TEL AVIV, Israel, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Top Israeli government figures such as Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Defense Minister Benny Gantz, addressed the conference which is headed by Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Prof Isaac Ben-Israel, known as the “father” of the Israeli Cyber industry. Leading American and British cyber officials also contributed, including Chris Inglis the National Cyber Director at the Executive Office of the President at the White House, Anne Neurberger the Deputy Assistant to the US President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technologies at the White House, and Lindy Cameron CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre. Private sector leaders including Ira Winkler, Chief Security Officer for Walmart, Tim Brown CISO of SolarWinds, Jane Horvath, Chief Privacy Officer of Apple, Jason Chan, Former VP of Information Security at Netflix, also addressed the conference. Supported by Israel’s Ministry of Economy and Innovation, attendees joined from over 80 countries from all over the world. Guests included startups and major investors, together with numerous sponsors, and partners.
Cyber Week is jointly held by the Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center (ICRC); The Yuval Ne’eman Workshop for Science, Technology and Security at Tel Aviv University; and the Israeli National Cyber Directorate under the Prime Minister’s Office. The gathering occurred against the backdrop of unprecedented cyber challenges and events…
