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How Israel Is Turning Part of the Negev Desert into a Cyber-City

(Washington Post) Ellen Nakashima and William Booth - In Beersheba, Israel, in the middle of the Negev Desert, a cyber-city is rising to cement Israel's place as a major digital power. Israel is a nation of 8 million people with little in the way of natural resources. But in global private investment in cybersecurity firms, it is second only to the U.S. In Israel, different sectors of society - that in the U.S. do not have a tradition of collaborating - appear willing to work closely together. "The United States has more capabilities than Israel in cyberspace," said Gabi Siboni, director of the cybersecurity program at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv. "But we are small. We are very anxious, and it's the difference between a speedboat and an aircraft carrier. We go very fast."
2016-05-20 00:00:00
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