Israeli technology effectively prevents attacks during G20
Cyber defence and cybersecurity services provided by companies from the Jewish state help prevent unauthorised drones
Israeli technology hired by Argentina to provide security during the G20 global leaders’ summit detected several unauthorised drone incidents.
Despite previous fears, the participation of leaders from 19 countries and the European Union wasn’t affected.
The Defence Ministry of Argentina signed a contract worth more than £3.9m ($5 million) with its Israeli counterpart last year to provide cyber defence and cybersecurity services to the meeting. Israel is not a member of the G20 group. Several suspicious drones flying into the presence of global leaders were successfully blocked by the Israeli technology.
On Thursday, summit authorities detected a non-authorised drone in an area of the hotels in which the foreign delegations stayed. The drone was neutralised.
On Friday evening a drone flew close to the group of leaders that were entering the iconic Colon Theatre for a gala event. The drone was neutralised and fell to the street, according a report by the Clarin newspaper.
The signed contract was for the implementation of a Cyber Defence Informatics Emergency Response Team (CERT) and a Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT).
On Sept. 21, the countries signed the Implementation Agreement for the project. The cyber defence program includes the capability to inhibit drones to a certain range. The cybersecurity software includes the ability to collect and analyse information from social networks.
The Drone Guard system sold to Argentina by ELTA Systems, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), also was successfully used during the 2018 Youth Olympics games in Argentina in October.
The 13th meeting of the international forum of 20 countries held in Buenos Aires last weekend was the first G20 summit to be hosted in South America. Security was one of the main concerns. On Monday, President Mauricio Macri organised an event to recognise the success of the event with the workers, including security forces, in recognition of their performance.
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