This SpringerBrief gives the reader a detailed account of how cybersecurity in Israel has
evolved over the past two decades. The formation of the regions cybersecurity strategy is
explored and an in-depth analysis of key developments in cybersecurity policy is provided. The
authors examine cybersecurity from an integrative national perspective and see it as a set of
policies and actions with two interconnected goals: to mitigate security risks and increase
resilience and leverage opportunities enabled by cyber-space. Chapters include an insight into
the planning and implementation of the National Security Concept strategy which facilitated the
Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) agreement in 2002 (one of the first of its kind) the
foundation of the Israeli Cyber-strategy in 2011 and details of the current steps being taken
to establish a National Cyber Security Authority (NCSA). Cybersecurity in Israel will be
essential reading for anybody interested in cyber-security policy including students
researchers analysts and policy makers alike.
