IDF establishes new cyber command

The new cyber command announced Monday by IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen Gady Eisenkott will oversee all activity related to cyber warfare operations, cyber defense,  cyber attacks, cyber intelligence-gathering and operational planning. It is expected to take two years to launch. Eisenkott said that the new command will empower the IDF to perform better in these areas and utilized the technological and human advantages with which Israel is endowed.