Jack says Israel uses the Iron Dome to intercept incoming rockets, claiming it takes out 90% of them.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 28 Details
“One example of using technology to defend the attacks is the Iron Dome.”
Episode
15 December 2018 Official episode · Official transcript
advanced persistent threat
The episode examines Israel’s Unit 8200, its intelligence mission, training model, specialized subunits, relationship to Israel’s military, and influence on Israel’s cybersecurity industry.
Topics: Unit 8200 and Israeli military signals intelligence, CyberSpark and Israel’s cybersecurity ecosystem, Signals intelligence and communications interception, Electronic warfare against air-defense systems, Military cyber operations and network intrusion, Encryption, decryption, and code-breaking, Satellite and visual intelligence, Technical research and development for military units, Cybersecurity entrepreneurship among former intelligence personnel, Surveillance, privacy, and whistleblower concerns, Zero-day exploitation and intelligence handling
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Jack says Israel uses the Iron Dome to intercept incoming rockets, claiming it takes out 90% of them.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 28 Details
“One example of using technology to defend the attacks is the Iron Dome.”
Unit 8200 ASSOCIATED_WITH CyberSpark
Unit 8200 headquarters is described as being located in the CyberSpark cyber-park.
Explicit Confidence 97% · Pm EP 28 Details
“First thing is we have the Unit 8200 headquarters, our collection agency.”
Unit 8200 ASSOCIATED_WITH National Security Agency
Netanyahu compares the Israeli Unit 8200 to the United States National Security Agency.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Pm EP 28 Details
“If you don’t know what NSA is, it’s America’s 8200 Unit.”
Unit 8200 PART_OF Israel Defense Forces
Unit 8200 is described as a top-secret organization within the Israeli military and later as a unit under Israel's military intelligence branch.
Explicit Confidence 96% · Jack Rhysider EP 28 Details
“Then Unit 8200 became a top-secret organization in the military.”
Jack says Unit 8200 falls under the control of Aman, Israel's military intelligence branch.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 28 Details
“Unit 8200 falls under the control of Aman, their military intelligence branch”
Unit 8200 USES signals intelligence
Unit 8200 is characterized as a signals-collection or SIGINT unit.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 28 Details
“Unit 8200 is a signals collection unit, or SIGINT for short.”
Unit 8200 USES communications interception
Jack describes Unit 8200 as listening to enemy communications, including phone calls and radio traffic.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 28 Details
“They’ll read enemy newspapers, listen to enemy radio, look through documents, listen to phone calls”
Unit 8200 USES code-breaking
Unit 8200 is described as performing code-making and breaking encryption on enemy transmissions.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 28 Details
“8200 is also dealing with a lot of code-making and code-breaking.”
Unit 8200 USES network intrusion
Jack says Unit 8200 may hack into an enemy network or computer to gather information.
Explicit Confidence 97% · Jack Rhysider EP 28 Details
“you may need to hack into an enemy network or computer to gather that data”
Netanyahu states that Iran is the primary party behind cyberattacks against Israel and that Iran is the source of most attacks launched against Israel.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Pm EP 28 Details
“the party behind the cyber-attacks against Israel is first and foremost Iran”
The episode describes Hamas as launching rockets in Israel and refers to Hamas attacks against Israel.
Explicit Confidence 96% · Jack Rhysider EP 28 Details
“While Hamas may be launching rockets in Israel”
Shira Shamban MEMBER_OF Unit 8200
Shira says she joined Unit 8200's central production center after her mandatory service and served there for part of her career.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Shira Shamban EP 28 Details
“I went on an interview to become – to join 8200, the central production center”
Shira Shamban MEMBER_OF Dome9
Jack says Shira currently heads the security research team at Dome9.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 28 Details
“She currently heads the security research team for a company called Dome9”
Unit 9900 is described as one of the specialized sub-units within Unit 8200.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 28 Details
“Within 8200 are a lot of sub units. These sub units are specialized. For instance, there’s Unit 9900.”
Unit 81 is described as another secretive unit within Unit 8200.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 28 Details
“Another secretive Unit within 8200 is Unit 81.”
Talpiot Program PART_OF Israel Defense Forces
The Talpiot Program is described as one of the most prestigious and secretive programs within the Israeli Defense Force.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 28 Details
“one of the most prestigious and secretive groups within the Israeli Defense Force is the Talpiot Program”
Unit 42 PART_OF Palo Alto Networks
Unit 42 is identified as Palo Alto Networks' threat-intelligence team.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 28 Details
“Palo Alto has a threat intelligence team of their own called Unit 42”
Operation Orchard INVOLVES Syria
Operation Orchard is described as an Israeli strike on a suspected Syrian nuclear facility and Syrian air-defense system.
Explicit Confidence 97% · Jack Rhysider EP 28 Details
“In 2007 Syria was believed to be building a nuclear facility”
Operation Orchard INVOLVES electronic warfare
The episode says an electronic-warfare aircraft was used to make Syria's air-defense system display clear skies, although the specific Unit 8200 involvement is presented as rumor.
Explicit Confidence 96% · Jack Rhysider EP 28 Details
“Another jet came with and an electronic warfare aircraft.”
Operation Orchard ASSOCIATED_WITH Unit 8200
Jack reports a rumor that Unit 8200 was responsible for using electronic warfare to disable Syria's air-defense system; he explicitly says this is only a rumor.
Uncertain Confidence 91% · Jack Rhysider EP 28 Details
“Rumor has it that 8200 was responsible for using that electronic warfare aircraft to disable their air defense system, but that’s just a rumor.”
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