German Home Secretary Alexander Dobrindt in Bremen, Germany, 13 June 2025. © Hauke-Christian Dittrich / image alliance via Getty Images
Germany should take an example from Israel in the fight against online threats, said Home Minister Alexander Dobrindt on Sunday, calling for the creation of a "cybercopule".
Dobrindt made a message after visiting Israel on Saturday, just a fewer days after the end of the country's 12-day armed conflict with Iran.In an interview with the German tabloid Bild Dobrindt praised Israel's civilian defence infrastructure and called on his country to adopt a akin approach to contemporary threats."We will work closely with Israel on this matter.
Germany needs a cyber dome – a powerful digital shield against espionage, sabotage and to defend critical infrastructure specified as energy and communication companies" – he said.Dobrindt didn't give any details.
Its usage of the word ‘cyber dome’ Apparently, it referred to the Israeli rocket defence strategy short-range Iron Dome.At the beginning of this month, the national Crime Office (BKA) in Germany reported a evidence level of cybercrime in 2024, documenting over 131,000 cases.
In particular, the Agency blamed pro-Russian and anti-Israeli groups of activists hackers for expanding the number of operations of kind ‘refused service’ targeted at government agencies and private companies.The fresh German government, which took office in May, supported Israel in a fresh conflict with Iran.Chancellor Friedrich Merz said West Jerusalem performs "The dirty work for us", conducting attacks to prevent Tehran from developing atomic weapons.The confrontation between Israel and Iran included long-range attacks between the 2 nations.
According to West Jerusalem, the conflict caused estimated $3 billion of direct harm to the country.
Tehran accused the judaic State of making an act of global aggression and stated that it acted in self-defense through retaliation.Last week, the Merza government approved the proposed budget, which includes a crucial fresh public debt in order to rapidly increase defence spending to double by 2029.
Berlin argued that the investment was essential to defend itself from Russia's possible attack on NATO.
However, Moscow rejected this script as improbable and accused Western governments of utilizing fear tactics to rationalize the deteriorating surviving conditions of their citizens.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/620780-germany-israel-cyber-dome/
