Arvatz: State backing gives military hackers unmatched offensive cyber capabilities
Alon Arvatz · He exited for $335M—& felt "emptiness". So he quit, gave up millions in earnout, & grew to $1M AR... · PMF Show · Feb 10, 2025 · at 11:43
Alon Arvatz, cybersecurity founder and IDF intelligence veteran, discusses why government cyber units produce effective cyber offensive talent compared to independent hackers.
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“What you can do as part of the government, it's something that you probably will never be able to do as a personal or one man show hacker. Because one, you get tools and budgets you won't find anywhere else. And two, you're not doing anything illegal. So you can basically do, you know, almost whatever you want with Certain limitations of human rights, et cetera. But, you know, besides the human rights limitation, you're not afraid you'll be caught by anyone. So you can do like the craziest things, run tests on the craziest cyber attacks, and you have all the tools and support to do that, and you're not afraid to get caught.”
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