(Forbes) Elizabeth MacBride - When it comes to cybersecurity, Israel sits at the center of the world. Israeli companies exported $6.5 billion a year worth of cyberproducts, about 10% of the world market, based on data from Israel's National Cyber Bureau. That's up from only a 1-2% share of the much smaller market five years ago. In short, the Startup Nation has a sub-specialty. How did it get one? It turns out to be a top-down initiative, straight from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Last week, I interviewed Isaac ben Israel, who's called the father of Israel's cybersecurity business. Here are five lessons I learned from him: - If you're a startup, cybersecurity is one of the biggest growth opportunities in decades. - Perhaps the most important element of a cybersecurity strategy is that it be adaptable. - Pay attention to privacy. - Whether or not you're on the opportunity side of cybersecurity, you are at risk, and probably to a larger extent than you've realized. - The opportunity and the risks are particularly large in the Middle East.
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