Cybersecurity

20 stories about Cybersecurity
Dig Security co-founders

It’s official: Palo Alto Networks formally announces intent to acquire Dig Security

31.10.23|James Spiro
The long-rumored news has finally been confirmed by the company as it “enters into a definitive agreement” with the startup
חברת איילנד המנכ"ל דן אמיגה ו מייסד שותף מייק פי island

Cyber startup Island takes valuation to $1.5 billion, funding to over $325 million, with $100M Series C

24.10.23|Meir Orbach
The company, which develops a secure enterprise browser, has sold over 2 million browsers to customers
רחפן רחפנים DRONE

AI proving pivotal for online warfare against Hamas

15.10.23|James Spiro
Technology that helps spot misinformation and identify missing loved ones has proven more useful against Hamas than as a tool for weaponry
מתקפת סייבר רוסיה

Israeli cyber community unites to bolster cybersecurity defenses amidst Gaza war

13.10.23|Reuters
Israeli information security professionals are banding together to provide free cybersecurity services to Israeli companies amid a spike in hacktivist activity sparked by the war in Gaza
פיטר מקאי מנכ"ל Snyk ו גיא פודחרני מייסד Snyk סניק

Snyk losses surged to $267 million in 2022 despite 157% increase in revenue

02.10.23|Allon Sinai
The cybersecurity startup ended the year with total cash balances of $523.3 million after raising $196.5 million in a Series G downround last December at a valuation of $7.4 billion
צוות עובדי Gem Security ג'ם סיטי

Gem Security raises $23 million Series A to stop cloud-native threats

27.09.23|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup has developed a purpose-built Cloud Detection and Response platform that shortens the time to detect, investigate and contain cloud-native threats
Dig Security co-founders

Palo Alto Networks in advanced negotiations to acquire Dig Security in $300-$400 million deal

26.09.23|Meir Orbach
Palo Alto is closing on two acquisitions of Israeli startups, with negotiations currently also ongoing to purchase Talon Cyber Security for $600-$700 million
Cyberstarts founders

Cyberstarts secures $480 million for opportunity fund

24.09.23|Meir Orbach
The new opportunity fund, named Cyberstarts Scale, comes on the back of a $200 million opportunity fund raised in March 2022. It brings Cyberstarts’ total assets under management to $663 million
סנטינל וואן SentinelOne  הנפקה בורסת ניו יורק

“Cisco and SentinelOne never engaged in due diligence concerning a potential acquisition”

22.09.23|CTech
מייסדי Legit Security מימין ליאב כספי רוני פוקס ו ליאור ברק

Legit Security nets $40 million Series B to secure application delivery from code to cloud

20.09.23|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup's ASPM platform continuously reduces application risk through discovery, analysis, correlation, and remediation of application vulnerabilities
מייסדי טאלון סייבר סקיוריטי מימין עופר בן-נון ו אוהד בוברוב Talon Cyber Security

Palo Alto Networks in negotiations to acquire Talon Cyber Security in $600 million deal

20.09.23|Meir Orbach
Talon, which develops a secure enterprise browser, has raised a total of $126 million since it was founded in 2021
שלמה קרמר מנכ"ל קייטו

Cato Networks raises $238 million at over $3 billion valuation

19.09.23|Sophie Shulman
Cato’s largest financing round to date brings total funding to $773 million, underscoring investor confidence in the fast-growing single-vendor SASE market
מייסדי ביוניק  עידן ניניו ואייל ממו

CrowdStrike acquiring cyber startup Bionic for $350 million

19.09.23|Meir Orbach
The Israeli company was founded just four years ago and has raised $83 million to date
גונן פינק פאלו אלטו נטוורקס

Palo Alto Networks to expand Israel center by 250 employees

13.09.23|Sophie Shulman
Palo Alto's Israeli R&D center is its second largest outside of its California headquarters, employing around 1,000 people
Yossi Attia

Former CrowdStrike manager Yossi Attia appointed to manage Island's operations in Israel

13.09.23|CTech
Attia, who previously served as a regional sales manager for CrowdStrike, has a background in engineering and over two decades of experience managing teams of engineering and sales in the field of cyber defense
Zenity team

Zenity raises $16.5 million Series A to enhance low-code/no-code security

12.09.23|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup’s platform allows organizations leveraging low-code/no-code platforms to promote development in a secure and compliant way while mitigating the risks
Doron Davidson

Doron Davidson joins CyberProof’s leadership team

10.09.23|CTech
Davidson has been appointed as Managing Director, Global Security Operations