ID In the wake of attacks on Israel civilians by Palestinians unhappy with 60 years of occupation, an Israeli cyberwarrior says AI is the solution. Nadav Zafrir, the former commander of the elite IDF 8200 intelligence unit and currently the founder and managing partner of the cyber company Team8, says Israel’s best response to recent ...
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Israel Nearly Doubled Exports of Surveillance Systems in 2018
Israel is a world leader in surveillance technology, with veterans of the Mossad and the military’s Unit 8200, a cyberwar office, launching start-ups that provide intelligence services to private clients. Israel’s Defense Ministry increased its exports in 2019 of civilian and refugee monitoring technology, a report published by the ministry Monday said. The figures show...
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How the IDF’s Unit 8200 Feeds Israeli Cybersecurity Startups
One feature in the growth of “surveillance capitalism” is the boom in private intelligence companies, which offer the services of a secret intelligence agency to paying clients. The United States has spawned numerous private intelligence companies, including a firm called DREAD, run by Richard Clarke, a former top counterterrorism officials. The United Arab Emirates have...