INSS Global Cyber Review – July 2013
Israel
Cisco to invest in Israeli cyber-security
Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, welcomes Cisco’s decision to establish an R&D lab in Israel and the cyber...
Spy agencies ban Lenovo PCs on security concerns
Computers manufactured by the world’s biggest personal computer maker, Lenovo, have been banned from the “secret” and ‘‘top secret” networks of the intelligence and...
Advanced Tech at Forthcoming AUS&R
The developers of the latest technologies in the robotic vehicle and drone field are about to showcase the systems’ advanced capabilities during the unmanned...
A new cyber attack is expected on Saturday
The FCI (Financial Cyber Intelligence) Unit published a focused warning on Cyber attack of the distributed denial of service (DDoS) type, targeting several financial...
New Israeli system predicts cyber attacks
MADSEC Security developed an innovative system called INSECT, which allows organizations to predict hacker operations or attempted break-ins, even before the attack.
The INSECT system...
Secret wars and why they avoid big conflagrations
It may be considered a paradox but this is the reality. While countries develop very deadly and unconventional weapons, some of these countries also...
iHLS TV – Cyber Special Edition
Articles and issues discussed in this episode:
Israeli hackers retaliate, attack pro-Palestinian hackers
Microsoft searched Hotmail accounts illegaly
Ransomware attack caused Romanian citizen to commit suicide
Facebook fraud...
Military Cyber Array Upgraded Due to Threat to Weapon Systems
Germany's military, the Bundeswehr, presents a high-value target for hackers and foreign spy agencies – not only because of its military secrets, but also...
Fiber Optic Sensing for Perimeter Security
Fiber optic sensing solutions have been used for some time in a wide array of perimeter security applications to detect suspected intrusions.
The slightest deviation...
IoT Cameras Risk to Cybersecurity Revealed
Cybersecurity professionals have warned for years that IoT presents potential safety and privacy concerns for consumers. Now there are widening concerns regarding the risk...
Cyberespionage Operators Work In Groups, Process Enormous Data Workloads
In a study of the life cycle of cyberespionage attacks, a group of researchers at a Taiwanese security startup have found that the nation's...
How to Protect Fingerprint Databases?
A new approach for a secure storage of fingerprint data is under development. Today it is becoming more and more common to use biometric...
Open-Source Intelligence in Service of Mega-Events
Written by Meidata: Market Research & Competitive Intelligence
The launch of the world cup games in Brazil was followed by great excitement but also by great...
Equation Group: The Crown Creator of Cyber-Espionage
Kaspersky Lab discovers the ancestor of Stuxnet and Flame – powerful threat actor with an absolute dominance in terms of cyber-tools and techniques.
For several...
The private and public dangers of identity theft
Let us do a little experiment: Try to close your eyes and think of the number of people you know that don’t have an...
Radio Frequency Identification – Is It Secure?
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags have begun appearing everywhere. When one looks carefully, it’s easy to notice them in passports, credit cards, library books, office...
US DHS Warns Against Government Mobile System Vulenrability
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has submitted a report to Congress that details current and emerging threats to the Federal government’s use...
Israel is Among Five Global Cyber Powers
Israel’s national cyber agencies (the National Cyber Bureau and the National Cybersecurity Authority) will be merged into one entity, the National Cyber Array, which...
INSS Global Cyber Review – 15th August 2013
U.S.A
Cooperation between the US cyber command and the Belgium Military Intelligence Service
United States Army cyber experts, who work closely with the National Security Agency...
Severe Security Breach at London Heathrow Airport
Heathrow Airport’s secret security planning has been revealed in files on a memory stick found in a London street. The documents outline routes and...
Which are the most notorious hacking groups?
Anonymous is perhaps the most notorious of all hacker groups. It is a decentralized online community of tens of thousands of anonymous 'hacktivists', who...
Elbit acquires NICE Systems Cyber and Intelligence division
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire NICE Systems Cyber and Intelligence division for a total amount of...












































