Cybersecurity

20 stories about Cybersecurity
Wiz founders

Will antitrust regulators kill Google’s $32B Wiz deal?

15.06.25|Allon Sinai
The U.S. Justice Department is scrutinizing the acquisition, but that doesn’t mean it won’t go through.
לוגו גוגל וויז GOOGLE WIZ

Google’s $32 billion acquisition of Wiz draws antitrust attention

14.06.25|CTech
Regulators are examining whether the deal would impact competition in cloud security. Should the deal ultimately fall through, Wiz stands to gain a breakup fee exceeding $3.2 billion.
Rinki Sethi

Rinki Sethi, former Twitter CISO, joins cloud security startup Upwind

12.06.25|CTech
Sethi, who previously held senior security roles at Twitter, Walmart, Rubrik, IBM, Palo Alto Networks, and PayPal, will lead Upwind’s global information security and technology efforts.
חברת Cyera מימין תמר בן אילן מייסד-שותף ו-CTO החברה  יותם שגב  מייסד-שותף ו-CEO  Cyera

Cyera doubles valuation to $6 billion with $540M Series E

11.06.25|Meir Orbach
The Israeli cybersecurity startup is growing rapidly as demand rises for AI-integrated data protection.
מימין: אלון לביא ודור אייזנר

Guardz raises $56M to bring enterprise-level cybersecurity to small businesses

09.06.25|Meir Orbach
Firm's AI-led platform helps MSPs defend vulnerable small and midsize businesses from rising cyber threats.
השותפים ב מרלין ונצ'רס מימין אלמוג גולוד שותף תו ספקטר שותפה תפעולית שי מישל שותף מנהל

Merlin Ventures raises $75 million to back next wave of Israeli cybersecurity startups

04.06.25|Meir Orbach
New fund targets growth-stage startups as AI and compliance reshape market dynamics. 
מייסדי חברת הסייבר MIND איתי שוורץ מייסד משותף ו-CTO ערן ברק מייסד משותף ו-CEO הוד בן נון מייסד משותף וסמנכ"ל הפיתוח

Cyber startup MIND raises $30M Series A to tackle data loss prevention

04.06.25|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup takes on data loss prevention with automation, context, and machine speed.
צוות חברת אבטחת הסייבר Zero Networks

Zero Networks raises $55M Series C to simplify microsegmentation at scale

03.06.25|Meir Orbach
Israeli cybersecurity firm promises scalable zero trust architecture as lateral movement threats surge.
Apex Security team

Tenable acquires Sam Altman-backed Apex for over $105 million to boost AI security

29.05.25|Meir Orbach
Acquisition marks Tenable’s sixth Israeli deal and accelerates its push into securing enterprise AI amid rising threats and demand for visibility.
סנטינל וואן SentinelOne  הנפקה בורסת ניו יורק

SentinelOne shares slide as cautious enterprise spending clouds growth outlook

29.05.25|CTech and Reuters
Full-year guidance lowered; analysts cite SMB exposure and mounting competitive pressure.
פיטר מקאי מנכ"ל Snyk ו גיא פודחרני מייסד Snyk סניק

Cyber unicorn Snyk targets AI era with major platform launch: “We’re not threatened by niche startups”

28.05.25|Meir Orbach
Snyk has unveiled tools to secure AI-driven code as insecure code generation reaches 48%, according to a Georgetown University study.
פבל גורביץ

Guardicore founders raise $32 million for new stealth cyber-AI startup

28.05.25|Meir Orbach
After three years at Akamai, which acquired Guardicore for approximately $600 million in 2021, Pavel Gurvich and Ariel Zeitlin have launched a new venture named Tenzai that has already received significant backing from VC firms Greylock and Battery. 
עדי איקן ו אורן קורן

Check Point acquires Israeli cyber startup Veriti in deal estimated at over $100 million

27.05.25|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup brings rapid remediation and multi-vendor integration to Check Point's expanding Infinity Platform.
מנכ"לית ומייסדת סורידאטה לי קאפון  ו מטה פורטינט ב קליפורניה

Fortinet acquires Israeli cyber startup Suridata for tens of millions to boost SaaS protection

22.05.25|Meir Orbach
Suridata raised around $14 million and built an AI-powered platform to protect SaaS apps. 
כנס טק אילת 2025 - ג'וזף (יוסי) טל וידאו

CyFox CEO Yossi Tal: “There is no other agentic compliance solution in the market like ours”

21.05.25|CTech in collaboration with TECH1
Tal spoke with CTech at the Tech1 Conference about how CyFox is pioneering the use of agentic AI to automate regulatory compliance and streamline third-party cybersecurity assessments.
מימין מנכ"ל צק פוינט נדב צפריר ומייסד ויו"ר צ'ק פוינט גיל שויד

Check Point to hire 500 in Israel to power new AI research hub

19.05.25|Sophie Shulman
CEO Nadav Zafrir leads transformation with aggressive growth plans and real estate investment.
חברת Cyera מימין תמר בן אילן מייסד-שותף ו-CTO החברה  יותם שגב  מייסד-שותף ו-CEO  Cyera

Wiz 2.0? Cyera’s meteoric $6B valuation is turning heads across the cyber world

19.05.25|Allon Sinai
After doubling its valuation twice in 2024, from $1.4B in April to $3B in November, Cyera is now poised to do it again, raising hundreds of millions at a $6B valuation.
חברת Cyera מימין תמר בן אילן מייסד-שותף ו-CTO החברה  יותם שגב  מייסד-שותף ו-CEO  Cyera

Cyber startup Cyera raising hundreds of millions at over $6 billion valuation

18.05.25|Meir Orbach
Israeli startup continues meteoric rise with new mega round less than a year after raising $300M at $3B valuation.
New Check Point HQ illustration

Check Point unveils massive Tel Aviv campus as part of long-term cybersecurity expansion

15.05.25|CTech
Israeli cybersecurity giant deepens its roots with a new 100,000 square meter global headquarters and dedicated AI R&D center.
רועי אליהו מנכ"ל ו מייקל ניקוסיה Salt Security סולט סוקיוריטי

Salt Security integrates with Wiz to protect APIs in the cloud

15.05.25|CTech
The integration is designed to bring Salt’s deep insights into API behavior directly into Wiz’s cloud security platform.