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IDF: the unity of the Israeli army on all fronts of the cyberwar in the Middle East

2021-02-19T17:17:06.701Z


Israel has an elite formation with this special electronic warfare unit. Led by a faceless general, it recruits the cream of Israeli computer students from university.


Israel continues to strengthen its cyber defense.

The country, whose cybersecurity industry accounts for nearly a third of global investments in this area in 2020, still feels vulnerable.

In May 2020, a seawater desalination plant was targeted.

An operation considered a warning and attributed by civilian experts to Iran.

"We are not friends with Iran and we are taking all the necessary measures, including in cyberspace,"

commented a senior IDF officer in charge of cyber protection in the military sector.

He reveals that eighteen months ago, the Israeli army organized an exercise by creating a

"red group" in

charge of perforating Israel's own cyber defense.

“It was amazing!

Our capabilities have been demolished.

We had to operate without a network, without a computer and above all to understand how we got there, ”he

comments.

“We need to protect our connection systems, our submarines to be operational

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Source: lefigaro

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