Director of Security of the Defense Establishment or just Ministry of Defense Security Authority, Malmab ( he, הממונה על הביטחון במערכת הביטחון, ''Ha-Memune al ha-bitahon be-Ma'arechet Ha-Bitahon'') is a department in the
Israeli Defense Ministry
The Ministry of Defense ( he, מִשְׂרַד הַבִּטָּחוֹן, Misrad HaBitahon, Ministry of Security, acronym: he, משהב"ט) of the government of Israel, is the governmental department responsible for defending the State of Isra ...
that responsible for the security of the Defense Ministry, Israeli weapons industries and institutions in dealing with development and production of
weapons of mass destruction
A weapon of mass destruction (WMD) is a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or any other weapon that can kill and bring significant harm to numerous individuals or cause great damage to artificial structures (e.g., buildings), natura ...
and defensive centers such, the
Negev Nuclear Research Center
The Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center ( he, קריה למחקר גרעיני – נגב ע"ש שמעון פרס, formerly the ''Negev Nuclear Research Center'', unofficially sometimes referred to as the ''Dimona reactor'') is an Israe ...
,
Israel Institute for Biological Research Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) is an Israeli research and development laboratory It is under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister's Office that works in close cooperation with Israeli government agencies. IIBR has many public p ...
and military units engaged in these areas.
The Malmab was established in 1958, under the leadership of Haim Kermun, former
Shin Bet
The Israel Security Agency (ISA; he, שֵׁירוּת הַבִּיטָּחוֹן הַכְּלָלִי; ''Sherut ha-Bitaẖon haKlali''; "the General Security Service"; ar, جهاز الأمن العام), better known by the acronym Shabak ( he, ...
officer.
Tha Malmab investigates the function of the workers, security audits, certification of the exposure technology, corruption and preventing leakage of classified information.
The Malmab also operates as an Intelligence Agency—as the Malmab runs agents who are responsible for dealing with obtaining technological information and intelligence in foreign countries. This area was the responsibility of
Science Affairs Bureau, but in 1986, after the
Pollard affair, the Lekem powers were transferred.
In 2007, Amir Kane was appointed as the Director of Security of the Defense Establishment, instead of
Yehiel Horev who was in this position for 21 years.
[ The declaration of Kane's appointment.]
Heads of Malmab
*Haim Kermun (1958–1986)
*Yehiel Horev (1986–2007)
*Amir Kane (2007-2015)
*Nir Ben Moshe (2015-2021)
*Gil Ben Ami (Acting)
See also
*
National Administration for the Protection of State Secrets
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External links
The MALMABin armageddon.org.il (
Hebrew
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Israeli intelligence agencies
Ministry of Defense (Israel)
Information sensitivity