Cybersecurity

20 stories about Cybersecurity
מייסדי Neo. מימין: ערן שיראזי, ניק וורנר ושלומי סאלם

SentinelOne veterans raise $100 million to secure the rise of AI agents

20.07.26|Meir Orbach
Neo says traditional cybersecurity tools were never designed for autonomous software that can reason, make decisions and act inside enterprise systems. 
זפרן סקיוריטי מימין שניר הבדלה סמנכ"ל מוצר סנז ישר מנכ"לית בן סרי סמנכ"ל טכנולוגיות

Cisco in talks to buy Israeli cyber startup Zafran at steep discount

20.07.26|Sophie Shulman, Meir Orbach
Exclusive: A deal valued at $150 million-$200 million would fall well below the company's last fundraising valuation despite backing from Sequoia, Menlo Ventures and Cyberstarts. 
שעון טיסו יבואן רולטיים

The next things technology will make obsolete

16.07.26|Zachy Hennessey
From checkout pages and classrooms to third-party cookies and organizational "know-how," Israeli tech leaders predict what AI and emerging technologies will eliminate over the next decade.
Beacon Security founders

Beacon Security raises $13 million Seed to build the data layer powering AI cybersecurity agents

16.07.26|Meir Orbach
Israeli startup founded by HiredScore, Mitiga and Skyline AI veterans says enterprises need trusted context before AI agents can safely defend against threats. 
מימין שי מורג ו טל מרום מייסדי Oak

After three cyber exits, Shai Morag raises $60 million to reinvent enterprise identity

15.07.26|Meir Orbach
Oak says its AI-native platform replaces the patchwork of legacy identity tools with a single operating system that governs employees, machines and AI agents. 
ניקולס וורנר לשעבר מחברת סנטינל וואן

Former SentinelOne leaders secure $50 million for stealth cyber startup

15.07.26|Meir Orbach
Neo Security has now raised more than $75 million as investors continue backing next-generation cybersecurity companies.
CardinalOps founders

Cribl acquires Israeli cyber startup CardinalOps for around $100 million

14.07.26|Meir Orbach
The U.S. telemetry company will establish a Tel Aviv office after buying the AI-powered detection engineering startup. The acquisition marks Cribl’s push into security operations and its effort to challenge traditional SIEM platforms. 
Bar Refaeli Dr. Inbal Gat Dr. Shira Orr

You can't outspend an AI attacker

12.07.26|Ido Geffen
The winners of the AI era won't be the companies that spend the most on AI. They'll be the ones that own and continuously optimize the AI systems they depend on to deliver the best performance at the lowest sustainable cost.
Lior Sitruck

If 85% of executives struggle with decision-making, can AI's token economy change that?

11.07.26|Lior Sitruk
If companies view AI primarily as a tool for automating tasks, much of its economic potential will remain untapped. But as AI becomes embedded in the decision-making process itself, its business impact will become easier to measure.
A group of people in a crowd raise their hands.

“If you get the people right, everything else becomes more possible”: Life lessons from Israeli tech leaders

09.07.26|Zachy Hennessey
Israeli tech industry experts give advice that offers a glimpse into the skills and mindsets they believe will matter most in the years ahead.
אודי מוקדי מוסף

After CyberArk’s $25 billion sale, Udi Mokady turns to securing the AI agent era

07.07.26|Sophie Shulman
Mokady has been appointed chairman of CHEQ as the company expands from identity security into protecting organizations from emerging AI-driven threats.
מייסדי cyera מימין יונתן איתי תמר בר אילן ו יותם שגב

Cyera in advanced negotiations to acquire Oasis Security for over $1 billion

06.07.26|Meir Orbach
Fresh off a $600 million funding round, the Israeli cybersecurity unicorn is accelerating its acquisition strategy.
מייסדי KOI

Palo Alto Networks and Koi Security sued over alleged AI error in cyber threat report

05.07.26|Meir Orbach
MeetingTV claims a flawed intelligence classification led to global blocking of its services.
Shahaf Galili

AI isn’t creating super-hackers. It’s scaling less-skilled attackers

03.07.26|Shahaf Galili
As automation lowers the barrier to cybercrime, the real defensive test is detecting attacker behavior faster, not chasing the next shiny product.
מייסדי לייר סקיוריטי LayerX Security

Akamai completes $205 million LayerX acquisition as browser security push enters next phase

02.07.26|CTech
The deal, first announced in May, extends Akamai’s Zero Trust platform into AI-era browser visibility and control.
Asaf Nevo

Everything got disrupted. Except the hard part.

02.07.26|Asaf Nevo
In a world where founders can launch before their first board meeting, the only moat left is the one AI cannot build.
צוות אסטריקס

Cybersecurity, defense and chips: AI reshapes Israel’s exit market

02.07.26|CTech
Over 50 acquisitions in H1 2026 show how artificial intelligence is redefining valuation and strategic priorities. 
ביתן קואלקום Qualcomm תערוכה MWC שנגחאי 2021

Qualcomm acquires Israeli cyber company SAM for more than $150 million

01.07.26|Meir Orbach
The startup whose software protects more than 500 million connected devices across 15 million networks will continue operating independently as Qualcomm expands its telecom cybersecurity business. 
 רועי זיסאפל מנכ"ל רדוור

Israeli Tax Authority investigates Zisapel startup over $42.5 million Radware deal

01.07.26|Tomer Gonen
Probe focuses on suspected tax evasion linked to Radware's 2022 acquisition of DC Protection, while the company says the dispute concerns only the applicable tax rate. 
Root founders

Cyber unicorn Aikido acquires Israeli startup Root for $70-$100 million

30.06.26|Meir Orbach
The Belgian company expands its AI security push and will open a new development center in Israel following the deal.