Cybersecurity Israel

Iranian intel. ministry-linked group behind LA public transport cyberattack, Israeli firm finds

March's cyberattack on the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority was carried out by a group called "Abadil of Minab," Israeli information security firm Gambit found.

A Metro bus with FIFA Log Angeles World Cup 2026 Host Committee advertising in downtown Los Angeles, California, May 27, 2026; illustrative.
An illustration of a cyber board with an Israel flag.

Critical vulnerabilities left government systems, sensitive data, open to cyberattacks during war

Cyber Is Not a Luxury.

Iranian emigre entrepreneur wages war on hackers

ON THE front line of the cyber war, Israel has become one of the world’s most targeted countries for cyberattacks, with state-backed hackers increasingly using AI to probe government networks, companies, and critical infrastructure.

How Israel's cyber chief is navigating through the dystopian cyber-AI period - exclusive


Founder of the upcoming CyberWeek weighs in on Russia and Iran’s cyber warfare attempts

Isaac Ben-Israel, the man who kickstarted the Israel’s cyber revolution, gives insight into cybersecurity’s many facets.

 A Russian flag is seen on the laptop screen in front of a computer screen on which cyber code is displayed, in this illustration picture taken March 2, 2018.

Cyber authority warns of new tricky ransomware hack; Smart cash registers in play

Israel National Cyber Directorate identified a massive ransomware attack that prevents access to the software and requires a ransom to regain access.

 Illustrative image of a smart cash register.

Health system would not be adequately protected in event of cyberattack - report

In the last few years, the risk of medical institutions being targeted in a cyberattack has grown exponentially.

Healthcare and cybersecurity (illustrative)

Comptroller: State failed to protect security, economic interests from cyberattacks

Engleman criticized the police cyber unit for only spending a small number of days, usually up to 10 days and at maximum still only one month, investigating these cases.

 State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman

Pro-Iran hackers target Israeli radio station's site on 'Quds Day'

A video replacing the livestreams showed the word "hacked," as well as sirens and several other threatening videos.

 Video placed by a pro-Iranian hacker group on Israeli websites, April 28, 2022.

Cyber warfare will continue to evolve, and cybersec needs to keep up - Nir Zuk

“We need to start being very practical and very concrete about how we do cybersecurity," said Nir Zuk, founder and CTO of cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks.

 Nir Zuk, Founder of Palo Alto Networks, speaks at The Jerusalem Post London Conference 2022

Russia-Ukraine War: Former NSA heads, IDF's Unit 8200 predict more cyberattacks

SECURITY AND DEFENSE: “The Ukraine war will be a watershed event in the history of cyber,” said former National Security Agency and US Cyber Command chief Adm. Mike Rogers in an interview.

 A Russian flag is seen on the laptop screen in front of a computer screen on which cyber code is displayed, in this illustration picture taken March 2, 2018.

Israeli startup Apono emerges from stealth with $5M seed round

“Every day we hear about another company whose customer information has been leaked. The leading cause is inadequate privilege management”, CEO Rom Carmel said.

 Israeli startup Apono emerges from stealth with $5M seed round

Israel Police needs American Revolution

MIDDLE ISRAEL: Like AT&T 40 years ago, Israel Police should be broken up into smaller, specialized agencies, regardless of the smartphone-phishing scandal that shook the country this week.

 PUBLIC SECURITY MINISTER Omer Bar Lev, Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai (center) and head of the Northern Command Police District Shimon Lavie attend a ceremony in Nazareth in November.

Check Point acquires Israeli cybersecurity startup Spectral

Spectral is part of the growing "shift left" trend, in which responsibility for checking security is moving towards ever-earlier stages in the software development cycle.

 A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017.