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CybersecurityI S R A E L
13 - 16 MARCH 2017
ORGANISED BY STUDY TRIP PARTNERSUPPORTED BY
TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS
POST-TRIP REPORT
RETHINKCYBERSECURITYSTUDYTRIPTOISRAELCIOAA’sinauguralreThink CybersecuritystudytriptoIsraelbeganwithits38members’strongseniordelegationfromSingaporeandthePhilippines(fromboththegovernmentandprivatesectors)atapicturesquespotalongthebeautifulcoastlineofTelAviv.
Thedelegationenjoyedaproductiveandinsightfulfour-daystudytripthatgavetheparticipantsexposuretothewidely-acknowledgedIsrael’sgloballyleadingcybersecurityecosystem.Theprogramme featuredvisitsthatshowcasedthegovernment’sroleinbuildingthisindustry;tothelatestsolutionsfromtheindustry’spowerhouses(e.g.,CheckPointSoftwareTechnologies(CheckPoint),DellEMC,Imperva,RSA);andthesmartinnovationscomingoutoffastrisingstartupsfromtheStartupNation.TheseplayersfromIsrael’scybersecurityecosystemsharedinsightsonhowtheycametogethertocreatesuchavibrantindustryinIsrael,andthestrategicreasonsbehindthecountry’sriseasahigh-techepicentre builtaroundinternetsecurity,anti-virussoftwareandothercyberdefence technologiesandstrategies.
DelegatesfromSingaporeandPhilippines
OnConflictandResilience,andNon-StopCulture
Thecollectivequesttofindsolutionstohardentheenvironmentsoforganisations andnationswasakeyconcernofthisstudytrip.Thecontextforthisquestisthattoday,thenecessityofstrongcybersecuritymeasuresisself-evident.Massdigitalisationcombinedwiththeexpandingnumberofcyberattacksandtheuptickinhackers’sophisticationmakeitnecessaryforCIOsandCISOstobuttresstheirorganisationsagainsttheseconstantlychangingthreats.
ThestudytripcommencedwithavisittoIsrael’sNationalCyberBureau(INCB)andtheIsraelExportInstitute(IEI),whereofficialsprovidedthedelegationanoverviewofIsrael’scybersecuritylandscape.
AccordingtoINCB,Israelaccountedfor10percentofglobalsecuritytechnology,whichforitssizeisanimpressivefeat.ThesessionatINCBbroughtupconcernssuchashowmuchgovernmentsshouldinterveneorincentivise theprioritisation ofcyberdefence,thepillarsofIsrael’sthrivingtechecosystem,andtheimportanceofdefendingthecontinuationofnormallifeinthefaceofconflict.
AccordingtoINCB’sHeadofCyberPolicyMr Roi Yarom,thecoreingredientsthatmadeIsraelacyberpowerhousearetheconstantflowoftalentpoolcomingoutofitsdefence organisations andthestrongentrepreneurialspiritthatalreadyexistsinIsraeliculture.
Roi Yarom,HeadofCyberPolicy,INCB IsraelExportInstitute
ARichSecurityEcosystem
Israel'sinformationsecurityecosystemisarichmixofitsownleadingcybercompanies;thestartupsthataspiretogrowtoleadinglights;andforeignMNCsthatsitetheircyberR&DlabsinIsraeltotaponthetalentpool.
TheseconddayofthestudytripsawvisitstothematurecybercompaniessuchasCheckPoint,Imperva andSingapore’leadingtechpowerhouse,SingaporeTelecommunications(Singtel).
Amichai Shulman,CTOandCo-Founder,Imperva BillChang,CEO,Singtel GroupEnterpriseTzachi Blumenstein,ArgusCyberSecurity
Thevisitstocybercompaniesledtothesharingofgreatinsights.Forexample,FireEyeremindedthedelegationtheimportanceofstayingvigilantagainstincreasinglysophisticatedadvancedthreats.Thekeytakeawaywasthattokeeppacewiththescaleandferocityofsuchattacks,organisations wouldneedtoworktogethertopartnerandsharebestpracticestoovercomeoperationalchallengesandtohelpmitigatesuchthreats.Theuseofdataanalyticswoulddramaticallyenhanceexistingcyberdefence strategies.Similarly,thesecuritycompanyexecutivesmadethepointthatmostsecuritytechnologiestodaystayonestepbehind,lookingforyesterday’ssignatures,detectioninsteadofprevention.CheckPointimaginesafutureinwhichthreatsarepreventedbeforeanyattacksonnetworksystems.“Thedifferencebetweendetectionandpreventionisthedifferencebetween0and1:infinity”,saidMr Bar-Lev,thefounderofCheckPoint.Trustwave,aspecialistinmanagedsecurityservices,acquiredbySingtel in2015,showedthedelegatesthecriticalvulnerabilitiesofsystemstodaywithdemosofmaliciousadvertisementsdirectingtoexploitweaknessesinorganisations’informationinfrastructure.
MichelleLoh,FederalSalesDirector,FireEye Amnon Bar-Lev,President,CheckPoint
AtTelAvivUniversity’s(TAU)Blavatnik InterdisciplinaryCyberResearchCenter,apanelwaschairedbythefatherofIsrael’scyberecosystem,ProfIsaacBen-Israel.“Tobuildasustainablecybersecurityecosystemandpipelineofcyberdefenders,theSingaporegovernmentwillhavetomakepolicychanges,“hesaid.ThepanelcoveredtopicssuchashowIsraelstartedtofunnelthetoponepercentofitsstudentstoStemsubjects70yearsago,researchoncriticalinformationstructures,andotherwaysIsraelhasstayedaheadthroughacademiaworkingcloselywithindustry(theconfluenceofacademicsandindustryfigurestointerchangeablyworkinindustriesandtheUniversitiesisaprimeexample).
ProfIsaacBen-Israel,HeadofInterdisciplinaryCyberResearchCentre
AtJVP,theoldestandmostwell-knownVentureCapitalistfirminIsrael,thedelegationwereintroducedtoarangeofinnovationsfromthestartupsincubatedbyJVP’sCyberLab.TheyincludeCoroNet,astartupthatprotectscorporatesagainstmaliciousattacksonthecorporatenetworksviaemployees’wirelessaccesshabits;SCADAFence whichsafeguardsindustrialsectorsagainstincreasingcyber-attacks;toMorphisec,whoseendpointthreatpreventiontoolthathelpssecureusers’VirtualDesktopInfrastructure;andfinallytoSecretDoubleOctopus,whichsharedtheirtokenless authenticationsoftwaresolution.
ThestudytripconcludedwithavisittoRSA’sAnti-FraudCommandCentre(AFCC),whereconcernssuchasthesocialisation ofcybercrime,thedigitalhuman,andbusiness-drivensecuritywerediscussed.
Thedelegatesreturnedverysatisfiedfromthetrip,fullofinsightsthattheycouldimplementintheirownorganizationsaswellashavingmadesomelastingfriendshipsamongthemselves.
JVPCyberLabs DellEMC
RSA