The Israeli Embassy in Senegal is
heavily promoting cyber security training and solutions. The area targeted is The Sahel area of West
Africa. Many believe this is for
economic as well as national security efforts for the State of Israel. The Sahel area of Africa is a cross road for
both cyber and physical security concerns for Israel. These country sponsors events and cyber
assistance shows how nations intertwine economic growth with their own national
security interests. This information is
being supplied for your situational awareness.
- Israel is strongly promoting cyber security and support in The Sahel / Africa
- Economic goals can easily be hidden as state sponsored cyber focus’
- Awareness for both governments and corporations to be wary of dual goal state sponsored cyber support is strongly suggested
Publication
date: 8
October 2016
Handling
requirements: Traffic
light protocol (TLP) GREEN
Attribution/Threat
Actors: Suspected state sponsored APT
Actor
Type: Adversary capabilities have been assessed as Tier IV*
Potential Targets: West
African countries / The Sahel
Past Reporting: Red Sky Alliance: DOC-4322, DOC-4327
*Criminal or state actors who are organized, highly technical, proficient, well-funded professionals working in teams to discover new vulnerabilities and develop exploits.
The full attribution report has been published in its entirety in the Red Sky Alliance portal. For more information please contact the lab directly at 844-4-WAPACK, 603-606-1246, or feedback@wapacklabs.com.
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