Prime Minister’s Office | National Cyber Directorate For several decades, Israel has been at the global forefront of innovation and scientific-technological knowledge in the field of cyber security. Cyber security is highly dependent on innovation to cope with the attacker's dynamic approach. Israel's culture of innovation, its unique human capital and its national security efforts create a perfect environment for cyber innovation, thus answering this need both locally and globally. In its Government Resolution 3611 of August 7, 2011, “Advancing National Cyberspace Capabilities”, the State of Israel made it a priority to strengthen Israel's scientific and technological cyber capabilities and innovation processes. This task was assigned to the National Cyber Bureau, as a crucial component of the national cyber security strategy, in order to ensure Israel's long term cyber security capability. This includes two main efforts: 1. Research, development, and implementation of national level security capabilities and technologies, including: secure and efficient information sharing platforms; solutions supporting the state’s efforts to expose, investigate and contain cyber attacks; robust cyber processes; and centralized security services. 2. Strengthening the national science and technology (S&T) base in cyber: promoting industrial innovation, supporting academic research (including the establishment of six research centers in Israel’s leading universities), enhancing the the nation’s human capital in the cyber field and fostering an ecosystem for mutual enrichment. This includes the unique CyberSpark project – a concentrated and powerful cyber security ecosystem consisting of Israeli startups, global companies, academia and civilian and military cyber security centers – all within a walking distance of one another. National Cyber Security Strategy In Brief | 17