Is Israel's booming high-tech industry a branch of the Mossad?

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Is Israel's booming high-tech industry a branch of the Mossad? 

 

By Yossi Melman <mailto:ymelman () haaretz co il>  

 

        

In 2006 the Check Point Software Technologies company, which specializes
in protecting computer systems from hackers and data theft, wanted to
acquire an American company called Sourcefire, which works in the same
field. The great advantage of Sourcefire was that its clients include
the American Defense Department and the National Security Agency. The
U.S. administration, however, by means of the Committee on Foreign
Investment in the United States, did not approve the acquisition. 

The committee made its decision based on an opinion by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation and NSA security officers. The two organizations
were afraid that Check Point, which was founded by Gil Shwed and fellow
graduates of Unit 8200, the Israel Defense Forces' high-tech
intelligence unit, would have access to top-secret information, which it
could pass on to Israel's intelligence community. 

The fear and suspicion currently is directed not only toward Check
Point, but also other Israeli high-tech companies like Verint, Comverse,
NICE Systems and PerSay Voice Biometrics, some of which work in data
mining and engage in software development for tapping telephones, fax
machines, e-mail and computer communications. 

        

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