Latest Israel Headlines
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Republican Platform Under Trump: Reinstate Glass-Steagall, Go Slow on Trade Pacts
Jul 19 2016 // Republican National Convention delegates approved a platform Monday that calls for reinstating the Glass-Steagall Act and scaling back the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul, calling it the Democrats’ “legislative...
Israeli Cyber Security Business Foundry, Team8, on Track to Build 5 Firms by 2020
Feb 26 2016 // Team8, a cyber security business foundry created by veterans of the Israeli army’s technology and intelligence unit 8200, said it closed a $23 million round of financing. Team8 plans to use the money to develop five...
China’s Fosun Scraps Plan to Buy Israel’s Phoenix, Vowing More Prudent Strategy
Feb 17 2016 // Chinese conglomerate Fosun International Ltd.’s deal to acquire Israeli insurer Phoenix Holdings Ltd. for more than $460 million has unraveled, the firm’s second withdrawn overseas purchase in the past two...
Firms Look at New Tools Designed to Foil Hackers as Firewalls Prove Inadequate
Jan 27 2016 // With firewalls no longer seen as enough of a defense against security breaches, companies are looking at new tools to foil hackers trying to enter a computer network. U.S. and Israeli startups are leading the way, with new...
Israel Emerges as Leader in Developing Cyber Defenses for Cars
Jan 13 2016 // Building on its expertise in technology, Israel is emerging as a leader in the race to keep cars secure and prevent the nightmare scenario of a hacker commandeering your vehicle. Most cars today are equipped with some...
Fosun Chairman’s Troubles Raise Doubts about Bids for Israeli Insurers
Dec 14 2015 // The protracted sale process of two of Israel’s largest insurance providers faced further setbacks on Sunday as concern grew over a Chinese probe into Fosun International Holdings Ltd. Fosun’s troubles represent...
U.S. Charges 3 in ‘Securities Fraud on Cyber Steroids’ Scheme
Nov 11 2015 // U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday unveiled criminal charges against three men accused of running a sprawling computer hacking and fraud scheme that included a huge attack against JPMorgan Chase & Co. and generated hundreds...
China’s Fosun International to Acquire Phoenix Holdings From Israel’s Delek
Jun 22 2015 // Delek Group Ltd. agreed to sell its controlling stake in Phoenix Holdings Ltd., Israel’s fourth- largest insurance provider by market value, to China’s Fosun International Ltd. The Netanya, Israel-based holding...
Israel’s Illusive Networks Aims to Foil Hackers by Directing Them to Fake Data
Jun 9 2015 // Israeli start-up Illusive Networks says it can foil cyber hackers by lulling them into thinking they have found a way to steal data, which is actually fake. The company, set up last year, says algorithms in its software...
Hackers, Spies Hired to Fight Cyber Attacks
Apr 15 2015 // It’s a seller’s market for the cyber war’s special forces. Just ask Scott Davies, 30, who left a career snooping on Australia’s enemies in December for a similar gig at FireEye Inc. Or Brian Varner,...
It’s Easy to Get Hacked: Just Connect to Fraudulent Wireless Hotspots
Mar 3 2015 // If anyone attending the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week doubts how easy it is to hack smartphones and tablets, Filip Chytry and his team plan to set them straight. By hacking into their devices. Chytry’s...
Iran Hackers Targeted Airlines, Energy Firms Across Globe: Cylance Report
Dec 3 2014 // Iranian hackers have infiltrated some of the world’s top energy, transport and infrastructure companies over the past two years in a campaign that could allow them to eventually cause physical damage, according to...
New York Lawmakers Push for Airline Safety Devices
Jul 29 2014 // Two U.S. legislators urged the government to study whether American passenger jets should be equipped with devices protecting them against missiles like the one that brought down a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine and...
Independent Insurance Agents Find Some Pundits, Politicians in Washington Agree
Apr 16 2014 // News flash: a conservative and a liberal in Washington agree — on quite a few matters, in fact. Before an audience of independent insurance agents, commentators Tucker Carlson, a conservative, and Paul Begala, a liberal,...
Independent Insurance Agents Find Some Pundits, Politicians in Washington Agree
Apr 13 2014 // News flash: a conservative and a liberal in Washington agree — on quite a few matters, in fact. Before an audience of independent insurance agents last Friday, conservative commentator Tucker Carlson and liberal...
Aon Benfield Securities Completes Quake Protection for Israeli insurer I.D.I.
Mar 5 2014 // Aon Benfield Securities, the investment banking division of global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor Aon Benfield, announced that it has “successfully completed a ‘Cat in the Box’ transaction...
Companies Can’t Stop Data Theft at Reasonable Cost: Execs at Davos
Jan 24 2014 // Fighting online data fraudsters is almost impossible as their ability to hack into new technology often outpaces companies’ efforts to protect it, senior businessmen and bankers gathering for the World Economic Forum...
AIG to Purchase Outstanding Interest in AIG Israel
Feb 18 2013 // American International Group announced that it has reached an agreement with Aurec Gold Investments Limited to acquire Aurec’s 49.99 percent interest in AIG Israel Insurance Company Ltd. AIG currently owns 50.01...
Massachusetts Physicians Group Offers Update on Medical Liability Reform
Feb 13 2013 // A Massachusetts physicians and hospitals association this week provided an update on the state’s implementation of the Communication, Apology, and Resolution (CARe) program. The Massachusetts Alliance for...
Fallout from Dewey Law Firm Collapse Hits Insurers, Other Clients
May 29 2012 // For eight years, hundreds of victims of militant attacks in Israel have pursued litigation against a Jordanian bank they claim provided financial services to Hamas and other militant groups. Now the plaintiffs have a new...
