Unit 8200

Mother of Tomer Eiges 'ashamed' to have served in Unit 8200, appalled at son's treatment in prison

"There was a huge mess and oversight with the medications that nobody noticed," Eiges said. "He had a million pills, and everyone kept giving him more and more."

Capt. Tomer Aigas
Capt. Tomer Aigas

Capt. Tomer Eiges named as intelligence officer who died in military prison in 2021

 UNIT 8200 soldiers in action – working with data.

Former IDF officer says key to AI is still 'person behind the algorithm' at Cybertech conference

DELIVERED TO the IDF late last year, the Iron Beam system marks a historic milestone – the world’s first operational laser defense platform capable of neutralizing rockets, drones, and mortars at a fraction of the cost of traditional interceptors.

How Israel's defense-tech ecosystem reshapes the battlefield - and the Start-Up Nation


PM Netanyahu: IDF cyber intel. experts training 20,000 students

IDF cyber warfare experts are training the next generation to boost the country's defense capabilities

 Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly government conference at the PM's office in Jerusalem on January 22, 2023.

Israel holds cyber event at UN, Erdan calls for cyber 'iron dome'

Cyber experts must go against the grain of de-globalization, Nadav Zafrir warned, “Otherwise, none of us will be secure."

 Team8 cyber-security event at the UN.

Grapevine December 4, 2022: The French connection

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 ISRAELI-IRANIAN singer Liraz Charhi performs at the Tempel Synagogue in Krakow at the 31st Culture Festival this past summer.

IDF stopped hackers from hitting US power plants - Unit 8200 official

This is the first time a current Unit 8200 official, deputy chief of IDF Unit 8200, “Col. U.,” discussed such sensitive cyber intelligence sharing in public.

 IDF Unit 8200 deputy chief Col. U. is seen speaking at Tel Aviv University's annual Cyber Week, on June 29, 2022.

Combat Geeks plan is good but risks covering bigger problems - opinion

Qualified candidates for Kohavi's new plan will serve as combat soldiers, then extend their service by serving in intelligence units like 8200.

 COL. GOLAN VACH, commander of the IDF National Rescue unit, stands near the partially collapsed residential building in Surfside, Florida, during search and rescue operations last year.

Israel isn’t the world’s crypto capital, but blockchain is a different story

Despite Israel’s relatively small capital representation in the cryptocurrency space, its presence in the more all-encompassing field of blockchain is palpable.

Bitcoin, the world's most famous cryptocurrency

40% of global investment in cyber comes to Israel – ex-cyber czar

'Cyber accounts for 15% of Israeli hi-tech exports, which is about half of the total exports of the State of Israel, and it will only grow.'

 The National Cyber Directorate in Jerusalem

FORD Innovation Center to support 8200 graduates' startup accelerator

The FORD Innovation Center will support a startup accelerator for graduates of the IDF's 8200 Intelligence Unit.

  Chen Shmilo (left) and Boaz Hartal (right) at the FORD Research Center

Woman2Woman, Unit 8200 graduates mentorship program, launches 6th class

Women2Women was founded to promote women and advance women to key positions in the Israeli economy, and has thus far led five classes of their mentorship program.

Some 50 women were selected from around 1,000 applicants to take part in the Woman2Woman mentoring program.

IDF intelligence unit alumni work to bring women back to hi-tech

"When it comes to the field of R&D, which is the spearhead of Israeli hi-tech, female representation is still low."

Michal Krimolovsky, director of Woman2Woman, and Karen Hershkovtich, one of the founders of Woman2Woman.