Can You Trust A Robot?
When they come — and they are coming — will the robots we deploy into human culture be capable of evil? Well, perhaps "evil"...
Cyber Attacks Against Israelis
InnoCom warns against repeated cyber attacks , propagated through viral malware embedded in various files. Most of the files ended with the extension .scr,...
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...
Cyber Training and Simulation – Getting Ready
“In the last few years, cyber threats have undergone an evolutionary – and even revolutionary – process. We’ve seen escalations like never before”, said...
Lessons from the Iron Dome
By Yiftah S. Shapir
INSS – Military and Strategic Affairs Program
Israel has been under rocket attack for many years. Particularly memorable are the shelling of Galilee panhandle...
The Classic Cyber Defense Methods Have Failed – What Comes Next?
By Amir Averbuch and Gabi Siboni
INSS – CYBER Warfare Program
The classic defense methods employed throughout the world in recent decades are proving unsuccessful in halting modern...
Security guards and guns are a bad mix!
Yesterday’s murder of a Jerusalem lawyer and his daughter proves that guns in the hands of security guards spell danger rather than security.
A disgruntled...
Computer immunity failure
As discussed in a previous article, the mechanisms available to hackers allow them to create a phased plan to take over computer systems, particularly...
Determining Norms for Warfare in New Situations
By Asa Kasher and Amos Yadlin
INSS – Military and Strategic Affairs Program
Between Military Ethics and the Laws of War
The ethical doctrine of the war on terror...
Are nuclear weapons safe from cyber-attacks?
Researchers are looking into whether today’s nuclear weapons are safe from computer hacking. The research seeks to address the question of whether the ability...
Israel is among the global leaders in security export
According to data revealed by the Israeli Ministry of Defense Israel is among the top ten security exporters, 25% of the exports being missile...
A ridiculous decision that won’t change anything
The European union again made a decision that is not worth the paper it is printed on. The Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union...
The Hydro Camel Unmanned Submarine
Today, there are many remotely operated submarines that handle important tasks, such as checking underwater pipelines, mapping underwater minefields, searching for locations to place...
New Home for Indian Navy Searchers
India’s Behala Airport will become an operating base for Indian Navy Heron and Searcher MK II unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). According to officials, discussions...
EU to reshape it’s defense industry
A reshaping plan of the EU defense industries may create additional problems for the Israeli defense industries, according to the Israeli Defense Ministry officials.
AFP...
The smart gun
Just weeks after the firing off the world's first 3D printed handgun, a smart rifle that allows the user to accurately hit targets up to...
Can cars be hacked?
In the early hours of June 18th, a Mercedes coupé travelling at an extremely high speed along a Los Angeles street smashed into a...
The Security Market Communications Trends
Very often one can learn about international market trends simply by speaking to the technology providers, that way you also get a wider perspective...
The new division at Rafael will strengthen homeland defense development
The Land Division will focus on land systems development, including weapon systems, armored combat vehicle defenses, shoulder-launched systems and naval combat systems. The division...
ATLAS the humanoid robot is looking for a brain
Like the Scarecrow from “The Wizard of Oz” in search of a brain, Boston Dynamics Atlas robot created for the DARPA challenge, is also...
U.S. port facilities vulnerable to cyber attack!
In a 50-page policy paper just released by the Brookings Institute and authored by Commander Joseph Kramek of the U.S. Coast Guard and a...
Using fingerprints more efficiently
Researchers in the United Kingdom and France have developed a new and extremely sensitive method for visualizing fingerprints left on metal surfaces such as...
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Rising Global Tensions Fuel a Boom in Israeli DefenseTech
In recent years, the global system has experienced growing regional and international tension, driving many countries to seek solutions that ensure intelligence and operational...
