The Battle for Your Computer, Alon Arvatz
The Battle for Your Computer, Alon Arvatz
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The Battle for Your Computer
Israel and the Growth of the Global Cyber- Security Industry

Author: Alon Arvatz

Narrator: Mitch Crawford

Unabridged: 12 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 10/17/2023


Synopsis

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; and 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-listen for laypeople and cyber experts alike.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ben on March 06, 2025

Richard Stiennon's Security Yearbook 2020: A History and Directory of the IT Security Industry describes Israel as a bastion of information security innovation. The RSAC 2025 Conference keynotes and speakers list proves his point as four of the 39 keynotes and almost 40 of the speakers are from Isra......more

Goodreads review by Rotem on September 05, 2023

Important and surprisingly entertaining book on the history and future of Israel's Cyber industry.......more