Cybersecurity

20 stories about Cybersecurity
Sivan Harel

Pentera wins government tender for cyber testing and validation

19.01.22|James Spiro
Speaking ahead of Calcalist’s online Cyber 2022 event, Pentera’s Sivan Harel joins CTech to discuss the company’s recent accomplishments
אלון רם שירה ברזיס Redefine

Blockchain security startup Redefine raises $11 million Seed round for crypto firewall

17.01.22|CTech
The Israeli startup develops a DeFi security platform catering to institutional investors to help them manage investment risks
Lane Bess Sepio

Lane Bess joins Sepio as Chairman of the Board

16.01.22|James Spiro
The entrepreneur and venture capitalist was formerly an exec at Zscaler and Palo Alto Networks
צוות פנטרה

Pentera becomes Israel’s latest cybersecurity unicorn with $150 million Series C

11.01.22|Meir Orbach
The company, formerly known as Pcysys, was valued at $1 billion in its latest round
אלדן בן חיים Apiiro

Apiiro appoints Eldan Ben-Haim as Chief Architect Officer

11.01.22|CTech
Ben-Haim joins Apiiro from Israeli cybersecurity unicorn Transmit Security where he was the Chief Technology Officer for the past six years
Lital Parush David Tal Laufer Perimeter 81

Perimeter 81 welcomes new VPs Lital Parush-David and Tal Laufer

10.01.22|James Spiro
The pair are joining the company from Amdocs and Check Point to serve as VP HR and VP Product
מכבי אש

Fighting fires with technology

07.01.22|Yafit Ovadia
With the flick of a button, Telefire’s sophisticated fire control panels in smart buildings can contact firefighters, fight off cyberattackers, and alert people to evacuate
Siemplify Team

Will Google shake up the Israeli cybersecurity market?

05.01.22|Meir Orbach
The tech giant’s acquisition of Israeli startup Siemplify for $500 million sent a message to its rivals in the cloud sector and proved that it isn’t only a player in the game of M&As but that it also plans to invest in local cyber
Edo Yahav SafeBreach Israel

SafeBreach: “Hackers keep finding ways because everything evolves”

04.01.22|James Spiro
Edo Yahav, SafeBreach’s VP of R&D, joins CTech to discuss how the platform prevents attacks on enterprises
Alon Cohen Amos Stern Garry Fatakhov Siemplify

Google acquiring cybersecurity startup Siemplify for $500 million

04.01.22|Meir Orbach
The Israeli company will form the basis for Google’s cyber operations in the country and will be part of the tech giant’s cloud activity
Ofer Ben-Noon Talon Cyber Security 20

“It's our obligation to the world to do something that brings value.”

04.01.22|CTech
Even after having the idea for Talon, Ben-Noon shares that he and his co-founder shelved it for a few months to consider possibilities in digital healthcare
Moran Ashkenazi JFrog

JFrog: “Companies that won’t adopt cybersecurity defense won’t stay in business”

02.01.22|James Spiro
Moran Ashkenazi joined CTech to share how JFrog’s new cybersecurity measures will be inherent to every company one day
ועידת התחזיות 2022 מימין ניר צוק מייסד Palo Alto Networks ו אריק שטילמן מנכ"ל ושותף מייסד Rapyd

Nir Zuk faces criticism after saying high-earning techies should be heavily taxed

30.12.21|CTech
The founder of Palo Alto suggested increasing taxes for high-earning tech employees in order to bridge the gaps in Israeli society, but CEO of Rapyd Arik Shtilman called him out, claiming taxes are one of the reasons for the sector’s workforce shortage
מימין אסף רפפורט מ וויז ו אבי שוע מ אורקה

The year Israeli cyber-wars leveled up

30.12.21|Meir Orbach
The inflation in Israeli cybersecurity companies with similar products created fierce competition between the industry’s top names
מוסף שבועי 28.11.19 ניר צוק מנכל חברת פלאו אלדו ישראלי לשעבר

“If Wiz is worth $6 billion, Palo Alto is worth more than a trillion"

28.12.21|Sophie Shulman
Unicorns are galloping into the abyss, Israel's cybersecurity infrastructure is broken, and offensive cyber companies are doing business with criminals. Palo Alto may have entered the Nasdaq-100, but that is not going to hold back founder Nir Zuk
רועי אליהו מנכ"ל ו מייקל ניקוסיה Salt Security סולט סוקיוריטי

Salt Security to join Unicorn club after reaching $1.5 billion valuation

26.12.21|Meir Orbach
Alphabet's independent growth fund CapitalG is believed to be among the investors in the $120-150 million round by the Israeli API security startup which has tripled its valuation in just seven months
Oz Golan Shay Levi Noname

How did Noname Security become a Unicorn making $5 million a year?

20.12.21|Meir Orbach and Raphael Kahan
Even in a year with some extraordinary funding rounds, the Israeli cybersecurity startup stands out, and not in a good way, hiding its NSO roots and meager income
קרטיס סימפסון

Cyberstarts VC hires Armis Security executive Curtis Simpson

19.12.21|Meir Orbach
Simpson will serve as Chief of Product Market Alignment, overseeing cyber products and helping align them with the market prior to launch
Ron Reinfeld Morphisec 20

“I can't see a CFO being successful without understanding the mission and vision.”

16.12.21|CTech
While the role of CFO may seem mysterious to many entrepreneurs, Morphisec's Ron Reinfeld says a key part of the job is creating a realistic plan and enabling the company to reach it.