Israel developing 'digital Iron Dome' to guard against cyberterrorism

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-developing-digital-iron-dome-to-guard-against-cyber-terrorism/

By Asher Zeiger
The Times of Israel
October 14, 2012,

Israel’s National Cyber Committee is developing a “digital Iron Dome” 
system to protect Israel against daily cyber-attacks, Prime Minister 
Benjamin Netanyahu told his cabinet on Sunday.

Israel has of late made fighting cyberterrorism a priority, creating the 
cyber task force and pouring resources into stopping Internet attacks 
from regional rivals and small-time hackers.

“Every day, many attempts are made to infiltrate Israel’s computer 
systems,” the prime minister warned. “Just as we have the Iron Dome 
against missiles and the security fence against infiltrators and 
terrorism, we will have a similar protection against cyber-attacks.”

However, the prime minister added that “as with the construction of the 
security fence, this will take time to complete.”

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