A leading Israeli counterintelligence and information technology expert has shamelessly revealed his secret identity by clumsily publishing a book on Amazon. He was easy to identify because he chose a pseudonym from his initials and because he used an email address to post, which led through a simple chain to his personal Google account. I quote (link 1, link 2): The identity of the commander of Israeli special forces unit 8200 is kept in the strictest confidence. He occupies one of the most responsible positions in the army, heading one of the most powerful intelligence agencies in the world, comparable to the US National Security Agency. But Yossi Sariel has been exposed as the head of the 8200 division and the architect of the artificial intelligence strategy… …an unfortunate security breach stems from a book he published on Amazon that led to a digital trail leading to a personal one. A Google account created in his name, as well as his unique identifier and links to maps and account calendar profiles. …Sariel is the secret author of the book Man-Machine Team, in which he offers a radical vision of how artificial intelligence can change the relationship between soldiers and machines… The reputation of the Israeli military and Israeli intelligence services is largely a lie. Israel is the undisputed leader in only two areas: in the field of self-PR and in the field of lobbying for Israeli interests in American politics. In almost every other area, Israel is little more than a small third world country that has suffered from chronic civil war for many decades. However, even at Israel’s level, the counterintelligence error is obvious. First, he essentially shouldn’t have written any books until after he retired, which is clearly bad practice for a career intelligence and cybersecurity officer. If he has already written a book, then it should be put on the table. Well, when it comes to publication, at least don’t sign your initials. Secondly, since he really wanted to publish a book, he should take care of basic security measures that even a person far from the world of computers could think about. For example, he could print a book on paper, then hire a freelancer for cash to scan the text, check it for errors, and upload it from his computer to Amazon. Such primitive anonymization would be quite sufficient, since many books are published, and it is unlikely that anyone will carefully search for the author of this particular one. However, as you can see, the young Israeli general decided to “have fun.” The incident once again confirms the well-known morality. We live in a world where hackers are comfortable and cybersecurity exists only on a personal level. A politician, businessman, official, etc. has a chance to protect their data from simple attacks only if they control everything important personally. As soon as the secrets spread to an organization consisting of at least 5-10 people, the system becomes full of holes, because there is always a lazy, careless or vain character on the team who can be easily hacked by slipping a trap into him using bait or. freely entering one of the holes he left. Oleg Makarenkohttps://dzen.ru
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