Israel are preparing for an oncoming cyberattack by Anonymous on April 7th, as a group of anti-Israel hacktivists have vowed to cause major disruption across the country in their campaign #OpIsrael. Israeli cybersecurity experts have said they are not concerned with the threat, claiming that the country is prepared for whatever the hacktivist group throws at them. Techcrunch.com reports: The attack has taken place every year on April 7since 2013 and was first launched on the eve of the Holocaust Remembrance Day with a stated goal of erasing Israel from the Internet. “The nightmare scenario could be significant economical, political, social and reputational damage. Stock markets collapse, power goes off, nothing works. Obviously though it is possible, it is more science fiction that a real probable scenario. I expect to see almost no real damage.” said Menny Barzilay, a cyber security strategist and the former CISO of the Israel Defense Forces. Indicating a business-as-usual approach to this year’s attack, the city of Jerusalem is organizing a Cyber Hackathon this evening with 400 eager participants. The event simulates a worst case scenario attack on the city with essential computerized systems hacked, including traffic light failure, airplanes, power plant and other scenarios. “The teams [...]