Jerusalem, 27 January, 2026 (TPS-IL) — In 2025 Israel suffered over 26,000 cyber-attack incidents – an increase of 55% compared to 2024. This is according to the data revealed today, Tuesday January 27, 2026, by the head of Israel’s National Cyber Directorate, Yossi Karadi, at the 2026 Cybertech Global Expo Tel Aviv. These cyber incidents were handled by the Directorate.
The three sectors which saw the most attempted cyber-attacks last year were the financial, government sector, and digital services sectors. Many of the incidents were detected in time and prevented without damage, while others resulted in significant damage to the organization itself, to connected organizations, or to information.
Karadi also presented for the first time Israel’s multi-year national cyber plan, which focuses on three main axes: cloud security, Cyber-AI, and readiness for the quantum era. At the same time, the plan promotes the strengthening of national infrastructure, detection and response capabilities, national defense platforms, and the establishment of national laboratories in the fields of artificial intelligence and deepfake.
In addition, Karadi emphasized the importance of cooperation between the government and the Israeli cyber industry and international collaborations: “We cannot choose when the next war will break out, but we can choose to be prepared,” he said. “The government sets a strategy and leads national defense, but it is the Israeli industry, with its innovation, agility, and operational experience, that allows Israel to be prepared for the first cyber war.”
In this context, the head of the organization noted that last month a strategic agreement for cooperation in the field of cyber was signed with Germany, and a center of excellence for maritime cyber was launched with Greece and Cyprus.