Israel Hires Hackers to Cyber Spy
A military spokesman said the Israeli army is seeking “hackers who were born and raised online” to break into databases for espionage purposes, Ynet news reported. Speaking at a panel on the subject of...
View ArticleCACI’s Dr. Jack London on WikiLeaks, the Insider Threat and Defining Cyber War
In the wake of the WikiLeaks disclosures that tarnished American diplomatic relations and highlighted the issue of the insider threat, many wondered whether leaks can ever be stopped. CACI...
View ArticleTeam Kuwait Hackers Shut Down Israeli Websites
A number of Israeli websites were compromised over the weekend by a group that calls itself Team Kuwait Hackers and claims to be the best hackers in the world. Debbie Goldsmith, a director at the site...
View ArticleStuxnet is Cyber ‘Hiroshima’
Snobbish protestations to the contrary, Stuxnet is a big deal in the cyber world. The little (computer) worm that targeted Iran’s nuclear program and served as a middle-of-the-night, cold-sweat wake-up...
View ArticleUS Firms Eye Israel’s ‘Silicon Wadis’ for Tech Investments
Fueled by venture-capital investment in industries like communications, IT and green technology, Israel’s high-tech industry has in recent years become a worldwide leader, and more U.S. companies are...
View ArticleIsrael Stands Up Cyber Command
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday announced the stand up of a cyber command to protect the nation against cyber attacks on digital infrastructure and to boost the competitiveness of...
View ArticleReport: Iran Oil Organizations Suffer Stuxnet-Like Attack
Reports surfaced Monday that Iran’s main oil terminal and the oil ministry suffered a cyber attack by a virus similar to the Stuxnet worm, Reuters reports. The virus was detected inside the control...
View ArticleTrojan Horse Virus Targeting Govt, Infrastructure Personnel In Iran, Israel
Seculert and Kasperksy Lab found a Trojan horse virus is infecting computers and stealing data from high-profile individuals in Israel, Iran and other countries in the Middle East. According to CNN...
View ArticleIsrael Takes Police Computers Offline After Discovering Virus
Police computers in Israel were taken Thursday after a suspicious file was found circulating its network and full connectivity was not restored as of late Sunday night, the Times of Israel reports....
View ArticleIsrael to Upgrade Iron Dome Missile Defenses with $205M Backing from U.S.
The Israeli Defence Ministry announced last Sunday it will upgrade their Iron Dome missile interceptor system, reports Allyn Fisher-Ila for Reuters. The announcement says a series of successful tests...
View ArticleBoeing Helping Build Israel Missile Defense Interceptors; Jim Chilton Comments
Boeing and Israel Aerospace Industries have developed a new interceptor missile intending to help update Israel’s national ballistic missile defense system. Along with helping build the Arrow 3...
View ArticleCisco Completes $475M Purchase of Mobility Company Intucell
Cisco has completed its purchase of Ra’anana, Israel-based Intucell for approximately $475 million in cash and retention-based incentives, according to a company statement. Intucell employees will join...
View ArticleReport: EMC Picks Up Storage Startup for Cloud Expansion Aims
EMC has agreed to buy Israel-based startup storage provider ScaleIO as the company seeks to grow its footpring cloud computing infrastructure market, Tech Crunch reported Wednesday. Rip Emson and Alex...
View ArticleIsrael Takes Police Computers Offline After Discovering Virus
Police computers in Israel were taken Thursday after a suspicious file was found circulating its network and full connectivity was not restored as of late Sunday night, the Times of... Read more »
View ArticleIsrael to Upgrade Iron Dome Missile Defenses with $205M Backing from U.S.
The Israeli Defence Ministry announced last Sunday it will upgrade their Iron Dome missile interceptor system, reports Allyn Fisher-Ila for Reuters. The announcement says a series of successful tests...
View ArticleNorthrop Subsidiary Wins Israel Trainer Subcontract; Marco Clochiatti Comments
A Northrop Grumman subsidiary has won a subcontract from Alenia Aermacchi to provide a fighter training system for trainer aircraft in Israel, Northrop announced Wednesday. Northrop’s Italy-based...
View ArticleBoeing Helping Build Israel Missile Defense Interceptors; Jim Chilton Comments
Boeing and Israel Aerospace Industries have developed a new interceptor missile intending to help update Israel’s national ballistic missile defense system. Along with helping build the Arrow 3...
View ArticleCisco Completes $475M Purchase of Mobility Company Intucell
Cisco has completed its purchase of Ra’anana, Israel-based Intucell for approximately $475 million in cash and retention-based incentives, according to a company statement. Intucell employees will join...
View ArticleLockheed to Build Info Center for Israel Defense Forces; Robert Eastman Comments
Lockheed Martin intends to build a development information system center as part of the Israeli Defense Force’s technology campus in the Negev desert, according to a Globes article. Yuval Azulai and...
View ArticleElbit Subsidiary Hands Northrop F-35 Composite Component; Michelle Scarpella...
A subsidiary of Elbit Systems has delivered the first advanced composite component for the F-35′s center fuselage to Northrop Grumman under a seven-year agreement. Elbit Systems-Cyclone is contracted...
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