The Cabinet, at its weekly meeting on Sunday 22 Teves announced Mr. Buki Carmeli will serve as the head of the National Cyber Defense Authority.

Prime Minister Netanyahu commented “Carmeli is deserving, experienced and multi-faceted. He is thoroughly familiar with the cyber field in both its security and civilian aspects.

While we are indeed cyber leaders, we need to continue to race forward. In this era we must be prepared in advance for national defense and private defense. The threat is very great and proper deployment is vital. All countries look to us in this field.

A unified cybernetic alignment is necessary to deal with these threats.”

Israel National Cyber Bureau Director Dr. Eviatar Matania added “Appointing a head of the national cyber defense authority indicates the start of its activity in the coming months. This is a main milestone in implementing the national deployment that was approved by the Cabinet last year in the face of the growing threats in the cyber field. I have no doubt that Buki Carmeli’s rich experience in both the security establishment and the private sector, especially in the cyber defense field, will allow him to establish the authority over time as a technological-operative leader on a global level.”

Buki Carmeli, 53, served for over 20 years in Unit 8200 and in the security establishment. His most recent position was head of the technological unit in the Defense Ministry Office of the Director of Security for the Defense Establishment, where he led cyber defense for the security establishment. He was previously involved in initiatives in the field of defense for sensitive systems and also headed a fund dealing in international technology funds.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)