cyberattacks

Microsoft’s global digital defense report finds that Israel ranks second worldwide, after the United States, in the volume of malicious cyber activity directed at it, and tops the list of targets in the Middle East and Africa.

U.S. intelligence agencies believe the Iranian regime is behind a coordinated cyberattack targeting water systems in Minnesota. According to The New York Times, the attack has expanded and now affected at least seven states.

A new State Comptroller report exposes serious failures in the cyber defenses of Israel’s government and emergency agencies. The findings raise real concern about leaks of sensitive information and damage to the functioning of critical systems.