[ISN] Israel mulls creation of elite counter-cyberterrorist unit

From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 02:18:13 -0500 (CDT)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/06/isreal_mulls_elite_counter_hacker_unit/

By John Leyden
The Register
6th April 2011

Israel is mulling the creation of a counter-cyberterrorism unit designed 
to safeguard both government agencies and core private sector firms 
against hacking attacks.

The proposed unit would supplement the efforts of Mossad and other 
agencies in fighting cyberespionage and denial of service attacks. 
Israel is, of course, a prime target for hackers from the Muslim world.

The country's hi-tech industries also make it an interesting target for 
cyberespionage from government-sponsored hackers from China and 
elsewhere. Spear-phishing attacks featuring targeted emails, custom 
malware and subsequent hacking action have been in the news over recent 
weeks, in the wake of cyberattacks against EU agencies and 
oil-prospecting multinationals, to quote just two recent threats.

Major General Isaac Ben-Israel, former head of the Defence Ministry's 
administration for the development of weapons and technological 
infrastructure, the main candidate to lead Israel's cyber-defenders, 
reportedly met with local and international experts for a brainstorming 
strategy development session late last year.

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