The Battle for Your Computer

Re-discover the high-stakes world of cybersecurity, as told through the eyes of a veteran of Israel’s cyberwarfare divisions

The Battle for Your Computer: Israel and the Growth of the Global Cyber-Security Industry tells the exciting and extraordinary story of the central role played by Israel in the fight for global cybersecurity supremacy. In the book, author and Israeli Defense Force (IDF) veteran Alon Arvatz explores the “why” and the “how” of the peculiarly strong connection between the Israeli military and that country’s booming offensive and defensive cybersecurity industry.

You’ll learn why so many of the technologies that wind up protecting computers you’ve probably used—technology owned by companies like Palo Alto Networks and Checkpoint—began their lives in the world’s most fruitful incubator of cyber technologies: the elite IDF cybersecurity unit known as Unit 8200. You’ll also discover fascinating new interviews with some of the leading names in cybersecurity, discussing what makes Israeli cyber technology some of the best in the world.

An engrossing and essential new book about an endlessly interesting topic, The Battle for Your Computer will captivate both lay and expert readers with an interest in the ever-evolving world of offensive and defensive cybersecurity.