Israel's cybersecurity industry consists of military secret societies
Israel, which continues to clash with Palestine over the Middle East peace issue, has the second largest cybersecurity market after the United States, and cutting-edge cybersecurity technology has become an important major industry in Israel. The Rest of World, an IT news site, explains the Israeli cybersecurity industry.
Inside Israel's lucrative — and secretive — cybersurveillance industry --Rest of World
Israel's Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) intelligence unit, Unit 8200, is known for its thorough secrecy within the technology industry, similar to the US National Security Agency (NSA). ..
In order to belong to Unit 8200, you must be enrolled in IDF for 5 years and must clear a stricter selection process. Israel is subject to military service for both men and women if it is a Jewish or Islamic Druze believer, but the general tenure is about 32 months for men and 24 months for women, so to belong to Unit 8200. Will require a fairly long recruitment period.
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Many of the people with a background in the 8200 unit have launched startups and are successful. As a result, Unit 8200's enrollment history has become a brilliant brand in the technology industry.
In addition, the network of former Unit 8200 members has a great deal of power in Israeli society, and it is possible not only for alumni associations but also for work flexibility and investment. Therefore, even after retiring, many people are picked up by cyber security companies or start up cyber security related companies.
According to a survey conducted in 2018, about 80% of the 2,300 people who established 700 cyber security companies in Israel are equipped with IDF-derived cyber security technology. Israeli cyber surveillance technology is popular worldwide, and the total sales of the Israeli cyber security industry is said to be close to 1 billion dollars (about 103 billion yen) annually.
One of the most famous companies in the Israeli cyber security industry is the NSO Group . Mr. Sharef Julio, CEO of NSO Group, has no history of enrollment in Unit 8200, but many NSO Group employees have a history of enrollment in Unit 8200, and the technology actually used is also derived from IDF. It is believed to be a thing.
The NSO Group sells its monitoring tools to overseas countries, and NSO technology is used all over the world. It is said that this is because the Israeli Ministry of Defense is attached to the backup of the NSO Group, a private company.
What is 'Circles' that sells spy tools to the nation that steal mobile phone calls, emails, and location information without permission? --GIGAZINE
The NSO Group describes its activities as 'providing technology that helps fight terrorism and crime,' but was sued by WhatsApp in 2019 for launching an attack on Facebook's messaging app WhatsApp. I did.
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In addition, the smartphone monitoring software 'Pegasus' sold by the NSO Group is also sold outside Israel.
Israel sells smartphone monitoring software to Gulf countries-GIGAZINE
However, there have been criticisms from home and abroad that the NSO Group sells surveillance tools overseas. It is said that it was used to hack Khashoggi's smartphone when the Saudi Arabian government assassinated journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Edward Snowden , a former USA employee who revealed confidential NSA information, has publicly accused the NSO Group of helping the Saudi government monitor Khashoggi.
In 2014, there was a document accusing 'Unit 8200 is monitoring Palestinians, which exacerbates the conflict.' The accusation has been dealt with by many media outlets, but the Rest of World points out that Unit 8200 did not receive much criticism in the end because of the strong brand power of Unit 8200.
Amnesty International , a human rights organization, claimed that it 'found evidence that its organizations and employees were being monitored by NSO Group tools,' and 'exported NSO Group technology to the Israeli Ministry of Defense. Should be stopped. '
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