Tel Aviv: As Israel Has continued to invest heavily in hi-tech innovation and R&D, Israel National cyber The Directorate (INCD) is actively working on advancing the next generation of human capital that will lead the cyber-systems sector, drive the Israeli cyber-industry, and leverage it both locally and internationally.
This is being done by advancing training programs and educational projects that seamlessly integrate Israeli youth into the world of cyber and information security. as former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett “We have a lot of investment and all, we just need more good people and we have exhausted the immediate bucket of talent”, shared at Cyber Week event just a few days back.
Israel is a leader in the field Cyber securityAttracted investments worth $8.8 billion and 41% of total global investment in the sector in 2021.
The majority of Israel’s cybersecurity talent pool comes from years of scouting, training and conditioning young recruits by Israelis Defence Force, The background of IDF Cyber Defense and the Intelligence Corps’ 8200 unit has spawned many success stories in cybertech startups, but Israel is now looking at four different sources of new talent – Hardeem, Arab women, from the periphery and here Even Palestinian. to Bennett.
The Haredim, ultra-Orthodox Jewish community is exempted from compulsorily serving in the military while carrying out their religious activities in yeshiva. “They are really smart and not inside the economy. My approach was not popular and now this is the policy, we need to provide them exemption for army and make them work force instead of forcing them to stay in yeshivas till 24 It’s challenging because they don’t know English. It can’t be just a thing, but it’s the right thing,” says Bennett. The move has its critics among conservative voices who see it as the community. See it as an attempt to break away from tradition.
The second talent pool that the nation – which has created a vibrant national cyber ecosystem covering the defense forces, government agencies, the private sector actively aided by the government, an education system that promotes cyber literacy in the form of middle schools and thriving start ups. Many of which are operated by an 8,200 unit of ex-IDF and intelligence corps – manned by Arab women, whose employment levels are extremely low. “We want to bring in a lot of smart Arab women and we are working on it. The hi-tech sector needs to be open to bringing in people who are different and not part of the same club,” says Bennett.
The third talent pool is high-tech professionals from peripheral areas outside Tel Aviv such as Haifa, Jerusalem and Beersheba (the desert city of Beersheba, incidentally, is already a new cyber tech hub with defense units, Cert-IL, start up) . The coordinator is Cyber7 and Ben Gurion University is located there). “It’s only 40 minutes away. North and South were not served for many years and it is Israel’s foolish policy and when I was a minister I prompted them to give them access to 5 united maths. We 11th and Working hard to bring him to 8200 in class 12th.’
Interestingly, Bennett has allowed Palestinian workers to join Israeli hi-tech immediately, including free movement to come here.
Meanwhile, Israel is also eyeing its 1.5 lakh hi-tech diaspora and offering them incentives to work in Israel and address the immediate shortage of trained cyber security personnel. A prime example is that of Mastercard’s Israeli-born CEO Sidney Gottsman, who gave up US citizenship to move to Israel and founded the Finsec Innovation Lab in Beersheba.
“Our top mission in the defense establishment is to foster this community, train and retain our personnel. We are constantly assessing force formation in terms of human resources, training and mission,” said Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz while addressing Cyber Week.
Over the years, INCD has unveiled special programs to expand human capital in cyberspace beyond generally accepted limits.
These include Mammriot (Rising Up), focused on Zionist high school girls; Magshim AI for the brightest high school students of Israel’s geo-social periphery; Odyssey, a national program focused on highly gifted and highly gifted students in grades 9th-12th, including students pursuing academic research, while also developing their cognitive, personal and interpersonal skills; and the Gashrim (Bridge) program which provides junior high school students who live in the socio-geographical periphery of Israel, the opportunity to positively experience the foundational skills needed in the future of the work force through technical and computer studies.
Marriott (Rising Up) is a joint venture of Israel’s National Cyber Directorate (INCD) and the Rashi Foundation’s Cyber Education Center, the program targets religious Zionist high school girls who intend to volunteer for national service. and help them qualify for service. Among the major cyber defense agencies of Israel. For three years from class 10th to 12th, the program offers specialized cyber and technology training in individualized guidance along with weekly after-school sessions. The program was launched in 2018; In 2021 it was extended to 9th standard at dozens of places.
Magshimim AI is a comprehensive AI (artificial intelligence), data and computer science program for talented high school students from the geo-social periphery of Israel. The program aims to equip its participants with the knowledge and skills needed to serve in key positions in IDF (Defense Forces of Israel) units that focus on these technology areas.
Over three years, from 10th to 12th grade, the program provides specialized data science, advanced math, statistics and computer science training with weekly after-school sessions as well as individualized guidance.
The program was started in 2021 with 4 classes.
Odyssey is a national program run by Maimonides Fund’s Future Scientist Center in collaboration with the Department of Talented and Talented Youth of the Ministry of Education and INCD. The program is designed for highly gifted and highly gifted students in grades 9th-12th, and includes students pursuing academic research while simultaneously developing their cognitive, personal and interpersonal skills. Within the framework of the program, participants earn academic credit as students leading to graduate degrees. The program operates in six major educational institutions in Israel,
Many graduates enlist in elite IDF programs such as Talpiot, 8200, completing their studies before/during their military service.
Under the Ghasharim (Bridge) program, participants overcome barriers, enabling them to choose to major in cybersecurity areas in high school. Program participants learn and experiment with diverse technical knowledge such as app and website development, cyber security and AI; Through basic coding, they develop logical thinking, express their creativity and strengthen their self-confidence. Participants develop technical products, from idea to design and programming. The teachers in the classroom are soldiers of the IDF’s Education and Youth Corps. Gashrim is led by the 8200 unit of the Israeli IDF – Intelligence Corps.
(The correspondent is in Tel Aviv as a guest of the Israeli Foreign Ministry)
This is being done by advancing training programs and educational projects that seamlessly integrate Israeli youth into the world of cyber and information security. as former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett “We have a lot of investment and all, we just need more good people and we have exhausted the immediate bucket of talent”, shared at Cyber Week event just a few days back.
Israel is a leader in the field Cyber securityAttracted investments worth $8.8 billion and 41% of total global investment in the sector in 2021.
The majority of Israel’s cybersecurity talent pool comes from years of scouting, training and conditioning young recruits by Israelis Defence Force, The background of IDF Cyber Defense and the Intelligence Corps’ 8200 unit has spawned many success stories in cybertech startups, but Israel is now looking at four different sources of new talent – Hardeem, Arab women, from the periphery and here Even Palestinian. to Bennett.
The Haredim, ultra-Orthodox Jewish community is exempted from compulsorily serving in the military while carrying out their religious activities in yeshiva. “They are really smart and not inside the economy. My approach was not popular and now this is the policy, we need to provide them exemption for army and make them work force instead of forcing them to stay in yeshivas till 24 It’s challenging because they don’t know English. It can’t be just a thing, but it’s the right thing,” says Bennett. The move has its critics among conservative voices who see it as the community. See it as an attempt to break away from tradition.
The second talent pool that the nation – which has created a vibrant national cyber ecosystem covering the defense forces, government agencies, the private sector actively aided by the government, an education system that promotes cyber literacy in the form of middle schools and thriving start ups. Many of which are operated by an 8,200 unit of ex-IDF and intelligence corps – manned by Arab women, whose employment levels are extremely low. “We want to bring in a lot of smart Arab women and we are working on it. The hi-tech sector needs to be open to bringing in people who are different and not part of the same club,” says Bennett.
The third talent pool is high-tech professionals from peripheral areas outside Tel Aviv such as Haifa, Jerusalem and Beersheba (the desert city of Beersheba, incidentally, is already a new cyber tech hub with defense units, Cert-IL, start up) . The coordinator is Cyber7 and Ben Gurion University is located there). “It’s only 40 minutes away. North and South were not served for many years and it is Israel’s foolish policy and when I was a minister I prompted them to give them access to 5 united maths. We 11th and Working hard to bring him to 8200 in class 12th.’
Interestingly, Bennett has allowed Palestinian workers to join Israeli hi-tech immediately, including free movement to come here.
Meanwhile, Israel is also eyeing its 1.5 lakh hi-tech diaspora and offering them incentives to work in Israel and address the immediate shortage of trained cyber security personnel. A prime example is that of Mastercard’s Israeli-born CEO Sidney Gottsman, who gave up US citizenship to move to Israel and founded the Finsec Innovation Lab in Beersheba.
“Our top mission in the defense establishment is to foster this community, train and retain our personnel. We are constantly assessing force formation in terms of human resources, training and mission,” said Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz while addressing Cyber Week.
Over the years, INCD has unveiled special programs to expand human capital in cyberspace beyond generally accepted limits.
These include Mammriot (Rising Up), focused on Zionist high school girls; Magshim AI for the brightest high school students of Israel’s geo-social periphery; Odyssey, a national program focused on highly gifted and highly gifted students in grades 9th-12th, including students pursuing academic research, while also developing their cognitive, personal and interpersonal skills; and the Gashrim (Bridge) program which provides junior high school students who live in the socio-geographical periphery of Israel, the opportunity to positively experience the foundational skills needed in the future of the work force through technical and computer studies.
Marriott (Rising Up) is a joint venture of Israel’s National Cyber Directorate (INCD) and the Rashi Foundation’s Cyber Education Center, the program targets religious Zionist high school girls who intend to volunteer for national service. and help them qualify for service. Among the major cyber defense agencies of Israel. For three years from class 10th to 12th, the program offers specialized cyber and technology training in individualized guidance along with weekly after-school sessions. The program was launched in 2018; In 2021 it was extended to 9th standard at dozens of places.
Magshimim AI is a comprehensive AI (artificial intelligence), data and computer science program for talented high school students from the geo-social periphery of Israel. The program aims to equip its participants with the knowledge and skills needed to serve in key positions in IDF (Defense Forces of Israel) units that focus on these technology areas.
Over three years, from 10th to 12th grade, the program provides specialized data science, advanced math, statistics and computer science training with weekly after-school sessions as well as individualized guidance.
The program was started in 2021 with 4 classes.
Odyssey is a national program run by Maimonides Fund’s Future Scientist Center in collaboration with the Department of Talented and Talented Youth of the Ministry of Education and INCD. The program is designed for highly gifted and highly gifted students in grades 9th-12th, and includes students pursuing academic research while simultaneously developing their cognitive, personal and interpersonal skills. Within the framework of the program, participants earn academic credit as students leading to graduate degrees. The program operates in six major educational institutions in Israel,
Many graduates enlist in elite IDF programs such as Talpiot, 8200, completing their studies before/during their military service.
Under the Ghasharim (Bridge) program, participants overcome barriers, enabling them to choose to major in cybersecurity areas in high school. Program participants learn and experiment with diverse technical knowledge such as app and website development, cyber security and AI; Through basic coding, they develop logical thinking, express their creativity and strengthen their self-confidence. Participants develop technical products, from idea to design and programming. The teachers in the classroom are soldiers of the IDF’s Education and Youth Corps. Gashrim is led by the 8200 unit of the Israeli IDF – Intelligence Corps.
(The correspondent is in Tel Aviv as a guest of the Israeli Foreign Ministry)