’Israel’s’ New Cyber Agency

Local Editor

In an attempt to catch up with Iran's advance in digital warfare, the Zionist entity aimed to create its very own cyber-agency.

The "Israeli" government approved the establishment of a so-called "National Cyber Authority" [NCA] whose main responsibility would be to coordinate and manage, under one roof, the various cyber war units already operating in too many government bodies including the military, the security services and the private sector.

The birth of the NCA wasn't easy; it was resented amidst the "Israeli" public.
The powerful Shin Bet opposed the creation of the new body. The internal security service traditionally had overall responsibility for every aspect of security - old and new - in "Israel". It wanted to maintain its monopoly.

But the "Israeli" Prime Minister's Office, which was in charge of the Shin Bet, and especially the NCA, realized that keeping the supreme authority in the hands of an espionage agency might create problems.

After all, banks, hospital or other corporations might resent receiving instructions from the Shin Bet on how to defend their computers and networks, fearing that their commercial secrets or personal data could be violated.

Additionally, many experts and settling groups already thought that too many powers had been delegated to the NCA. "There is a need for better checks and balances between national security interests and privacy," argued attorney Haim Ravia, a leading expert on intellectual property and privacy laws.

"The way the decision was made clearly shows that the government is much more concerned about internal bureaucratic structures than human rights" he added.
Furthermore, the Zionist entity viewed Iran as a prominent figure in cyber-warfare and a threat to its existence worldwide.

According to international media reports, the unit collaborated with its US counterpart, the National Security Agency (NSA), to develop in 2007 a computer virus ["worm"].
Some 1,000 centrifuges - one third - of what Iran had at the time at its Natanz uranium enrichment plant broke down. The operation was aimed to slow down Iran's nuclear program.

However, eight years later it could be said with hindsight that Iran was already a nuclear threshold country.

Iran had joined the list of states whose motto had become: what you can do to me I can do to you. They include the US, China, and Russia- "Israel" added to them.
Usually cyber-attacks were carried out by specially developed software which enables the planting of viruses, also known as worms or Trojan horses, in the enemy or rival's computers and networks for whatever purposes: to steal secrets or to steal money.

According to reports, the US developed even a more advanced method. It found a way to permanently embed surveillance by planting viruses in hardware i.e. - in the machine itself - which could not be detected and removed.

Moreover, all these countries had put in place sophisticated cyber programs with offensive and defensive capabilities, which are interwoven.
There was a lot of talk about cyber defense and security, but no one liked talking about offensive cyber, or even admitting its existence.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team