Saturday, October 2, 2010

Israel's Cyber Army Numbers In The Thousands

Israel has led the way in combating cyber attacks Photo: ALAMY

Israel's Unit 8200: Cyber Warfare -- The Telegraph

Israel demonstrated its intent to conquer cyber warfare in the 1990s by presenting the country's legions of hackers with a choice between prison and working for the state.

Thousands are said to have signed up since then and have been incorporated into the defence forces Unit 8200.

In the intelligence community it is regarded as a singularly Israeli act of bravura that has given the country an edge in a world that has been rapidly immersed in cross border technology attacks.

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My Comment: We are always focused on Russia's and China's cyberwar capabilities. Hmmmm .... maybe we have been looking at the wrong country.

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