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NSO Group was co-founded by ex-members of Unit 8200, the Israeli Intelligence Corps unit responsible for collecting signals intelligence. The unit relies on sel
by krn 8y ago
NSO Group was co-founded by ex-members of Unit 8200, the Israeli Intelligence Corps unit responsible for collecting signals intelligence. The unit relies on selecting 16-18 year-old recruits with the ability for rapid adaptation and speedy learning. Former soldiers of this unit have also created ICQ, Viber, Incapsula, Onavo, and dozens of other IT companies[1]. "How Israel Rules The World Of Cyber Security" is a short documentary by VICE[2].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_8200 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_8200
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca-C3voZwpM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca-C3voZwpM
- ryanlol 8y agoIt is always bizarre when people talk of "ex-Unit 8200", it is the largest unit in the IDF. Given that Israel has universal conscription you might just as well call them Israeli and be done with it.
- arijun 8y agoBiggest doesn’t mean big. It’s a few thousand people big, ~1% of the IDF as a whole. And in my limited experience, it does carry clout within the tech scene in Israel. On the other hand, whenever people tout “ex Israeli military” as a positive or negative, I also find it silly. That’s the vast majority of the country!
- dogma1138 8y ago8200 and it’s sub units is double in size as the entire Israeli navy so they are closer to 10% than to 1%. 99XX and 81XX are each more than 1% of the active IDF personnel and they are much smaller than 8200.