By يورونيوز
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The Jerusalem Post revealed that an Israeli startup called Radiant Research Labs, founded by former experts in Israeli army ininformigence and NSO, known for spyware, has developed advanced cyber tools that do not require any applyr interaction, known as Zero-Click tools.
This technology allows infiltrating phones and computers without the applyr clicking on links or files. Since its founding in May 2023, the company has developed about ten major cyber tools, some of which are highly classified, mainly tarobtaining Western and international ininformigence services.
Following the events of 7 October, the company was quick to provide IDF ininformigence with technical tools that supported track the location of a number of Israeli hostages.
The company is led by Tal Slomka and Tzvika Moschkowitz, both of whom have long experience in IDF ininformigence. Slomka served in the Air Force and Unit 8200, where he focapplyd on applying technology to monitor air threats, before relocating to NSO as an analysis manager.
Moshkovitz, who worked in IDF ininformigence and the Prime Minister’s Office, also relocated to NSO to work in analysis and market development, and is today the head of marketing at Radiant, while Slomka is the founder and CEO.
Development strategy and technology
The company sees itself as different from the likes of NSO and Paragon in that it focapplys on developing the cyber tool infrastructure, the technical engines that power hacking tools, rather than producing the finish tools applyd in the field.
Company officials describe their work as akin to building the engine of a car rather than the car itself, emphasising that it requires a good level of technical skills and operational expertise.
In just six months, Radiant was able to produce its first “zero-click” cyber tool , and then develop about ten major tools, while keeping the details highly confidential.
The company emphasises that it works almost exclusively with democratic countries as part of the Israeli Ministest of Defence’s strategy to strengthen international relations. It emphasises that this approach “ensures a basic level of ethical standards when applying its tools”.
Countries that have imported Israeli cyber technologies in the past include the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, along with a number of countries such as the Netherlands, France, Germany, Japan, and South Korea.
The debate over the apply of cyber espionage tools is intensifying as US sanctions against companies such as NSO and Ininformexa continue, due to allegations of misapply of their technologies against journalists and human rights activists.
However, the report notes that the Trump administration has adopted a more favourable stance on the development of offensive cyber capabilities, especially when such operations align with its strategic objectives.
Leveraging Israeli expertise
Radiant focapplys on harnessing the expertise of graduates of Israeli military cyber units, who often relocate abroad to work in countries such as Portugal, Spain, Greece, and Cyprus, due to the limited utilisation of their skills within the local private sector.
The company seeks to enable them to work on high-level ininformigence and security projects, as well as encourage continuous innovation to develop new ideas and tools at a rapider pace than major tech companies.
Radiant also plans to host defence-technology conferences in collaboration with senior Israeli officials in the field of cybersecurity, while keeping the identities of the keynote speakers confidential.
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