"The port is a strategic place where a wide range of different and diverse technologies are concentrated, each of which could be an opening for a cyberattack," said Erez Kaplan.
"Cyber has no borders, and therefore this kind of collaboration which we promote with the Communications Ministry has added value."
The claim comes just weeks after reports that spyware from two Israeli companies was used against Catalonians.
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