Regulating Cyber Export – Security vs. Economy

The Israeli cyber industry is one of the main markets of the hi-tech industry, with an increasing market share of Israel's security export. Joined with the fact that this is a strategic growth tool for the State of Israel, "cyber products might contain technologies and abilities that, in the wrong hands, could severely threaten Israeli security and political interests".

In light of the need to balance between security interest on one hand and financial interests on the other, in recent months the national cyber headquarters and DSER published a revision draft for the regulation order on security export in the cyber field, whereby the purpose of this revision was to add and emphasize sections included in the Wassenaar agreement, regulating "weaknesses" and regulating advanced forensic abilities.