R. GUNTUR MAHARDIKA
In a historic move indicative of
the dangers and potency of the digital medium as a weapon, the
commander of the Israeli army decided Monday to establish a new IDF
corps responsible for all cyber activity.
Lt.
Gen. Gadi Eisenkot called the establishment of the new corps, to be
headed by a two-star general and on par with the Navy and the Air Force,
a matter of supreme importance that is becoming “more significant with
each passing day.”
Cyber security is today dispersed throughout
the army. The Military Intelligence Directorate handles offensive
capacities while the C4I branch deals with protection. The new corps,
subject to the approval of the defense minister and to be operational
within two years, would bring the army’s cyber know-how under a single
roof.
Nationally, the Shin Bet security service,
Mossad, IDF and National Cyber Bureau in the Prime Minister’s Office
operate without a unified and hierarchical cyber framework. This
incoherence, coupled with Iran’s investments in the field and the fact
that the threat can be launched by anyone, from anywhere, without any
clear stockpiling of weapons in advance, has led some to voice concern.
“Massive cyber attacks, like the Egyptian
onslaught on Yom Kippur,” are feasible, the commander of the IDF Cyber
Defense Unit told The Times of Israel earlier this year.
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