Battling Cyber Attacks In Israel, One Simulation At A Time

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http://www.buzzfeed.com/sheerafrenkel/battling-cyber-attacks-in-israel-one-simulation-at-a-time

By Sheera Frenkel
BuzzFeed Staff
October 30, 2013

CAESARIA, Israel -- Three hackers sit in a darkened room, grey hoodies 
pulled over their faces and glowing computer screens lighting up the rapid 
typing of their fingers. Graffiti covers the walls around them quoting 
Anonymous and other hacking collectives.

It may be a cliched picture of hacking today -- but this Israeli company 
swears their hacking simulator is the best way to train modern-day 
corporations in how to fend off cyber attacks.

"We all come from that world, we have real life training in it -- not some 
theoretical or academic knowledge that may or may not happen," said Ofir 
Hason, CEO of Cybergym, an Israeli company that celebrated its official 
launch Wednesday as a training area for defense against cyber attacks.

The company has already been up and running for three months, and has 
trained clients from Europe, the U.S., and Asia on how to protect 
themselves against cyberterrorism.

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