Unit 8200

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

TECH AFFAIRS: What was once a pipeline of veterans from elite units like 8200 founding cybersecurity start-ups has evolved into a full-scale defense-tech ecosystem.

|ByANNA AHRONHEIM
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.
Laptop and source code on the screen composing flag of Iran.

'The hunt has begun': Iran-linked hackers put bounties for info on Israeli air defense developers

The release of information is part of a broader series of bounties, threats, and doxing.

|ByMICHAEL STARR, MATHILDA HELLER
SPEAKING TO Defense & Tech, Admiral (ret.) Mike Rogers noted that the adaptability and creativity of Israeli entrepreneurs mirrored the urgency of their national security environment. Here, Rogers speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019 at Moscone Convention Center, in 2019.

From the NSA to Israeli defense tech, Mike Rogers isn’t slowing down

DEFENSE AFFAIRS: Former NSA director Mike Rogers discusses why Israel’s security challenges are redefining the next era of defense technology.

|ByANNA AHRONHEIM
An illustration of a cyber hacker and the Iranian flag.

Iran-linked 'Handala' hacktivists claim to leave bouquet in Israeli nuclear scientist's vehicle

Iran-linked hacktivists claimed they broke into an Israeli nuclear scientist’s car and issued threats, earlier publishing what they said were names of Unit 8200 soldiers.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Graduates from IDF 8200 unit visit New York, London

The meetings presented new startups, among them one that deals with preventing automatic face recognition.

NOVEMBER 28, 2019ByOMRI RON
New York Delegation

Ex-’Israeli NSA’ chief: Cyber doomsday scenario avoidable

Zafrir said he was concerned that technology and network administrators “will lose confidence in the network."

NOVEMBER 19, 2019ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Employees, mostly veterans of military computing units, use keyboards as they work at a cyber hotline facility at Israel's Computer Emergency Response Centre (CERT) in Beersheba, southern Israel

IDF cyber warriors thwart major ISIS aviation terror attack

Spread across the country, the online soldiers of Unit 8200 are on the front line of Israel’s cyber wars 24/7, 365 days a year to identify possible threats and effectively neutralize them.

FEBRUARY 21, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Female IDF soldier in the J6/C4I Cyber Defense Directorate.

Unit 8200 hits the road in America

A dozen women, along with seven start-up founders, to speed-date with US investors.

OCTOBER 25, 2017ByMAX SCHINDLER
Morning commuters are seen outside the New York Stock Exchange.