U.S. Security Chief Sees Danger in Israel’s Cisco Digital Plan

Israel’s plan to allow Cisco Systems Inc. to turn the country digital with a super-fast fiber-optic network may compromise national security if precautions aren’t taken, a U.S. security chief said.

“There is national security and innovation and you have to find the right balance,” said Paul de Souza, chief executive officer of the Washington-headquartered Cyber Security Forum Initiative, a non-profit organization to assist the government, military and industry, said in an interview in Tel Aviv. “You can’t compromise national security just because you want the country to be extremely innovative.”