Last night in Dubai, the national cyber network led a first-of-its-kind international exercise simulating a multinational event simulating a cyber attack on the civil aviation sector. The event took place at the Israeli pavilion at the World Expo in Dubai, in collaboration with the Cyber Council of the UAE, and in the presence of Yigal Ona, Head of the National Cyber Network and Dr. Muhammad al-Kuwaiti, Head of the Cyber Council of the UAE.
The event was attended by representatives of airports, airlines, aircraft manufacturers, civil aviation authorities, cyber authorities and cyber security companies from different countries including Israel, the United Arab Emirates, USA, Germany, Greece, Morocco and Bahrain. This is the first time representatives from several countries sit together Practice handling cyber attacks of this type.
According to Tamir Goren, head of the National Cyber Strategy Program Center and a former pilot, “there is a need for international organization on the issue because we have seen an increase in attack attempts and levels of sophistication in the aviation sector worldwide. The aviation world has become more digital and online. .
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