July 17, 2024 at 02:03AM
The Israeli Defense Forces have thwarted around 3 billion cyberattack attempts since last fall, Colonel Racheli Dembinsky announced. The attacks surged after a terror assault in October, with hundreds of thousands of reservists mobilized for war. This spike in cyber threats is attributed to nation-states and hacktivist groups, doubling the average weekly attacks on Israeli organizations.
Key Takeaways from Meeting Notes:
1. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), specifically the IDF’s Center of Computing and Information Systems (Mamram), have successfully defended against approximately 3 billion cyberattack attempts since last fall.
2. These cyberattacks started to intensify following the terror attack on October 7, prompting Mamram to transition to emergency mode and operate at 120% computing capacity.
3. Gil Messing, chief of staff for Check Point Software, highlighted a more than doubling of cyberattacks on Israeli organizations since the start of the war, including attacks from politically motivated hacking groups and financially motivated hackers.
4. The Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD) defense division reported that 139 out of 259 local authorities in Israel are facing a “very bad cyber situation.”
5. Despite the increase in cyber threats, some organizations have improved their capabilities and information sharing, but many others, including government and law enforcement organizations, are still lagging in defense against cyber threats.
Overall, the meeting notes illustrate a significant increase in cyber threats against Israeli organizations, requiring proactive measures and improvements in defense capabilities to mitigate the risks effectively.