Recent years have seen the exponential growth of the cyber world. While the rise of this sphere has proven to be advantageous in the ease in which information and services have become available with the click of a button, there are also significant vulnerabilities associated with the cyber-space which have been exploited for terrorist purposes.

This workshop aims to explore this new frontier of terrorism attempting to understand the threats that emanate from the cyber-space as well as the options available to mitigate the threat. Workshop experts will discuss the current state of cyber-groups, following the fall of the Islamic State, and will provide an up-to-date picture of developments in the cyber realm that have taken place in the last year. This will include an exploration of the nexus of terrorism and crime, as well as the recent rise in use of digital currency by terrorist entities. The workshop will also investigate options for response to these threats, and countering of the phenomenon.

 

Panelists:

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Opening Remarks: Mr. Steven Stern, Founder, The Steven E. Stern Workshop on Cyber- Terrorism, ICT, IDC Herzliya

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Chair: Dr. Eitan Azani, Deputy Executive Director, ICT and Head of BA & MA Specializations in Counter-Terrorism, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy & Strategy, IDC Herzliya, Israel

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Brig. Gen. (Res.) Rami Efrati, Associate, ICT, IDC Herzliya and Former Head of the Civilian Division, National Cyber Bureau, Prime Minister's Office, Israel

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Adv. Deborah Housen-Couriel, Research Associate and Adjunct Lecturer, ICT, IDC

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Mr. Ariel Levanon, Vice President, Cyber and Intelligence, MER Group, Israel

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Brig. Gen. (Res.) Charles Shugg, Executive Director, Global Consortium for Counter Cyber-Terrorism (GC3T) and Partner and COO, Sylint, United States

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Prof. Abraham Wagner, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs and Senior Research Scholar, Saltzman Institute for War and Peace Studies, Columbia University, United States

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Prof. Gabriel Weimann, Full Professor, Department of Communication, University of Haifa, Israel

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