Cybersecurity

20 stories about Cybersecurity
גילי רענן

Gili Raanan’s Sunrise payments model suspended as CISOs question ethics

28.10.24|Sophie Shulman, Meir Orbach
Concerns over influence and incentives prompt high-profile withdrawals, challenging Cyberstarts’ consulting approach. 
Armis founders

Armis raises $200M, boosting valuation to $4.3B in push towards IPO

28.10.24|Sophie Shulman
Cybersecurity leader Armis secures new funding led by General Catalyst and Alkeon Capital, setting sights on $500M ARR milestone. 
ימין: סתיו סיטניקוב, לירן רופמן, אור שושני

Stream.Security raises $30 million Series B for cloud detection and response platform

22.10.24|Sophie Shulman
The startup developed Cloud Twin technology, which provides SecOps teams with real-time cloud threat and exposure modeling to accelerate response.
Cyberstarts

Cyberstarts nets $60 million for fourth Seed fund

21.10.24|CTech
Gili Raanan’s VC fund took its assets under management to $720 million on the back of acquisitions of portfolio companies Axis Security, Bionic, and Noname Security.
פבל גורביץ

Pavel Gurvich steps down as managing director of Akamai Israel

14.10.24|Sophie Shulman
Three years after selling his startup Guardicore to Akamai, Gurvich, a recipient of the Israel Defense Prize, is expected to found a new startup. Ofer Wolf will replace him.
Moshe Strenger Zero Networks

Zero Networks appoints Moshe Strenger as VP Engineering

13.10.24|CTech
“Strenger, with his vast experience in engineering roles at leading cybersecurity companies, is the ideal person to lead our development efforts and grow our engineering team,” says Co-Founder and CEO Benny Lakunishok. 
פיטר מקאי מנכ"ל Snyk ו גיא פודחרני מייסד Snyk סניק

Snyk cuts losses by a third, boosts revenue by 50%, as it prepares for IPO

06.10.24|CTech
The cybersecurity unicorn reduced losses by 33% to $176 million, with its revenue reaching $220 million.
מייסדי Apono מימין רום כרמל ו אופיר שטיין

Apono nets $15.5M Series A for cloud access management solution

30.09.24|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli startup's platform offers a security solution for managing access rights to cloud applications and organizational databases.
Wiz founders

$20B? $23B? What difference does it make as long as Wiz keeps the headlines rolling

25.09.24|Meir Orbach
Rejected offers and rising valuations seem to define the journey of the Israeli cyber unicorn.
Tamnoon founders

Tamnoon raises $12M Series A for cloud security remediation platform

25.09.24|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup has developed a hybrid human-AI managed service that reduces cloud exposures and enhances cloud security by optimizing prioritization, triage, remediation, and prevention processes for both pre and post deployment.
משרדי  WIZ בג'קרטה אינדונזיה

Wiz eyes $20 billion valuation in potential $500-$700 million share sale

25.09.24|CTech and Reuters
Earlier in July, Wiz ended talks with Google-parent Alphabet on a proposed $23 billion deal, a valuation that nearly doubled what the cybersecurity firm announced in May, when it raised $1 billion in a private funding round. 
עובדים טורק TORQ

Cyber startup Torq’s $70M funding pushes 2024 total to $112M amid triple-digit growth

24.09.24|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup has seen revenue growth of over 3x for the second consecutive year and expects to reach $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) by the end of 2026.
פיצוץ מכשירי קשר ביירות לבנון חיזבאללה

Israel’s Unit 8200: From Stuxnet to Hezbollah—A legacy of cyber mastery

18.09.24|Reuters
Western sources suggest Israel’s intelligence unit helped orchestrate the Hezbollah pager attack.
פיץ ועידת לונדון 2024 יובל אבידור Pich Mind The Tech London 2024 Yuval Avidor

Upwind: Cloud security that cuts the noise and accelerates the threat response

18.09.24|CTech
Intezer founders

Intezer raises $33M to provide security teams with AI that emulates human analysts

17.09.24|Meir Orbach
The startups’s Autonomous SOC platform uses AI models to simulate human analysts’ decision-making process, effectively functioning as an extension of the security team. 
כל מה שצריך לדעת על בינה מלאכותית במקום אחד

AI investments are booming, so why are cyber valuations still higher?

16.09.24|Meir Orbach
Despite AI’s rapid rise, cyber companies continue to lead in early-stage fundraising, altshare data shows.
כנס חוסן ישראל איל וולדמן מייסד מלאנוקס

Eyal Waldman joins Cato Networks' Board as cyber unicorn prepares for 2025 IPO

10.09.24|Sophie Shulman
Cybersecurity firm taps Mellanox founder ahead of a potential $3 billion Wall Street debut. 
Element Security founders

Element Security nets $5M in funding to help organizations manage their external attack surface

10.09.24|CTech
The Israeli startup has developed an exploit engine that continuously and actively attempts to hack their customers' external-facing assets, identifying high-impact exposures before attackers can exploit them.