A new era in public transportation in Israel: Dan, a major operator of public transportation services, has invested in Enigmatos, a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions for automotive fleets, and will install Enigmatos’ advanced cyber protection systems in its entire bus fleet in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area.

Dan’s CEO, Ophir Karni: “The investment in Enigmatos is a direct continuation of Dan’s strategy of investment and leadership in the fields of technology and innovation. As part of this strategy, Dan identifies leading companies and innovative transportation products that have the potential to pave the way and lead the future world of transportation, invests in those companies with significant chances of success, and participates in the development and implementation of innovative solutions for the public transportation infrastructure and platforms that Dan operates mainly in Tel Aviv.”

Dan’s VP of Business Development, Uri Goldstein, welcomed the new collaboration with Enigmatos and said: “The public transportation domain is undergoing tremendous development, and as a result many vehicles are vulnerable to cyber-attacks. We decided to choose Enigmatos’ technology and invest in the company in light of the impressive capabilities it has in the cybersecurity domain and its expertise of data analysis of vehicles and buses.”

An average bus has dozens of computers that communicate with each other and control its systems. Each and every one of these computers is a target for a cyber-attack, which could lead to a hostile takeover of the bus and end in a major disaster.

Enigmatos CEO, Eyal Kamir: “Dan will be the first in the world to protect its entire bus fleet. We plan to implement our technology in fleets of vehicles and buses worldwide. “

Enigmatos, headquartered in Israel, has developed a ground-breaking technology that knows how to perform real-time analyses of vehicle systems, identify threats and the source of the cyber-attack. Enigmatos’ advanced capabilities also led to the company being selected by Ayalon Highways, The Israeli Ministry of Transportation and the Israeli National Cyber Directorate, to establish and operate the National Cyber Infrastructure Center for Intelligent Traffic & Transportation Systems, as a part of a consortium, led by Elta Systems Ltd

The president of Enigmatos is the former head of R&D in the IDF and later the head of the ICT and Cyber Division, Major General (Res.) Ami Shafran. The founder of Enigmatos and its CEO is Eyal Kamir, himself a graduate officer from Mamram (IDF’s central computing system unit), and a veteran entrepreneur in the automotive field.

“Dan will now be an industry leading company, and in fact the first in the world to implement cybersecurity and advanced data analysis systems on its buses,” Kamir explained. ” I’m convinced that together with Dan, as a strategic partner, we will expand our market reach and integrate our systems in additional vehicle fleets in Israel and globally. Our product’s unique ability to analyse all the information flowing in the bus systems, as well as the ability to detect real-time takeover attempts, will provide Dan with cybersecurity and preventive maintenance for its fleet.”

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