apr 18, 2016 - "From Jerusalem shall come forth cyber security, says cyber guru" (Kaspersky) -The Times of Israel 2016, Apr 18

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"From Jerusalem shall come forth cyber-security, says cyber guru"
-The Times of Israel 2016, Apr 18

A planned Jerusalem-based Expert Center aims to help companies make themselves immune from growing threats by hackers

Things are bad in the cyber-security world, and they are getting worse, according to Eugene Kaspersky, head of international cyber-security firm Kaspersky Lab and one of the world’s foremost experts on cyber-crime.

“Each year, the hackers get more bold and their attacks become more dangerous, and many companies, institutions, governments, hospitals and many more are vulnerable. What is needed is an army that will have the weapons to battle cyber-criminals and cyber-terrorists – and we intend to build that army in Jerusalem.”

That “army” will be part of a new Expert Center Kaspersky plans to open in Jerusalem. The decision to open the center in the city came as part of a cyber-security conference held in the city this week, after consultations with Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat and other officials, Kaspersky said, although no date has been yet announced for the established of the center.

The need for such an institution is great, said Kaspersky, whose researchers helped discover major cyber-attacks like Stuxnet and Flame.

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