Our Team
Senior Management
Jacky Altal- CTO, founder
Specializing in ethical hacking and security architecture, Jacky provides information security consulting services to Altalsec clients. With decades of experience in the field, he continues to lead initiatives in e-commerce security research projects and focuses on vulnerability research with various networking protocols and web based application systems. Jacky has extensive experience with system administration, network architecture designing, software development, and enjoys a rich background in information security. Jacky performs numerous ethical hacking exercises for leading companies in the IT area. He is also a lecturer for Information Security at the Technion Institute of Science, Israel.
Netanel (Nati) Davidi- CEO, founder
Nati is CEO of Altalsec and a computer forensic and technology regulation expert.. He consulted Israeli Telecom companies on technology standardization and how to comply with regulations in various jurisdictions. Nati received his LLB and LLM (law and technology) from Haifa University, Center of Law and Technology. Additionally, he served as an intelligence officer (Captain, Res.) from 1998-2004 and won an award from the head of Intelligence corps.
Dr. Nimrod Kozlovski- Board Chairman
Dr. Kozlovski is an international expert in telecommunications regulation and legal standards in the field of information security. Furthermore, he is a consultant, researcher and lecturer in the fields of technology, telecommunications, information security, cybercrime, proactive security, and electronic evidence. He has served as a consultant to various governmental bodies in Israel and around the world, namely the FBI, IDF, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ministry of Law. As an active member of the international committee of computer crime and digital enforcement, he consulted the Ministry of Law in establishing authority on law and technology.
He received his doctor degree in law (J.S.D) from Yale Law School and conducted his Post-Doc research in computer science on proactive security. In the Israel Defense Forces, Dr. Kozlovski served as Captain in the Electronic Warfare unit.
Ido Shapira, COO
Ido
is responsible for the development and implementation of the company’s
operational management. His previous responsibilities include leading
logistics managements for major organizations. Ido received an LLB from
the University of Haifa in the Law and Technology track. In the IDF,
Ido served as Captain (res.) in the intelligence unit.
Rebecca Mandel, Marketing and PR Manager
Rebecca
is responsible for AltalSec’s international marketing and
communications strategy. She advised a range of leading Israeli
hi-tech and defense companies on how to increase their profile and
penetrate into emerging foreign markets in Europe, Latin America, and
Africa. Rebecca received a BA in international relations from Hampshire
College in the United States.
Strategic Board
Daniel Rossene, Colonel (Res.)
Colonel Rossene is the former Director General of the Israel Ministry of Communications. A leading figure in the Israeli telecommunications industry, Mr. Rossene is Founder & CEO of Bezeq International, Israel’s biggest telecommunications carrier.
Col. Rossene has years of extensive international experience in spearheading global communication projects. His areas of expertise include telecommunications strategy, regulation, management, business operations, technology and engineering issues for governments, telecommunication operators, manufacturers and investor communities.
He served as V.P. of Business Development for Tadiran Telecommunications, a leading Israeli telecom vendor, and currently serves as Chairman of the group. In addition, he is the chairman of the Institution of Israel Central IT Standardization Committee. His responsibilities include regulating Israeli standardization in telecommunications, broadcasting and information technology. Colonel Rossene also serves as Chairman for the companies, Free Telecom Ltd. and Optiway Ltd.
Shlomo Wax, B. General (Res.)
B. General Wax is the Current General Manager of the Israel Association of Electronics & Software and served as former Director General of the Israel Ministry of Communications.
He is deeply involved in Israel telecom companies’ initiatives around the world. Amongst other activities, he developed and managed the establishment of the first mobile network in Brazil. His areas of expertise include leading industries in communications, electronics and computers worldwide.
Furthermore, B. General Wax initiated relations and collaboration with foreign armies, especially with the United States Military. In the IDF, B. General Wax served as chief commander of the Israeli signal, telecommunications and information systems corps.
Colonel (Res.) Yariv Gafni
Colonel (Res.) Yariv Gafni is CEO at WIZ ART systems, a management and consulting company specializing in signal, telecommunications and information systems. He is deeply involved in the Israel telecom industry and has years of extensive experience with EW Programs, Systems Engineering, Simulation & Test Equipment R&D and System Operational Research of the EW Battlefield Systems.
Colonel Gafni served in the IDF as a Signal Corps Officer (EW Branch), where he holds the rank of Colonel. He holds a BA in Management and Sociology.
Dr. Elad Barkan
Dr. Barkan is an international expert in telecommunications network cryptology and GSM encryption. He holds a PhD degree from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, and is a graduate of the "Technion Excellence Program". While writing his thesis on Cryptanalysis of Ciphers and Protocol, Dr. Barkan was the first person in the world to Crack the GSM encryption.
Alon Berman
Mr. Berman brings with him more than 25 years of experience in the field of telecommunications.
Mr. Berman was Vice President of Internet and Broadband at Orange Israel where he was responsible for setting up and heading the fixed communication services business unit. Prior to that, Mr. Berman was CTO and VP of Technology at Orange Israel, where he was responsible for all Network Engineering, Operations and IT activities.
Before joining the private sector, Mr. Berman served approximately 20 years in the Israeli Defense Force, reaching the rank of full Colonel, where he was responsible for developing telecommunications systems for the IDF ground forces. Mr. Berman holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, a M.Sc. in Engineering from Tel Aviv University, Israel and a MBA from Tel Aviv University, Israel.
Professional Team
Amir Davidi, Head of Research
Amir is a specialist in applications. He served as Senior Advisor of Information Security Systems for Organizations and worked as Hacking researcher at Finjan company and CISO. A graduate of the System Information program, he received his Bsc in Industrial Engineering at the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology.
Uria Yarkoni, Legal Adviser
Uria is an Israeli IP Lawyer who specializes in Information Law. Uria graduated the Tel Aviv University Law School with honors in 2008, and Tel Aviv University Computer Science School with honors in 2006. After completing his training in Fischer Behar Chen Well Orion & Co, One of the leading commercial law offices in Israel, Uria began legal counseling for Internet Laws Inc., and various related companies, including Altal Security.