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Yossi Caradi, head of Israel’s National Cyber Directorate, disclosed at Tel Aviv University’s Cyber Week conference that Iran is actively developing AI-based offensive cyber capabilities. The warning comes as the international community focuses primarily on nuclear proliferation concerns.

Caradi warned of a “new war of attrition” in cyberspace, where the pace of attacks is outpacing the nation’s recovery capacity, creating systematic degradation of critical infrastructure. The advancement of Iranian cyber capabilities, particularly AI-enabled systems, represents a significant shift in the threat landscape.

The disclosure highlights a critical gap in global security focus, with cyber warfare emerging as a parallel threat to conventional and nuclear military capabilities. Israel’s cyber directorate has assessed that Iran’s investment in these technologies poses an imminent strategic risk.

Sources: Ynet, Walla, www.israelhayom.co.il, Times of Israel, Jerusalem Post