The Battle for Your Computer: Israel and the Growth of the Global Cyber-Security Industry - Hardcover

by Alon Arvatz (Author)

Discover the extraordinary realities of the world's most advanced cybersecurity companies and tech

In The Battle for Your Computer: Israel and the Growth of the Global Cyber-Security Industry, Israeli Defense Force (IDF) cyberwarfare veteran and tech product leader Alon Arvatz examines the "why" and the "how" of the extraordinarily strong connection between Israel's elite cyber military unit and that country's booming offensive and defensive cybersecurity industry. In the book, you'll explore the central role played by Israel in the global fight for cybersecurity supremacy.

Featuring interviews with some of the world's leading cybersecurity professionals and leaders, The Battle for Your Computer explains how the IDF's "Unit 8200" became the globe's most fruitful incubator of cyber technologies. You'll also find:

• Explanations of how the technologies that protect your own computers at home and at work probably began their lives in IDF personnel or equipment
• The stories of the men and women working to protect Israel and how they pivoted to protecting her technology against attack
• Answers to fascinating questions like: How does an offensive cyber company decide to whom to sell its tech?

An endlessly engrossing take on an equally engrossing subject, The Battle for Your Computer is a must-read for laypeople and cyber experts alike.

Front Jacket

Of all the world's billions of dollars of venture capital spent on cybersecurity, fully 40% of it is spent on startups and other companies in Israel. What are the reasons so many of the globe's most innovative cyber firms start their lives in this (relatively) small nation?

In The Battle for Your Computer: Israel and the Growth of the Global Cyber-Security Industry, cyber warfare veteran and tech leader Alon Arvatz delivers a fascinating and insightful exploration of the global cyber industry protecting--and attacking--many of the computers used around the world. In the book, Arvatz explains the strong and persistent connection between the Israeli Defense Force and that country's booming cybersecurity and cyber intelligence industry. He also sets out how that connection gives rise to frontline hacker protection for computers you've probably used yourself, via industry-leading companies like Palo Alto Networks and Checkpoint.

Complete with interviews of prominent founders and leaders involved with major cybersecurity companies, the book tells the story of the men and women who turned a national battle for survival against hostile nations into a springboard for creativity and daring. You'll discover how that same country transformed its most pressing challenges into its most striking advantages.

The Battle for Your Computer offers answers to some of the most interesting questions in cybersecurity. How does an offensive cyber company decide to whom to sell its technology? How did Unit 8200, Israel's elite military cyber unit, become the best cybersecurity incubator in the world?

Perfect for cybersecurity professionals seeking to understand the world of risks, threats, opportunities, and pitfalls that define the world of offensive and defensive cybersecurity, The Battle for Your Computer will earn a place on the bookshelves of both lay and expert readers with an interest in this exciting and engrossing topic.

Back Jacket

Re-discover the high-stakes world of cybersecurity, as told through the eyes of a veteran of Israel's cyberwarfare divisions

The Battle for Your Computer: Israel and the Growth of the Global Cyber-Security Industry tells the exciting and extraordinary story of the central role played by Israel in the fight for global cybersecurity supremacy. In the book, author and Israeli Defense Force (IDF) veteran Alon Arvatz explores the "why" and the "how" of the peculiarly strong connection between the Israeli military and that country's booming offensive and defensive cybersecurity industry.

You'll learn why so many of the technologies that wind up protecting computers you've probably used--technology owned by companies like Palo Alto Networks and Checkpoint--began their lives in the world's most fruitful incubator of cyber technologies: the elite IDF cybersecurity unit known as Unit 8200. You'll also discover fascinating new interviews with some of the leading names in cybersecurity, discussing what makes Israeli cyber technology some of the best in the world.

An engrossing and essential new book about an endlessly interesting topic, The Battle for Your Computer will captivate both lay and expert readers with an interest in the ever-evolving world of offensive and defensive cybersecurity.

Author Biography

ALON ARVATZ is a veteran of the Israel Defense Force's elite cyber unit called "Unit 8200." He is the CEO and Co-founder at PointFive and one of the leading entrepreneurs, angel investors, and tech leaders in Israel's cyber industry.