Cybersecurity

20 stories about Cybersecurity
מנכ"ל סייברסטארטס Cyberstarts גילי רענן והשותפה החדשה ליאור סיימון

“Israel is Delusional in Thinking that the Covid-19 Crisis is Over”

31.05.20|Meir Orbach
Veteran fund manager Gili Raanan offers a reminder that "when it rains in New York, everyone gets wet"
עלי חמינאי המנהיג הרוחני של איראן

The Iranian Cyber Threat can no Longer be Underestimated

29.05.20|Doron Peskin
Iran may not be a cyber superpower, but it has been making a concentrated effort over recent years to strengthen its position in the field. The aid from China and Russia, the loyalty of hundreds of volunteer hackers, and its audacity make it an enemy that should be reckoned with
מריוס נכט 1

Check Point Chairman Marius Nacht Steps Down After 27 Years at the Company

28.05.20|Shir Rieter
Nacht, who took on the position in 2015, said he would not stand for reelection. He will be replaced by Jerry Ungerman
ליאור סיימון שותפה חדשה ומנכ"ל סייברסטארטס Cyberstarts גילי רענן

Cybersecurity-Focused VC Cyberstarts Raises $100 Million Fund

25.05.20|Meir Orbach
The firm also appointed Lior Simon, formerly an associate at Sequoia Capital and head of the Israel operation of Arbor Ventures, as partner
פאם מרפי מנכ"לית חברת הסייבר הישראלית אימפרבה

For Cyber Companies, There Is no Place Like Israel, Says Imperva CEO

22.05.20|Meir Orbach
Pam Murphy was appointed CEO of Israeli information security company Imperva in January, replacing Chris Hylen, who stepped down following a severe security breach
האקר

Experts say Today’s Hacks are Not Iranian Retaliation to Cyber Attack blamed on Israel

21.05.20|Raphael Kahan and Yuval Azulai
Cybersecurity professionals describe website defacements as lowliest form of hacking, likely carried out by teenage activists
צילום מסך פריצת ססיבר לאתר ישראלי

Thousands of Israeli Websites Down after suspected Massive Iranian Cyberattack

21.05.20|CTech, Ynet News
A group calling itself Hacking Saviours targets sites stored on Upress servers
מייסדי אקווה סקיוריטי מימין דרור דוידוף ו אמיר ג'רבי CTO

Aqua Security Raises $30 Million in Round Led by Greenspring Associates

20.05.20|Meir Orbach
Aqua Security, whose previous round in 2019 was twice as large, combines machine learning algorithms and threat research to offer an advanced security service for container-based, serverless, and cloud-native applications
משרד סייברביט רעננה אלביט מערכות

Elbit Sells Control of Subsidiary Cyberbit for $48 Million

19.05.20|Udi Etsion
Covid-19 lockdowns drove companies to use Cyberbit’s cloud-based training simulators to keep their teams combat-ready
דן דינר מנכ"ל סורס דיפנס (Source Defense)

Website Security Startup Source Defense Raises $10.5 Million

19.05.20|Meir Orbach
Source Defense develops cloud-based software for automatically monitoring and detecting vulnerabilities on third-party applications used on websites
יוני שלמדריין העובד סייבריזן שעבר לסנטינל וואן

Sued Cybereason Employee says Company Lied About him to Prevent Move to Competitor

18.05.20|Meir Orbach
After resigning from his position at cybersecurity company Cybereason, Yonni Shelmerdine had to see his former employer in court, facing allegations of trade secret and intellectual property theft that he says sullied his good name
מייסדי סמפריס semperis

Cybersecurity Company Semperis Raises $40 Million in Series B Funding Round

13.05.20|Hagar Ravet
Insight Partners led the round that brings the company’s total funding raised to $54 million
מוסף 50 הסטארטאפים המבטיחים מימין רועי ביק ירון עברון ניר ארז מייסדי מוביט moovit

Winners and Losers of the Week: Moovit Walks Away With the Win

08.05.20|Elihay Vidal
A selection of this week's winners and losers by CTech's Editor
צוות CyberX

Microsoft in Negotiations to Acquire Israeli Cybersecurity Company CyberX

05.05.20|Meir Orbach
Estimated $170 million deal is set to be completed in June
המנכ"ל אבי שוע ו גיל גרון חברת סייבר אורקה Orca Security

Cloud Security Startup Orca Security Raises $20 Million in Series A Round

05.05.20|Meir Orbach
The round was led by GGV Capital, an early backer of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba
באר שבע זירת הנדלן

Mastercard and Enel X Win Right to Establish New Fintech-Cybersecurity Laboratory with $3.7 Million State Funding

04.05.20|Hagar Ravet
The multinational giants won a tender to establish a research facility in Be'er sheva to help solve the security challenges of rapid digitization in the financial industry
מגזין יום העצמאות מימין גיא ניצן אלון ארבץ ו גל בן דוד חברת אינטסייט

“Fake Information is One of the Worst Side Effects of Covid-19”

30.04.20|Hagar Ravet
Guy Nizan, the CEO of cybersecurity startup IntSights spoke to Calcalist about how hackers try to exploit the coronavirus pandemic—and how his company stops them
מגזין יום העצמאות מנכל אקסוניוס דין זיסמן

Top Cybersecurity Startup Axonius Says Covid-19 Drove Customers Their Way

30.04.20|Meir Orbach
CEO Dean Sysman describes what steps his company took to survive and grow despite the global pandemic
ועידת התעשייה של ישראל גיל שויד מייסד מנכ"ל צ'ק פוינט

Check Point Says Covid-19-Related Cyberattacks Up Sixfold in Last Two weeks

20.04.20|Tzally Greenberg and CTech
According to the Nasdaq-listed network and cloud security company, the past 14 days have seen 14,000 daily malicious attacks connected to coronavirus, suggesting the spike is linked to the release of Federal stimulus funds in the U.S.
צוות SafeBreach סייפבריץ'

Cybersecurity Company SafeBreach Raises $19 Million

16.04.20|Meir orbach
The security simulation platform’s CEO Guy Bejerano said the round was completed quickly due to market uncertainty and shifting security requirements as remote work takes root