33 19 we haze PI '11 rue-2'15 he Erna-Fl errn we Sever-32 - Frimehliniater'a F ae Prime Minister's f ee I Search The National Cyber Ehreau Divisions and Missian UT EUTEELE Au tantres Tame Wieha'rle The National Cyber Bureau Headafthe Eh-reau Background for the establisi'l'nent afthe Bureau Bureau s Activities Cantata U5 The Bureau an'et-ccna as an aduiaing may far the Prime Min iater the garrelhmerrt and its which Tea- rrhmenda natiaha p-aliey the ayher 'Ehj and pmmatea ita implementatnh ll'l area- dance the lawand gavemment readutima The Bureau mm arernate the nat anal czar me in WEBB-pate and ta Immatre laraera preparedness in dealing with the current and future ahaJ lengea in ay'terapaae lt IE- errata-ad rth imF ' hl'h'lQ the defense at national iTrfraatrueturE enthat ta the af narn'ra irfe in the State at laraet and tr - pratect them as much are peaarhre tram ey'ber attack thle advancing Israer'a peaitian a5 a aerrte r at infahrratian tea-hmlagy deuek-pr'nent and at the same time enmuragr'ng mperatian between h'rla industry and the private rf' aea and the ammur tgr The Bureau is charged with pure-mating three central areas 'In the qrb-er dd in Israel defense and buiidirg national strergth in the cvber elol 2 up Israel's lead in the cvber eid 3 Advancing processes that suppolt the rst two tasks The Ehreau's tasks are outlined in Govermnent Resolution Ho 3511 dated August 2011 Hegardingthe consolidatirhgofa national cy'ber policy 1 To advise the F'nn'e Minister the governn'ent and its committees regardirg cvber'space In matters of foreign affairs and secuntv the advice provided to the govemment to its committees and to the ministe rs will be provioled on behalf of the bureau bv n'eans of the National Eecuntv Council 2 To consolidate the governn'e nt's administrative work and that of its committees in the cvber eld to prepare them for tl'eir discussions and follow-up on implementation of their decisions In matters of foreign affairs and secu ntv the consolidation of administrative work preparation for discussions and follow-up on impiementation of decisions 'will be carried out bv the National Secuntv Cooroil 3 To make reccmn'endaticns to the F'nn'e Minister and governn'ent regardirg national cvber policv to guide the reievarrt bodies regardirg the policies decided upon bv tl'e govemn'ent andi'or tl'e F'nme Minister to implement the policies and follow-up on their im piementation 4 To inform all tl'e relevant bodies as needed about the complementarv cvber related policv guidelires resultirg from Govemn'ent Resolutions and committee decisions 5 To advance coordination and cooperation between goven'ln'ental bodies defense communitv academia industrial bodies businesses and other bodies reievarrt to the cvber e id 6 To advance legislation and regulation in the cvber eld Regarding the enhancement secLIrity' To serve as a regulatirg bodv regulating bodv in elds related to cvber secuntv as detailed in Article of Addendum El 3 To deten'nine and reaf n'n once a year He national threat reference in defending cvber'space El To formulate a national coroept on dealirg with en'ergencv situations in cvber'space 1'11To conduct national and intemational exercisesto improan the State of Israel's preparedness in the cvber'space 11 To assemble intelligence picture from all parties in the intelligence communitv regardirg cvber secuntv 12 To assemble the national situation status regardirg cvber secuntv from all reievarrt parties 13 To advance and increase public awareness to threats in cvber'space and mechanisms to cope with them 14 To formulate and publish wamirgs and infolmation for the public regardirg cvberspace threats as well as practices for preventative behavior Regarding the sb'engtl'lenirng of Israel's lead in the cyber eld 15 To promote researchand deveicoment in the cvber eld and supercomputirg in the professional bodies 16 To advance tl'e fon'nulation of national education plans and vise use of cvber'space To work to encourage cvber industrv in Israel 13 To promote cooperation with reievarrt bodies abroad To all unit Head of the Bureau Eviatar Matania  Ph D Dr  Eviatar Matania is the Head of the National Cyber Bureau in the Prime Minister office of Israel Dr  Matania is a graduate of the elite Talpiot program  He holds a B Sc   cum-laude  in Physics and Mathematics  Hebrew University  a M Sc cumlaude  in mathematics  Tel-Aviv University  with an expertise in game theory  and a Ph D  Hebrew University  in Judgment and Decision Making Dr  Matania brings a vast experience in the national level of R D projects and System Analysis  as well as in the academic field of Judgment and Decision Making Background for the establishment of the Bureau The State of Israel was among the first countries in the world to recognize the importance of defending its critical computerized systems   In 1997 Tehila   Government Infrastructure for the Internet Age – Israel's e-GOV project  was launched with the goal of protecting the connection of government offices to the internet and providing secure hosting for the governmental sites   In 2002  the Government of Israel resolved  in Resolution 84 b  to determine the areas of responsibility for protecting computerized systems in Israel  defining critical computerized infrastructure and establishing NISA  the National Information Security Authority  which regulates and advises critical infrastructures in the field of information security Given the development of cyberspace and the expansion of threats in that domain  in November 2010  the Prime Minister of Israel instructed that a taskforce be established which would work to formulate national plans that would place Israel among the top five countries leading the cyber field   This work  named  The National Cyber Initiative  was led by the High Committee for Science and Technology  headed by Chairman of the National Council for Research and Development  Prof  Gen   Res  Isaac Ben-Israel   The taskforce that was established included representatives of the main bodies in the cyber field in Israel  research  development  defense  etc  and comprised a number of sub-committees  which examined the components essential for Israel's preparedness in cyberspace  as well as analyzing the national benefit with regard to the economic  academic and national security aspects The central recommendation made in the framework of the cyber initiative was to establish a national cyber bureau that would serve as an advising body serving the Government and its head   The main activities of the Bureau relate to the overall government policy and actions in the cyber sphere with a broad point of view  civilian and military alike   On August 7  2011  the Government of Israel approved the establishment of the National Cyber Bureau and determined that the Bureau would lead the promotion of the cyber related matters in Israel  coordinate between the various bodies enhance the protection of national infrastructure from cyber attack and encourage the advancement of the subject in the industrial sphere   All of this with the vision of placing Israel among the top five countries leading in the field within a relatively short number of years   Bureau's Activities Alongside forming the Bureau and establishing it  which is a considerable task on its own  last year the Bureau promoted many significant activities in various fields in cooperation with industry  academia and the governmental sector   Several of them are listed below In the field of cyber defense    • Working to formulate a national defense strategy and is beginning to build the way in which it will be implemented in cooperation with the relevant bodies   • Establishing a national cyber situation room  in the Bureau  which is tasked with forming the national cyber situation picture  as well as sharing information between the defense community  the public sector and the private sector    • Working to establish cross-industry and industry-specific regulation  adapted to each area in cooperation with government offices     •The INCB also established a committee for the definition of the cyber professions • Promoting cyber security within the civilian and private sectors  in cooperation with other government offices   • Working towards the establishment of  a national cyber situation assessment and the definition of the national cyber threat reference Promoting Israeli cyber defense industry    • Establishing the  Kidma    Advancement of Cyber Defense R D  program to prioritize the cyber defense industry  in cooperation with the Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Industry  Trade and Labor  in the amount of 80 million NIS over two years beginning in 2013    • Establishing the  Masad    Dual Cyber R D  program to promote national and defensive cyber technologies together  in cooperation with Mafat Directorate of Defense R D in the Ministry of Defense  in the amount of 10 million NIS for 2012-2013 • Encouraging investments by international companies in the State of Israel Developing academia and human capital    • Establishing an academic research fund for cyber security in cooperation with the Ministry of Science and Technology  in the amount of 32 million NIS for 2012-2014 • Granting scholarships to students studying for advanced academic degrees in the cyber field  in cooperation with the Ministry of Science and Technology  in the amount of 16 million NIS for 2012-2014    • Initiating the establishment of advanced degree programs in the cyber field    • In addition  the Bureau supported the establishment of the  Magshimim Leumit  program  which is a three-year excellence program focusing on training and developing expertise in the cyber and computer fields among outstanding students aged 16-18 residing in peripheral areas • Working with the Council for Higher Education and relevant academic institutes to establish a strategic plan for the advancement of the academia in the cyber field • Working to establish an online school and a research institute for cyber studies In the international cooperation field • The Bureau acts to develop foreign relations in the cyber field with friendly countries for various purposes such as information sharing  mutual R D and more