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Sunday, September 21, 2014
Decision to Establish a New National Authority for Operative Cyber Defense

Decision to Establish a New National Authority for Operative Cyber Defense
(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to establish a national
operative cyber defense authority and has instructed Israel National Cyber
Bureau (INCB) Head Dr. Eviatar Matania to lead its establishment. The new
authority will receive the necessary responsibility and authority to defend
the civilian sphere from cyber threats and will constitute an operative
agency that will act alongside the INCB, which will continue to build and
maintain the State of Israel's national strength as an international leader
in the field.

Prime Minister Netanyahu's decision was made pursuant to comprehensive and
thorough staff work on the issue of Israel's national preparedness for
operative defense in the cyber sphere. The work indicated the need for a
designated body to link the civilian and security spheres, to coordinate
between leading experts in the field and lead Israel's overall defensive
activity while taking a long-term view of the increasing and developing
cyber threats.

Prime Minister Netanyahu instructed INCB Head Dr. Matania to submit the
initiative for Security Cabinet approval within 60 days and lead the
establishment of the authority with a multi-year plan in cooperation with
the other relevant agencies.

At the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting today (Sunday, 21 September
2014), Prime Minister Netanyahu said, "I decided last week to develop a
national authority on the cyber issue to arrange and see to defending the
entire State of Israel on the cyber issue. That is, defending not only
important facilities and security agencies, but how to defend Israeli
citizens against these attacks. This is the establishment of a new
authority. It is, in effect, the creation of an air force against new
threats and not rely on this being carried out by existing agencies. We are
in a new world; we are preparing with new forces. This has very major
significance for the defense of the State of Israel in the future."

INCB Head Dr. Matania said, "Dealing with the cyber threat on the national
level in the coming decades constitutes a strategic challenge that all
countries must deal with. This is a historic decision. The establishment of
a national cyber defense authority, alongside the effort to build advanced
and unique technologies will bolster the State of Israel's position as a
leader in the field and make a major contribution to defending the economy
and encouraging growth."

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