�Cyber security is not information security, said Mr. Avi Hasson, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor speaking on the topic of �Cyber security in a borderless global arena� at the 13th annual Herzliya Conference.

Hasson noted that the topic of cyber security involves challenges in four different areas: technology, procedures, education and regulations and as such, we need an �integration of many different operations to deal with cyber security � If one wants to deal with this very meaningful threat, each challenge needs to be dealt with � Cyber security and dealing with it is not only about securing information � it�s something completely different and complex��

In tackling these issues, he said, �the bad news is we are not there yet,� explaining that �we are missing integrative solutions � we are missing analytical and proactive dimensions� There are technological gaps which are very significant.�

Adv. Yoram Hacohen, Head, Law, Information and Technology Authority, Ministry of Justice noted that it is �not always clear that cyber matters are translated into the real world � The borders are open. We have no real borders � There�s a lot if information that is passed online … A lot of it is legitimized but without borders it is hard to impose limitations.� He stressed, �As much as we hear of Israel being a cyber security super power, we are not succeeding,� adding that it�s a �terrible phenomenon when systems with very sensitive information have no security � it�s like having a business in a building without strong walls.�

On a positive note, referring to the very low level of password protection, Dr. Dorit Dor, VP of Products, CheckPoint said �90% of the attacks are very basic � The starting point is so basic that if we can maintain even a few basic principles we can strengthen our natural security greatly.� She added that the nature of the attacks constantly change and that the �basic defense infrastructure needs to know how to link with different sources � we have to adapt as well and change from defense to defense � Our role as cyber protectors is to create a multi-dimensional level of defense.�

Identifying a different cyber threat, Mr. Adi Sharabani, CEO & Co- Founder Skycure, noted that a big problem in the cyber and mobile world today is �profiling,� �Only accept profiles from trusted providers,� he said.

�We hear about significant attacks that happen everywhere in the world� said Dr. Eviatar Matania, Head, Israel National Cyber Bureau, Prime Minister�s Office, �This topic is very, very global. The whole world basically uses the same operating system, the same computer systems � When there is a breech, it has an effect on the whole world � We need to create a whole cyber ecosystem in Israel and this should take Israel robustly into the future.�

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)