Unit 8200

20 stories about Unit 8200
פיצוץ מכשירי קשר ביירות לבנון חיזבאללה

Israel’s Unit 8200: From Stuxnet to Hezbollah—A legacy of cyber mastery

18.09.24|Reuters
Western sources suggest Israel’s intelligence unit helped orchestrate the Hezbollah pager attack.
מימין: מנכ"ל Wiz אסף רפפורט והמשקיע גילי רענן מקרן הסייבר

Napkin contract in gas station: Wiz's journey from Israel's military intelligence to $23B exit

17.07.24|Reuters
Along with universities, Israel's military intelligence and technology units, such as 8200, have provided the leaders for hundreds of tech startups, including Wiz.
יואב רגב מנכ"ל ומייסד סנטרה SENTRA

Former Unit 8200 cyber head: "Only a cyber equivalent of September 11 attacks will change perceptions"

30.08.22|Meir Orbach
Yoav Regev, who co-founded cybersecurity startup Sentra with Asaf Kochan, the outgoing Commander of Unit 8200, believes offensive cyber tools should only be held by states
ינון קוסטיקה ממייסדי חברת WIZ

Wiz co-founder: “I’d invest in the Shekel. The Israeli economy is on a historical ascent”

20.10.21|Meir Orbach
Speaking at a Unit 8200 alumni conference, Yinon Costica called upon women to join the high-tech industry, stressing it is no longer the macho industry it used to be
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The cybersecurity industry is trailblazing a path for Israel’s tech domination

30.11.20|CTech
With roots in the military and academia and a robust investment ecosystem the cyber sector has laid the foundations for Startup Nation
טל ברנוח קרן דיסרפטיב

Tal Barnoach’s newly launched Disruptive AI to focus on investments in early stage startups

10.11.20|Meir Orbach
“Reports of a severe shortage of investment in young companies are extremely worrying and our new fund will try to fill in the gap,” he said
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The moment we start investing in socially marginalized communities and not just in Unit 8200 alumni

01.11.20|Ariella Rosen
The government attempts to integrate diverse populations into the Israeli ecosystem have failed - it's time for a new, long-term, approach
ירדן אברבנל מנכ"לית EISP

Unit 8200 veterans accelerator gets new head in Yarden Abarbanel

12.08.20|CTech
Abarbanel replaces Mor Chen, who is leaving to take on a new role at Accel London in which she will focus on the fund's investments in Israel
מייקל מייק רוג'רס

Former NSA Chief: Values Must Not be Compromised in the Name of Security, Not Even During a Pandemic

12.05.20|Viki Auslender
Mike Rogers, who was named head of the NSA at the height of the Snowden scandal is acutely aware of how fragile the public trust is in the intelligence entities of the democratic nations
מודיעין צה"ל מיחשוב 8200

Unit 8200 Commander Attacks Cybersecurity Startup That Tried to Poach Soldiers

30.12.19|Hagar Ravet
An Israeli cybersecurity startup paid to put up recruitment ads on billboards strategically located just outside Unit 8200’s headquarters in central Israel, infuriating the unit’s commander
נדב צפריר מייסד ומנכ"ל Team8 ועידת ניו יורק 2019

Moody's and Team8 Launch Joint Cyber Risk Assessment Venture

27.06.19|Hagar Ravet
In late 2018, Moody's was one of 14 multinational companies who joined Team8 as strategic partners, together committing $85 million to the foundry’s cybersecurity fund
הפגנת חומת מגן לדמוקרטיה של סיעות האופוזיציה ברחבת מוזיאון תל אביב 2

Former Unit 8200 Directors Among Tech Leaders Protesting Planned Legislation in Israel

28.05.19|Meir Orbach and Tzally Greenberg
Pinhas Buchris and Ehud Schneorson, both former directors of Unit 8200, the Israeli military's equivalent of the NSA, are among the key figures signed on a letter of protest sent to Israeli lawmakers
ועידת הדיגיטל והמובייל אהוד שניאורסון שותף בלאמברג קפיטל

Veterans of Unit 8200 Are Feeling Like A Million Bucks (a Year)

02.11.18|Adi Pick
When one of his subordinates got a job offer with an annual compensation of $1 million, this Israeli former cyber general knew he was in trouble
ועידת הדיגיטל והמובייל אהוד שניאורסון שותף בלאמברג קפיטל

Human Threat Hunters Are the Next Big Thing in Cybersecurity, Says Former Unit 8200 Head

30.10.18|Yoav Stoler
Venture firm Blumberg Capital announced the appointment of Ehud Schneorson as managing director in September, after he retired from command of the Israeli equivalent of the NSA
מייק רוג'רס  Mike Rogers

Silicon Valley, Tel Aviv Tech Hubs are “Key Partners” of the U.S., Says Former NSA Director

23.10.18|Amarelle Wenkert
Last week, retired U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) Director Mike Rogers announced he has joined an Israeli cybersecurity startup foundry as a senior adviser
מימין נדב צפריר ישראל גרימברג ו לירן גרינברג TEAM8

Retired NSA Director Mike Rogers Joins Israeli Cyber Foundry Team8

18.10.18|Amarelle Wenkert
Rogers will serve as senior advisor to Team8 and support the foundry’s expansion in the U.S.
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Blumberg Capital Expands Its Team in Israel

25.09.18|Golan Hazani
The San-Francisco venture capital firm tapped Israeli investor and two former members of the Israeli Intelligence community to join its Tel Aviv office
רכבל ב צוק מנרה קריית שמונה

Israeli Military-Linked Accelerator 8200 EISP to Collaborate With Food-Tech Accelerator

04.07.18|Hagar Ravet
The accelerator is part of a plan to establish a food-tech hub in Kiryat Shmona, an Israeli town located near the country’s border with Lebanon
עובדי קלארוטי Claroty

Cybersecurity Company Claroty Raises $60 Million

11.06.18|Meir Orbach
Claroty, the second startup to emerge from Israeli cybersecurity foundry Team8, develops cybersecurity platform for industrial networks