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Cybersecurity Level of Alert Increased

Israel's Ministry of Health has directed health organizations to elevate cybersecurity alert levels to C or D in preparation for Operation Roaring Lion.

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As part of preparing the health system to maintain operational continuity during Operation Roaring Lion, the Ministry of Health directed all health organizations to increase their cybersecurity alertness.

Following these guidelines, organizations will raise their readiness level to between Level C and Level D under the “Isolated Incident” policy—one step below the highest cybersecurity alert level.

Decisions on the actual readiness level will be made by the organizations’ CEOs, based on structured risk management, balancing operational continuity needs with the current operational situation.

As part of this preparation, health organizations were instructed to carry out a comprehensive risk management process, including:

  • Reviewing operational systems and critical medical equipment
  • Assessing core infrastructure such as communication systems, information security, and operating systems
  • Identifying li>

The Ministry of Health will continue working to ensure the health system maintains operational continuity, even amid the challenges of this period.
 

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