IBM 's the Ben Gurion University of the Negev in Beersheva is expanding operations and opening a new laboratory in Haifa , Israel . Associate director Dr Yaron Wolfsthal said Centre of Cyber Excellence saw benefit in investing in a new facility and confirmed that it will hold " three times as many employees as the current laboratory" at IBM in Haifa . The new research centre will focus on detecting insider cyber threats, biometric algorithms, networks security for connected vehicles as well as improved security for user endpoints such as smartphones.
IBM's Centre of Cyber Excellence in Israel is expanding operations and opening a new laboratory in Beersheva, Israel. Associate director Dr Yaron Wolfsthal said IBM saw benefit in investing in a new facility and confirmed that it will hold "three times as many employees as the current laboratory" at the Ben Gurion University of the Negev in Haifa. The new research centre will focus on detecting insider cyber threats, biometric algorithms, networks security for connected vehicles as well as improved security for user endpoints such as smartphones.