Cybersecurity

20 stories about Cybersecurity
ועידת ניו יורק - שחר פלד

“Everything around offensive security was pretty much manual until now”

17.05.26|CTech
Terra Security CEO Shahar Peled on why offensive cyber defense must run continuously in the age of AI.
דורין בניאל מנהלת אזורית בקרן נייטדרגון

The new tech moat: Why startups must grow with AI, not chase it

17.05.26|Dorin Baniel
The next generation of winning startups will look different. The companies that win won't necessarily create the best initial product. They'll be the ones whose architecture lets them improve continuously, automatically, structurally, and at scale.
מייסדי לייר סקיוריטי LayerX Security

Akamai acquires Israeli AI browser security startup LayerX for $205 million in cash

14.05.26|Meir Orbach
Deal expands Zero Trust strategy as enterprises struggle to control AI use. 
מימין דוד ויסברוד אור אשד מייסדי חברת הסייבר הישראלית LayerX

Akamai in advanced talks to acquire Israeli startup LayerX for $250 million

12.05.26|Meir Orbach
The browser security company raised $45 million from investors including Glilot and Dell Technologies Capital. Akamai has acquired five Israeli companies to date, including Noname Security and Guardicore.
כנס ניו יורק - ראקש לונקאר מייסד משותף Trusteer & Transmit Security וידאו

Rakesh Loonkar: “We’re going to see $100 billion exits out of Israel”

12.05.26|CTech
The Transmit Security co-founder says AI is reshaping every corner of cybersecurity and predicts Israel will produce companies even larger than Wiz.
Frame founders

Former Wiz and Team8 executives raise $50 million for cyber startup Frame

11.05.26|CTech
The Israeli firm aims to modernize security awareness training as AI makes cyberattacks more convincing and scalable. 
ועידת התחזיות 2023 יובל דיסקין ראש השב"כ לשעבר מבעלי סיימוטיב טכנולוגיות ואופורה

India’s KPIT to acquire ex–Shin Bet chief Yuval Diskin’s Cymotive for up to $120 million

06.05.26|Meir Orbach
Phased deal aims to bolster KPIT’s push into automotive cybersecurity as vehicles become increasingly software-driven. 
מוסף עצמאות 13.5.24 מייסדי חברת הסייבר אסטריקס Astrix Security אלון ג'קסון ו עידן גור

Cisco acquires AI security startup Astrix for $400 million

04.05.26|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup, backed by Menlo Ventures and Anthropic, targets growing risks from non-human identities and autonomous AI agents.
כנס שבוע AI יוסי כראדי

Israel warns CEOs: AI is lowering the barrier to cyberattacks

03.05.26|Omer Kabir
National Cyber Directorate warns organizations to prepare for faster, more complex threats.
נדב צפריר מנכ"ל צ'ק פוינט

“We’re not chasing large acquisitions”: Check Point falls to two-year low as CEO eyes ‘game-changing’ tech

30.04.26|Sophie Shulman
Lowered outlook and firewall weakness overshadow long-term strategy.
בניין צ'ק פוינט לוגו חדש

Check Point shares fall as firewall weakness drags on growth

30.04.26|Sophie Shulman
Cybersecurity firm posts modest gains while restructuring its sales organization.
מייסדי חברת fabrix מימין: אופיר יעקוביאן ו רז רוטנברג

Cyber unicorn Silverfort acquires one-year-old AI startup Fabrix for tens of millions

28.04.26|Meir Orbach
Fabrix, founded in 2025 and backed by $8 million in Seed funding, will see its team join Silverfort as the companies develop an identity protection engine.
עובדי חברת הסייבר פנטרה PENTERA

Cyber unicorn Pentera cuts 40 jobs while expanding AI push

27.04.26|Meir Orbach
The company is trimming marketing and HQ roles while continuing to recruit engineers.
ג'ון אייסין סגן נשיא בכיר ServiceNow לצד מטה החברה ב קליפורניה

“With Armis, ServiceNow is positioned to build the largest cyber business in the world”

27.04.26|Meir Orbach
John Aisien, Senior Vice President at ServiceNow, and Armis CEO Yevgeny Dibrov frame the $7.75 billion deal as a step toward creating a “control tower” for enterprise security in the AI era. 
מימין דני בריקמן מייקל דה-סזארה ו עמית צימרמן מייסדי Oasis Security

Oasis Security appoints ex-McAfee president and Forescout CEO as president

23.04.26|Meir Orbach
Michael DeCesare joins the fast-growing identity startup to lead go-to-market expansion.
Yair Grindlinger, CEO and co-founder of Surf AI (left); Ron Peled, co-founder of Sola Security (right).

“Mythos is just a blip in a long, constantly growing path to high resiliency.”

23.04.26|Zachy Hennessey
Cybersecurity founders say Mythos isn't a watershed moment; it's a signal for CISOs to speed up their solutions. 
מימין שמעון טולץ אייר זילברמן ו רומן לבונסקי מייסדי Copperhelm קופרהלם

Copperhelm secures $7 million Seed to automate cloud security with AI agents

23.04.26|Meir Orbach
Founders from Unity, McAfee and RSA tackle fragmentation in enterprise cloud systems.
מייסדי Ryft מימין גיא גדון יובל יוגב ו יוסי רייטבלט

AI security unicorn Cyera acquires two-year-old startup Ryft in $100-$130 million deal

23.04.26|Meir Orbach
Ryft, founded in 2024, raised $8 million before the deal and has built tools for automated data access and governance in AI environments.
מייסדי וויז WIZ מימין רועי רזניק ינון קוסטיקה עמי לוטבק ו אסף רפפורט

Wiz takes center stage in Google’s AI security overhaul

22.04.26|CTech
Expansion comes as cyberattack timelines shrink to seconds, company data shows. 
יבגני דיברוב ו נדיר יזרעאל מייסדי ארמיס

ServiceNow completes $7.75 billion Armis acquisition as AI security focus grows

21.04.26|CTech
The company continues investment despite stock market pressure.