INSS Cyber Review – March 2013
Israel - Planned cyber-attack against Israel uncovered
An anonymous organization planning to commit cyber-attacks against Israel in April 2013 has recently been uncovered. The attackers, codenamed...
Footage of Russia’s Autonomous Torpedo
Russian Ministry of Defense recently published a video of its new autonomous torpedo, the Poseidon strategic attack drone.
Russia boasts that the high-speed...
INSS Global Cyber Review – July 2013
Israel
Israel: An increase of cyber security to investigate incidents
94% of hackers attack discover too late after the damage was done. These things were said...
Executive Cyber Intelligence Bi-Weekly Report by INSS-CSFI
March 1st, 2014
Israel
New opportunities and new challenges in cyber sector
Israel’s cyber industry is gaining another big boost from the People's Republic of China. WBP...
Deterrence against Non-State Actors: Thoughts following Operation Protective Edge
Recent years have witnessed the accelerated weakening of state actors in the Middle East. In turn, regular state armies are less able to grapple...
From Salafism to Jihadism
From all around the world, one can observe terrorist organizations and networks operating on behalf of various ideologies: beginning with the leftist, Marxist-Leninist terrorist...
A U.S. Strike on Syria and its Implications for Israel
Washington continues to deliberate with its allies the strategic objectives of an attack and consider the military option that will achieve the most benefit...
Executive Cyber Intelligence Bi-Weekly Report by INSS-CSFI
July 15th, 2014
ISRAEL
Operation Protective Edge hits cyber realm
As Operation Edge rages on, hackers have increased their attempts to breach Israel, and while most of...
Dilemmas of Warfare in Densely Populated Civilian Areas
By Brig. Gen. (ret.) Moshe (“Chico”) Tamir
INSS - Military and Strategic Affairs Program
This essay attempts to present operational perspectives on conducting warfare in densely...
Is Israel Facing a War of Attrition against Hamas?
Udi Dekel
It has become clear once again that Hamas feels it has nothing to lose and that it is prepared to resume the armed...
New Hypersonic Missiles Tested as Part Of World Race
2 new hypersonic missiles have been tested. The US have successfully tested 2 Lockheed Martin Corp hypersonic missiles, said the Pentagon, as part of...
Where is the Maneuver?
By Gal Perel
INSS – Military and Strategic Affairs Program
לעברית לחץ כאן
The IDF's combat doctrine involves the delivery of powerful blows with accurate fire from the...
On the Brink of Nuclear Terror?
By Emily B. Landau, Shimon Stein*
When Shultz, Perry, Kissinger, and Nunn published their op-eds on a world free of nuclear weapons in 2007 and 2008,...
Executive Cyber Intelligence Bi-Weekly Report by INSS-CSFI
June15th, 2014
ISRAEL
Israel as a cyber-security superpower
Brig. Gen. Eitan Eshal, Head of Research and Development at Mapat in the Defense Ministry, warned against the dangers...
Lawfare: The IDF’s Legal Front
By Avihai Mandelblit
INSS – Military and Strategic Affairs Program
Lawfare is closely linked to the theme of this issue of Military and Strategic Affairs: the...
Should Israel expect a third Intifada?
By Prof. Zaki Shalom
INSS – Military and Strategic Affairs Program
לעברית לחץ כאן
Recent violent events in Judea and Samaria, raised in Israel serious concerns of...
Obligations of International Humanitarian Law
By Knut Doermann
INSS – Military and Strategic Affairs Program
It is an understatement to say that armed conflicts fought in densely populated areas can and...
Executive Cyber Intelligence Bi-Weekly Report by INSS-CSFI
April 1st, 2014
Israel
Israel: Cyber Attacks vs Cyber Defense
In the 10 years since Ahmed Yassin death, Hamas has sent various threatening text massages to Israeli...
INSS Global Cyber Review – June 2013
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Israel
Israel taking cyber security more seriously
Hezi Kalo, CEO of the Bank of Israel, recently stated that: "We are at war, something that does not...
The Challenges of Deterring Non-state Actors
Recent years have witnessed the accelerated weakening of state actors in the Middle East. In turn, regular state armies are less able to grapple...
Israel’s Second Lebanon War Reconsidered
By Benjamin S. Lambeth
INSS – Military and Strategic Affairs Program
Operation Change of Direction, the code name given to Israel’s war against Hizbollah in Lebanon...
After Round One with Rouhani: Staying Focused on the Dynamics of...
by Dr. Emily B. Landau
While over the past weeks expectations of a deal with Iran have been running high in many quarters, the first...
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