The Battlefield: Cloud Computing
Cloud computing has become an integral part of modern military operations. The IDF relies heavily on cloud-based systems from troop management to logistics, communication, and intelligence gathering. These systems allow for flexibility, scalability, and efficient resource allocation.
However, they also make attractive targets for cyber adversaries seeking to disrupt operations, steal sensitive information, or compromise critical infrastructure.
The Israel Defense Forces’ cloud computing network has been subjected to almost three billion cyber attacks since the conflict between Israel and Hamas began on October 7, according to the officer in charge of the military’s computer section. However, all of the attacks were detected and did not do any damage.
Col. Racheli Dembinsky, chief of the IDF’s Center of Computing and Information Systems (Mamram), made the discovery on Wednesday during the “IT for IDF” conference in Rishon Lezion.
According to Dembinsky, the attacks targeted operational cloud computing, which is used by numerous systems that serve troops on the ground during conflict to communicate information and forces’ whereabouts.
The Scale of the Threat
Three billion attacks may sound staggering, and indeed it is. These attacks targeted operational cloud c
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