Cyber Defender
מגן סייבר
Role facts
from the official pageWhat the role is like
What you would be doing
the full text, nothing cutYou defend all of the IDF's networks against cyberattacks — detecting, investigating and stopping advanced cyber threats. You run digital forensic investigations to trace where an attack came from and what it hit, and you sometimes attack the system yourself, as a red team, to find its weak points.
What it takes to get in
Dapar 70 and above (men with a combat profile need 80 and above plus 10 study units in computer science), security clearance before enlistment, a 2-year career-service (keva) commitment.
Training
About a 19-week course at Basmach, run as a pre-military course (kdatz).
Where you serve
The Defense Division (Basmach Alpha, Bahad 7, Gidonim): cyber defenders are the first, critical line of defense of the IDF's computer networks.
What it is worth afterwards
Deep skills in information security, forensics and cyberattack analysis.