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Zafran: “AI is the biggest force multiplier security researchers have ever had”

06.09.26|Amy Shapiro

Amir Shavitt, Head of Research at Zafran, explains how the balance of power between attackers and defenders is changing as part of CTech’s Security Researchers series.

Palo Alto’s CEO invested in the startup his company just bought for $500 million

03.09.26|Sophie Shulman

Console was valued at $157 million in its latest funding round before Palo Alto acquired it for a reported $500 million. Nikesh Arora was among the startup’s early investors, alongside Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital, which led both of its funding rounds.

Zenity: “The threat AI creates is not about what AI models say, but about what agents do”

03.09.26|Amy Shapiro

Tamir Ishay Sharbat, Director of Security Research at Zenity, explores what constitutes true innovation in AI security as part of CTech’s Security Researchers series.

Assaf Rappaport invests in Guardio at $1.1 billion valuation as consumer cyber hits $150 million ARR

03.09.26|Meir Orbach

The Wiz co-founder joined a $40 million round in the Israeli cybersecurity company, which has surpassed one million paying customers and recorded more than 100% annual revenue growth for four consecutive years. CEO Amos Peled says AI is creating a once-in-a-generation opportunity in consumer security.

“Almost sentenced to death”: Palo Alto CEO says AI fears were overblown

03.09.26|Sophie Shulman

Nikesh Arora said investors had expected AI companies to eat the software industry's “breakfast, lunch and dinner,” but that view has begun to change. Palo Alto reported strong results and expects revenue of about $14 billion in the coming year, even as its stock falls after doubling in 2026.

“This is a shadow workforce, autonomous, fast, and invisible, and it scales in a way shadow IT never did”

03.09.26|Zachy Hennessey

Eli Hakimov, CISO at Immunai, joined CTech to share his thoughts on agentic AI security, and why the agents that worry him most aren't the ones his team adopted, but the ones nobody vetted.

Palo Alto Networks faces investor scrutiny after earnings

02.09.26|CTech

The cybersecurity group is betting that AI will accelerate demand for automated defenses as its valuation and ambitions continue to expand.

Proofpoint in talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity company Varonis

02.09.26|Sophie Shulman

Varonis shares jumped more than 10% following reports of the talks, pushing its market value to $5.37 billion.

Conifers: “The attacker can walk away, and that’s what we’re least ready for”

02.09.26|Amy Shapiro

Ido Shtrauch, Security Research Team Lead at Conifers AI, details how threat actors are adapting to a world where companies use AI to analyze their security alerts, as part of CTech’s Security Researchers series.

Upwind raises $300 million, more than doubles valuation to $3.8 billion in five months

02.09.26|Meir Orbach

The Israeli cloud security company was valued at $1.5 billion when it raised $250 million in January, and has since attracted fresh backing from Bessemer Venture Partners, TCV, Salesforce Ventures and other prominent investors.

Blackstone leads $27 million investment in Israeli cyber startup Huskeys

02.09.26|Meir Orbach

Huskeys is developing an agentic AI layer for web application firewalls, arguing that security infrastructure built decades ago needs to be redesigned for a world in which AI agents increasingly act online.

Palo Alto CEO says CyberArk is in a “pole position” as AI agents take over

02.09.26|Allon Sinai

Speaking during Palo Alto Networks’ fourth-quarter earnings call, Nikesh Arora says the acquisition is about far more than cost savings, arguing that non-human identities and autonomous agents represent a new frontier for cybersecurity.

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Six-month-old AIR Security raises $50 million to build a firewall for AI agents

01.09.26|Meir Orbach

The Israeli startup emerged from stealth with research showing thousands of AI add-ons rely on untrusted sources, as companies give autonomous agents access to more data, tools and systems.

Vega: “An attacker only needs one vulnerability, defending is an endless chase”

01.09.26|Amy Shapiro

Eran Ayalon, Head of Research at Vega Security, describes how knowledge sharing and collaboration make Israel the spearhead of the global cyber world, as part of CTech’s Security Researchers series.

Malam Team buys Foretech Software in multi-million-shekel cybersecurity push

31.08.26|CTech

Deal brings BeyondTrust's leading Israeli PAM partner under Malam's Software Products Division

Tenzai: “The pace expected from researchers has changed dramatically”

31.08.26|Amy Shapiro

Ofri Ziv, Co-Founder and VP Research at Tenzai, explains why execution is the ultimate differentiator for research teams today, as part of CTech’s Security Researchers series.

“I’m concerned by the human who stops looking.”

31.08.26|Zachy Hennessey

Yigal Elefant, CISO at AU10TIX, joined CTech to share his thoughts on agentic AI security, and why burnout, not the AI itself, is the risk that worries him most.

Check Point: “We are entering an entirely new phase of the digital arms race”

30.08.26|Amy Shapiro

Avital Leshem, Group Manager of Exposure Management at Check Point, discusses the importance of looking at an organization through the eyes of an attacker, as part of CTech’s Security Researchers series.

Tech giants warn of AI-powered attacks: the cybersecurity status quo will not be enough

30.08.26|Omer Kabir

150 leading technology and cybersecurity companies are warning that the window to protect critical infrastructure from AI-powered cyberattacks is closing. In a joint open letter, they urge governments and organizations to prioritize cybersecurity, boost investment and provide advanced defenses to essential services.

Palo Alto’s M&A strategy is moving deeper into AI

28.08.26|CTech

The company’s reported interest in AI-security acquisitions follows major bets on CyberArk, Chronosphere and Israeli startup Koi.

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