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This chapter presents the latest steps in Israeli cybersecurity policy evolution. Driven by the 2011 strategy, the government resolved to establish a National Cyber Security Authority (NCSA) in February 2015 to lead more comprehensive cybersecurity while minimising the tension between security needs and Israel’s basic freedoms. In addition, paths were outlined for the government to lead cybersecurity practices by example, and to streamline standardisation of the cybersecurity services market. The background and the policy design process, leading the Israeli cybersecurity posture change, re-emphasise the crucial role of cybersecurity’s non-technical aspects.
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It is a key element in all U.S. policy documents. Today 17 Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs), industry coalitions, education awareness, and other Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) mechanisms are addressing the information sharing challenges in the U.S., in addition to various regulators, state and federal agencies.
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It is rendered legal as a doctrine of anticipatory self-defense.
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Co-author, Isaac Ben-Israel.
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ILITA consists of three regulators: the database register, responsible for oversight and enforcement of data protection guidelines; the electronic signature register, and credit score service providers register.
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Tabansky, L., Ben Israel, I. (2015). Towards Comprehensive National Cybersecurity. In: Cybersecurity in Israel. SpringerBriefs in Cybersecurity. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18986-4_8
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