Ungar to speak at virtual insight series

As cyber threats against state-level assets and operational technology (OT) accelerate globally, a panel discussion in an upcoming Security and Risk Professional Insight Series – available to view in a virtual broadcast on June 24 from 1pm – will address systematic vulnerabilities facing essential public services, and share Israeli expertise.

Jeremy Ungar, senior trade officer at TradeIL Australia (the Israel Trade and Economic Commission), has been confirmed as an expert panellist in the session called: Protecting Critical Infrastructure – The Economy Drivers of Energy, Transport, Data Centres and Communication.

Ungar’s presentation will focus on the strategic methodology of the State of Israel in cultivating a world-leading cybersecurity ecosystem, and how the Israeli government systematically empowers its domestic companies to defend the critical infrastructure of international partners, including Australia.

It will explore Israel’s unique position as a global cybersecurity powerhouse is the result of deliberate public policy and long-term structural strategy, and how, through close integration between the Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD), the Ministry of Economy and Industry, and advanced academic institutions, Israel’s state incubator networks accelerate the development of industrial control systems (ICS) and OT security frameworks.

These state-backed frameworks enable Israeli cyber firms to transition rapidly from deep-tech laboratories to actively securing international power grids, maritime logistics networks, telecommunication matrices, and next-generation data centres.