached to a countdown clock marking the deadline within which that company was required to pay ransom.

 A 3D-printed Cyber word standing on PC motherboard is seen in this illustration picture, October 26, 2017.

Israel's Check Point data shows October cyberattack rise

Check Point Chief Executive Gil Shwed said 98% of the company's customers were outside Israel and it had successfully launched new technologies and completed acquisitions.

 Cyber attacks spiked in 2021

How to defend yourself against Hamas’s cyberwarfare

Cyber safety expert Dr. Amir Gefen elaborates on the best practices to keep yourself safe against enemy cyber offensives.

 A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017.

Israeli cybersecurity firm Sygnia has revealed details on this hacker group’s malicious activity

Casbaneiro has been attacking organizations around the world since 2018, focusing on the financial sector in Latin America.

 People pose in front of a display showing the word 'cyber' in binary code, in this picture illustration taken in Zenica December 27, 2014. Picture taken December 27, 2014.

Over 130 senior executives exchange ideas at Tel Aviv cybersecurity summit

Team8 Group’s CISO Summit brought together cyber experts to address cybersecurity challenges and opportunities in a rapidly evolving technological landscape.

 Cybersecurity (illustrative).

Ransomware attacks are up significantly in the first months of 2023

In March of this year, 410 people reported that they had been a victim of ransomware attacks, indicating a significant increase compared to the previous year.

Are ransomware attacks going to continue to rise? Worrying trends indicate that they may.