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דן אמיגה מייסד איילנד

Island co-founder Dan Amiga: "War or no war, good companies will succeed"

04.08.24|Maayan Manela
Island’s rapid growth during a tumultuous period underscores Dan Amiga’s belief that Israeli high-tech companies are built to withstand adversity. The company not only raised significant capital but also continued to expand its workforce and customer base. 
מייסדי Clutch Security קלאצ' סקיוריטי מימין טל קמחי שגיא הס אופיר הר חן

Clutch Security raises $8.5M in Seed funding to secure and manage Non-Human Identities

30.07.24|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup aims to deliver end-to-end NHI security and proactively bridge NHI security gaps across the entire organizational landscape, without affecting business velocity.
שלמה קרמר מנכ"ל קייטו

Cato Networks surpasses $200 million in ARR, doubling revenue in under two years

29.07.24|CTech
Earlier this year it was reported that the Israeli cybersecurity firm, which was valued at more than $3 billion in a private funding round last year, had hired underwriters for an initial public offering in New York.
Chen Shmilo 8200

Beyond cybersecurity: Securing Israel's future as the Startup Nation

29.07.24|Chen Shmilo
"By embracing diversity in our innovation economy, we can secure our position as a global leader in technology and entrepreneurship for generations to come," writes 8200 Alumni Association CEO Chen Shmilo
מורגן רייט מומחה להגנת סייבר ויועץ לסנטינל וואן

Rethinking cybersecurity: Preventing the next massive IT outage

28.07.24|Morgan Wright
“The CrowdStrike outage highlights the risk of lack of resilience and the danger posed by over-reliance on single sources of technology and software, and it has become a blueprint for nation-state adversaries to recalibrate tactics, techniques, and procedures and cause devastating consequences,” writes Morgan Wright, Chief Security Advisor of SentinelOne.
ZEST founders

ZEST Security raises $5 million Seed round for cloud risk resolution platform

24.07.24|CTech
The Israeli startup’s platform provides paths that offer both mitigation and remediation using code and existing controls to eliminate cloud vulnerabilities and misconfigurations.  
מימין תומר שוורץ סמנכ״ל טכנולוגיות מרב בהט מנכ״לית ו יובל אופיר סמנכ״ל מחקר ופיתוח חברת אבטחת הענן Dazz

Dazz raises $50 million to accelerate AI-powered cloud security remediation

24.07.24|Meir Orbach
The company’s unified remediation platform provides visibility across all detection tools and environments, including code, clouds, applications, and infrastructure. 
מימין דאלי ראג'ק ו אסף רפפורט wiz

Wiz-Google deal collapse will only benefit Israel’s cyber industry

24.07.24|Meir Orbach
By canceling the deal, Wiz’s founders have paved the way for other Israeli entrepreneurs to feel confident in their path. 
מייסדי סיאברה

Cyabra going public via SPAC merger at $70 million valuation

23.07.24|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli company's platform provides organizations and the public sector with actionable insights to counter everything from election interference to brand reputation attacks and impersonations.
מייסדי וויז Wiz founders

From IPO dreams to CrowdStrike’s crisis: Inside the collapse of the Wiz-Google mega deal

23.07.24|Sophie Shulman
The timing of CEO Assaf Rappaport's announcement that Wiz was walking away from the Google deal on the eve of the giant’s earnings report indicates that he was mulling the decision until the very last moment. The fear of becoming history at the age of 40, the blow received by competitor CrowdStrike, the attempt to raise the price, and the desire for a huge IPO were probably among the considerations that tipped the scales. 
Assaf Rappaport Wiz Dog

The $23 billion gamble: Wiz's bold move to stay independent

23.07.24|Meir Orbach
CEO Assaf Rappaport and the other founders did not want to sell Wiz to Google. Reluctantly, they had to participate in the negotiations and show full commitment to the company's investors. However, as the moment of truth approached, they made an unexpected decision: to give up $23 billion in favor of the more challenging option of developing the company in preparation for a giant IPO. 
צוות Linx Security לינקס סקיוריטי

Identity security startup Linx nets $27M Series A from Index, Cyberstarts, and Wiz founders

22.07.24|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup's technology maps and monitors the relationships between users, their identities, and the access and permissions they have to company data and resources, and uses advanced analytics and automation to enable organizations to shrink their attack surface.
ג'ורג' קורץ 2 מנכ"ל קראודסטרייק CrowdStrike

CrowdStrike-Microsoft outage: A technological wake-up call

21.07.24|Omer Kabir
How a software glitch exposed the fragility of global systems 
מייסד פאלו אלטו ניר צוק ומייסד וויז אסף רפפורט

CrowdStrike's troubles open new doors for Israeli cyber companies

21.07.24|Sophie Shulman
The American company may not have been a household name in Israel or globally until this weekend's outage, but it is highly regarded in the cyber industry and is a major competitor to many Israeli cyber companies. 
מייסדי אקווה סקיוריטי מימין דרור דוידוף ו אמיר ג'רבי CTO

Cyber unicorn Aqua axes 10% of workforce

17.07.24|Meir Orbach
Aqua, which raised $60 million at a $1 billion valuation earlier this year, is laying off around 50 employees. 
מימין ניר צוק ו עומרי כספי

From Nir Zuk to Omri Casspi: The unexpected winners of the historic Wiz deal

17.07.24|Sophie Shulman, Meir Orbach
The Palo Alto Networks founder and NBA player turned VC are just two of the surprise winners in the deal. The likes of Shlomo Kramer, Mickey Boodaei, and Marius Nacht are also all set to make a handsome profit through their investment in Gili Raanan’s Cyberstarts fund, which is believed to hold a $900 million stake in Wiz.
Assaf Rappaport Wiz Dog

From Waze to Wiz: Google writing new chapter in Israeli tech history

14.07.24|Sophie Shulman
A small step for Google is a giant leap for Wiz and especially for the Israeli tech industry, which has been struggling to preserve its prestige and reputation in what has been the most challenging year and a half it has known. 
מייסדי וויז Wiz founders

Google in negotiations to acquire Wiz in $23 billion deal

14.07.24|Meir Orbach
According to the Wall Street Journal, Google parent Alphabet is looking to purchase the Israeli cybersecurity company in what would be its largest acquisition ever. Wiz raised $1 billion at a $12 billion valuation earlier this year.
CYBERPROOF

CyberProof laying off over 7% of workforce

10.07.24|Meir Orbach
The UST subsidiary is parting ways with 20 of 85 employees in Israel as part of the global cutbacks 
מייסד SOLA סקיוריטי גיא פלכטר עדכני

Cider Security founder nets $28M in Seed funding for stealth cyber startup

08.07.24|Sophie Shulman
Less than two years after selling Cider to Palo Alto Networks in a $300 million deal, Guy Flechter has raised a significant sum for his new cybersecurity project named Sola Security. Investors include S Capital, S32, and Michael Moritz
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