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📅 #CyberSunday: Iran Protests in Focus This week, we’re featuring kim victor, Cyber Policy and Strategy researcher at the Yuval Ne’eman Workshop Workshop for Science, Technology and Security at Tel Aviv University in her article “Iran’s Digital Uprising and the Expanding Cyber Front.” The piece looks at how Iran’s late 2025 protest wave is evolving into a digital uprising, and what that means for the wider cyber front. 📱 In Iran, control of the internet is becoming control of the narrative. The protest struggle now extends beyond the streets into servers, platforms, and algorithms. 👉🏼 To read the full article, click here: https://lnkd.in/d46D26if If you have insights, articles, or research worth sharing, please send them to [email protected] for a chance to be featured on a future #CyberSunday.

🧠🤖 AI Didn’t Begin with ChatGPT It’s been decades in the making. In a recent interview hosted by Oren Nahari, בן-ישראל Ben-Israel איציק Isaac traces the roots of Artificial Intelligence long before today’s hype. Early AI failed for two main reasons: • Researchers tried to hard-code intelligence instead of letting machines learn • Computers simply weren’t powerful enough to support learning at scale In short, today’s AI revolution isn’t about brand-new ideas. It’s about old ideas finally meeting enough computing power. 🎥 Watch the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/d6qSKwaH #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #HistoryOfAI #MachineLearning #TechHistory #AIWeek AI Week TLV

🎙We are proud to share first episode of The Practical Security Show hosted by CISO:CLUB, our longstanding partners. This is an online series with short episodes in which cyber security experts or leaders bring practical insights. The first episode features Mandy Andress, CISO at Elastic, sharing her modern approach to managing Security Operations - how to build the right work philosophy, and how to manage scale in a practical way. The episode is already on the air, and you can watch / listen and follow here: LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/ddM2vYsg YouTube: https://lnkd.in/dw73Cng4 Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dFg6gfFM Apple Podcast: https://lnkd.in/dRkUMFFz X: https://x.com/CISOxCLUB Facebook: https://lnkd.in/dN7Z7udn Instagram: https://lnkd.in/d3QPCxBW TikTok: https://lnkd.in/d4BgDZAT Cyber Week TLV

📅Kicking off our first #CyberSunday! To launch this new series, we are starting with Yaron Cohen, product enablement professional, author of Signal to Product newsletter, and co-founder of the MTL-IL Tech community in Montreal. Yaron published a retrospective from #CyberWeek in his substack, Signal to Product. Here are a few takeaways that stood out. We strongly encourage reading the full article: 👉 https://lnkd.in/dmMaqAYM 👀 Cyber defense never offers full protection. Readiness, response, and intelligence capabilities are just as essential as preventive measures. 🚨 The supply chain remains a critical attack surface, including final products, creating a need for new models of monitoring and certification. 🪖 Future conflicts are increasingly likely to begin with cyber operations, requiring a shift in how intelligence and preparedness are approached. If you have insights, articles, or research worth sharing, please send them to us for a chance to be featured in future #CyberSundays. Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center

📬 Cyber News is out! What shaped the global cyber and AI landscape this month? In our latest Cyber News from the Yuval Ne’eman Workshop for Science, Technology and Security, we curated key developments that matter for policymakers, researchers, and practitioners alike. 💭This edition looks at: • How the US is rethinking deterrence and response to foreign cyberattacks • What Australia’s new National AI Strategy signals for capability and safe adoption • Where current cyber threats are concentrating across government and critical infrastructure • How Greece is aligning its national cybersecurity strategy with leading EU standards • Why governments and TikTok are teaming up to address cyber crime If you want a concise monthly snapshot of the cyber policy and security issues shaping the agenda, subscribe below 👇 👉 https://lnkd.in/d2NkJP9S #CyberSecurity #CyberPolicy #AI #NationalSecurity #TechPolicy #DigitalResilience

🚀 Three Shades of Deep Tech Success The Coller Startup Competition invites you to an open and practical conversation with founders building at the cutting edge of deep tech. Join this to learn from experienced entrepreneurs from MedTech, AI core technology, and Defense Tech, as they share what it really takes to build deep tech startups from early ideas to scaling and growth. 📅 January 27, 2026 | 18:00 📍 Tel Aviv University, Coller School of Management Lorry Lokey Building, Floor -1, Orgler Hall 🗣️ Event held in Hebrew 📝 Registration is mandatory 👉 Register here https://lnkd.in/eJTWjcJm Learn more about the competition https://lnkd.in/dYWZiiV #DeepTech #Startups #AI #MedTech #DefenseTech #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #CollerStartupCompetition Cyber Week TLV Tel Aviv University

👾Introducing #CyberSunday! Starting this week, we are launching #CyberSunday, a new way to spotlight the most interesting thinking, research, and insights in cyber. Each Sunday, we will highlight: • Reflections from Cyber Week 2025 • Articles and op-eds • Research papers and policy briefs • Podcasts, talks, and reports • Perspectives that challenge how we think about cyber and technology This is where you come in 👇 If you have read, written, or discovered something worth sharing, please send us a message for a chance to be featured in next week's edition of #CyberSunday. #CyberCommunity #CyberSecurity #AI #TechPolicy #DigitalResilience #ThoughtLeadership Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center

✨ Wishing our community a year of exciting new opportunities, continued learning, and growth in 2026✨ As we close out 2025, we would like to thank our speakers, partners, sponsors, and participants for making Cyber Week TLV, AI Week TLV, and DefenseTech Week, TLV impactful platforms for dialogue, collaboration, and innovation. We look forward to welcoming you again in 2026 at Tel-Aviv University. Save the dates: 🛡️ Cyber Week 2026 | June 22–25, 2026 🤖 AI Week 2026 | June 24–25, 2026 🚀 DefenseTech Week 2026 | December 1–2, 2026 We look forward to welcoming you back for an even more ambitious year of conferences in 2026.