The Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations, in cooperation with Israel’s National Cyber Directorate (INCD) and Team8, hosted a cyber-security event yesterday at the United Nations (UN) to discuss the ways in which countries, governments and the private sector can collaborate to create a cyber-safer world.
The event, themed “Stronger Together”, was held against the backdrop of increased cyber-attacks around the world against private companies and countries.
Speakers at the event included:
- The United States’ Principal Deputy National Cyber Director Kemba Eneas Walden
- Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Team8, Nadav Zafrir
- The UN’s Chief Information Technology Officer Assistant Secretary-General, Bernando Mariano Joaquim Junior
- The INCD’s Executive Director of International Cooperation, Aviram Atzaba
- Microsoft Corporate Vice President, Ann Johnson
- JupiterOne CISO & Head of Research, Sounil Yu
- and Former Chief Strategist of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)’s COVID Task Force, Joshua Corman
“Today, in an age where the battlefield is moving from geographical arenas to the digital-sphere, the key to achieving collective defense is by working as a joint global team. And the UN, the center stage of international diplomacy, is an ideal place to pursue such a crucial mission.” (Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan)
From left to right: Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan, the INCD’s Executive Director of International Cooperation Aviram Atzaba, the Corporate Vice President of Security Business Development at Microsoft Ann Johnson, and Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Team8, Nadav Zafrir. (Photo credit: Team8)
Nadav Zafrir, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Team8 said: “The internet has become a critical infrastructure. We are at a unique point in the history of technology and global cooperation is key to cyber resilience.”
Based on press release by Israeli Mission to the UN, selected, regrouped by VonNaftali