Security News > 2010 > June > Internet whizzes recruited to IDF intelligence unit
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3909528,00.html By Yossi Yehoshua Ynetnews 06.23.10 In each round of recruitments, the IDF aims to single out the most talented future fighters for its elite commando units, cadets' course, field units, and intelligence units. Now, the military is also seeking out youth who excel on the internet. The goal: to form a commando unit to protect Israel's virtual borders and beat back enemy infiltration into the country's databases from afar. According to Yedioth Ahronoth, the new unit is part of the intelligence department in Unit 8200, which is in charge of intelligence collection. As part of the IDF's preparation for future warfare, cyberspace warfare, the new unit is slated to provide defensive and collection capabilities and in computer, network, and communications wars, as well as carry out other active operations. Intelligence Chief Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin places great importance on the subject, and therefore decided to appoint as the unit's commander Col. A., former commander of the special technology unit of the military intelligence. He will answer directly to Brig. Gen. N., commander of Unit 8200. The unit is currently searching out candidates for the unit from within the military and from computer and internet whizzes from the outside. [...] _________________________________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA 2010, hosted at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada July 24-29th, offering over 60 training sessions and 11 tracks of Briefings from security industry elite. To sign up visit http://www.blackhat.com