When George poses a question about the most concerning cyber security threat actors of the future, Angel answers, “I believe that the main concern nowadays to be from nation state capabilities filtering to the cybercrime arena. He also left the military with these three lessons: take risks and accept mistakes, surround yourself with people who are smarter thank you, and embrace uncertainty and constant challenge. While there’s no magic bullet, Angel credits the military unit’s retention with three things: the privilege of participating in efforts that are highly significant for the country, their families, and communities the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and the high caliber of experience and talent they get to work alongside.
Retaining talent after a three-to-five-year military stint is also difficult. That meant not just enforcing rules, but interpreting and sometimes updating them based on the needs of the unit’s young talent. Fostering Creativity and Longevity In A Military SettingĪs a commander, Angel had to balance the discipline of the military with creativity.
For example, it is currently providing the Israeli Health Ministry with data science expertise to analyze the evolving COVID-19 situation.įinally, 8200 started out as a SIGNIT unit, but its talented leaders saw the need to take a disruptive approach to IT which laid the foundation for its successful cyber security capabilities. The digital ecosystem is rife with challenges that 8200 is called upon to work on. He credits the unit’s constant energy and innovation to the continuous addition of fresh-minded young soldiers. For one, each year, new talent enters the military. He was awarded the prestigious Israel Defense Prize for technological breakthroughs in cyber security.Īriel believes the success success of the military branch is due to a couple of things. During his time with the unit, Ariel held roles in intelligence, information technology, offensive and defensive cyber security operations, and cyber warfare. The unit, which is comparable the United States’ National Security Agency or the UK’s GCHQ, is the largest single unit of Israel’s Defense Forces. Unit 8200 RetireeĪriel spent over 20 years as an 8200 unit member before retiring as a colonel. Mitiga is a stealth cyber security company out of Tel Aviv, Israel. Ariel is responsible for designing and delivering Mitiga’s cyber security solution set. The SG later was replaced by the Special Protection Group (SPG) that was raised in 1985 for the security of VIPs.Ĭlick here for IndiaToday.in’s complete coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.Ariel Parnes joins host George Rettas, president and CEO of Task Force 7 Radio and Task Force 7 Technologies. They had been called for protection of Rajiv Gandhi and his family. The SG unit was later pressed into service following the assassination of Indira Gandhi in October, 1984. The shrine was freed from Khalistani terrorists by the next morning. Additional unit of the army was also pressed into action at the Golden Temple against the fighters of Bhindranwale. The SG commandos faced tough resistance and were met with unexpected firepower from those hiding inside the Golden Temple. He was later dismissed from services on various charges including corruption. They were led by a disgraced Indian Army Major General Shabeg Singh, who had been awarded Ati Vishist Seva Medal for providing training to the forces of Mukti Bahini of Bangladesh. The Indian Army, it appears, had underestimated the strength of the armed men of Bhindranwale. They were the only unit of the Indian forces to have received specialised training to fight terrorists having taken control of a sensitive public place and deal with hostage-like situation. The commandos who entered the Golden Temple on Jwere part of Special Group of the 56th Commando Company of the Indian Army.
The army was roped in and 20 commandos of the special group entered the Golden Temple at night to free the shrine from armed Khalistani terrorists. Indira Gandhi, the then prime minister, went for a decisive action against Bhindranwale. Bhindranwale had declared a war on the state and had fallen out of favour of the Congress party that ruled at the Centre. In 1984, Punjab was under President's Rule in the wake of Khalistan terrorism.
By 1984, Bhindranwale's radical group had committed targeted killings and led terror attacks causing death of over 100 security personnel and civilians, many of them were eminent persons. Bhindranwale had occupied the Golden Temple in 1981 along with his band of armed men, many of whom were drawn from army and police forces.