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Code Blue Launches Blue Castle - A Breakthrough AI System for Real-Time Cyber Crisis Management

Code Blue announces the launch of Blue Castle, a first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence system designed to manage cyber crises in real time. The system is built on insights from more than 1,000 real-world cyber incidents handled by the company in recent years.
Code Blue Announces Strategic Expansion into North America

Code Blue Announces Strategic Expansion into North America

Code Blue is proud to announce the opening of its new North American office, joining the company’s existing operations in Italy, Germany, and Israel.
locked computer by hackers

לראשונה המדינה תטיל על דירקטורים אחריות למניעת מתקפות סייבר

ברקע מתקפות הסייבר הגוברות, הנחיה חדשה של הרשות להגנת הפרטיות תחייב את הדירקטוריון לפקח על אבטחת המידע, והחברה תהיה חשופה לקנסות

'The war room': Israeli tech workers band together in hostage search

It looks like any other scrappy Tel Aviv tech start-up, with staff in hip clothing huddled around laptops and downing espressos, but they are the volunteers in a “war room” assembled to help Israel bring home the hostages.

Israeli tech workers track hostages in Gaza

Refael Franco was the deputy head of the Israeli National Cyber Directorate, and he’s led civilian efforts to track those held captive by Hamas and other militant groups.

Inside the cyber ‘war room’ where Israeli AI experts work to locate Hamas hostages

Refael Franco took i through the process of tracking the hostages. The group collects data on social media usage within Gaza, with graphs showing the number of texts sent and app usage on the tracked phones – even down to the number of times particular emojis were sent.

Inside the ‘civilian war room’ where Israeli volunteers hunt for the prisoners of Hamas

Freeing the captives has become a national cause in Israel, but first they have to be found. It’s a significant challenge, and Rafael Franco decided to try a technological approach.The day after the attack, he reconfigured his Tel Aviv cyber company to search for the disappeared.

Israeli ‘Cyber War Room’ Uses Amazon Facial Recognition To Find Missing And Dead After Hamas Attack

Forbes: Over the course of two weeks, the project, which was led by former deputy director of the Israeli government’s National Cyber Directorate, Refael Franco, was able to identify some 60 missing people and provide new leads on the whereabouts and status of five others.

Israel’s “Civilian War Room”: Using high technology to track down hostages and spread the truth

VOA Chinese: It was under this circumstance that two Israeli high-tech company executives jointly established the “Civilian War Room” to use high-tech means to search and locate missing and abducted persons, and at the same time spread the truth about the Israel-Hamas war to the world.

EXCLUSIVE. In Israel, our report with cyber spies searching for the missing

Veteran intelligence officers set up a Hamas social media analysis center to try to locate Israeli hostages. These specialists confirm the active role of Iran.

Code Blue launching cyber venture in Germany with Dussmann

The Israeli startup will establish a joint operation in Europe with an investment of tens of millions of dollars

Refael Franco, CEO & Founder, Code blue Ltd.

CW2023_Main Plenary: Refael Franco, CEO & Founder, Code blue Ltd.

The financial effect of a cyber crisis: The neglected costs senior executives should take into account

C-level leaders of organizations and companies need to have timely information and tools…

Bloomberg – Israeli Official Says First Wave of Cyber Hack Was Thwarted

“An extensive cyber attack that hit 120 Israeli organizations in recent days was aimed at collecting information, but…

Russo-Ukrainian War Highlights Cyber Threats to Satellite Communications

Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine demonstrates that hypothetical scenarios of cyberattacks paralyzing satellite communications are already taking place.

How to counter ransomware? Have a plan ready, and work fast

“It is impossible to learn it while in motion, you must be prepared in advance,” says Code Blue founder Refael Franco, explaining how the Coronavirus changed criminal organizations…

Israel adopted cyber war protocol to manage COVID-19 crisis

Deputy Director General of Robustness at the Israel National Cyber Directorate outlines Israel’s cyber response to the coronavirus pandemic…

Virtual Speaking Engagement at Cybertech Global - Cybersecurity for the Healthcare Sector

On July 16th, 2020, a special digital edition of Cybertech Global – Cybersecurity for the Healthcare Sector, will take place…

Education Ministry to train group of elite Israeli high-schoolers to be cyber ‘hackers’

Some Israeli students will be taught to hack into computer systems to detect security breaches; others will be taught solutions to prevent …

“Fully Prepared to Face the Threats”

A special visit to Israel’s national CERT in the southern city of Beer-Sheva provides a rare glimpse into the country’s cyber warfare operations. “We provide a sort of e …

Israel Cyber Authority: Dozens of Hospital Computers Hacked, No Damage Done

‘We still don’t know the source of the attack, but our assessment is that it’s not a targeted attack against Israel…

Israel says major cyber-attack targeting civilian networks thwarted

Israel’s Cyber Defense Authority on Wednesday announced that it had uncovered the existence of an organized series of cyber-attacks with…

i24NEWS – Israel says major cyber-attack targeting civilian networks thwarted

“Israel’s Cyber Defense Authority on Wednesday announced that it had uncovered the existence of an organized series of cyber…

Major cyber-attack prevented

Israel’s National Cyber Defence Authority yesterday revealed that it successfully prevented a major cyber-attack on 120 private and public institutions last week…
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