Cybersecurity

20 stories about Cybersecurity
Mickey Haslavsky

AI has turned marketing into a moving target

08.08.26|Mickey Haslavsky
AI has compressed the lifespan of marketing tactics, forcing teams to replace fixed annual plans with a continuous cycle of testing, measuring and retiring what no longer works. 
Michael Bargury

Israeli researchers uncover zero-click attacks targeting AI browsers

06.08.26|CTech
Zenity Labs demonstrates vulnerabilities in Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, ChatGPT Atlas and Edge that allow attackers to hijack AI agents and access user data. 
מייסדי Above Security אמיר בולדו ו אביב נחום

CrowdStrike invests in Israeli cyber startup Above as insider threats climb the security agenda

05.08.26|CTech
The strategic investment strengthens product integration with Falcon and underscores growing demand for AI-native security tools that monitor trusted users, not just outside attackers.
MIND booth at Black Hat

Black Hat 2026: Israeli cyber companies unveil AI defenses for the age of autonomous attacks

04.08.26|CTech
From protecting AI agents to predicting threats and automating responses, Israeli security firms are building new tools for a world where attackers and defenders increasingly rely on artificial intelligence. 
מייסדי OLIGO Security אוליגו מימין גל אלבז נדב צ'רנינסקי ו אבשלום חילו

Oligo Security raises $60 million as AI-driven attacks accelerate shift toward runtime security

04.08.26|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup says attackers are now discovering vulnerabilities faster than companies can patch them, creating demand for real-time protection inside production environments. 
מייסדי זניטי, בן קליגר (מימין) ומיכאל ברגורי

Zenity raises $125 million Series C as AI agent security startup accelerates global expansion

03.08.26|Meir Orbach
Israeli cybersecurity company reaches $185 million in total funding as enterprises race to secure autonomous AI agents. 
Arrakis founders

Former Palantir and Torq veterans raise $8 million Seed to secure the rise of AI agents

02.08.26|CTech
Arrakis Security is betting that enterprises need a new cybersecurity layer focused not just on who has access to systems, but on what autonomous AI systems actually do once they are inside. 
מנכ"ל צ'ק פוינט נדב צפריר 13.9.20

The company that invented the firewall is searching for its next breakthrough

02.08.26|Sophie Shulman
Check Point has billions in cash and decades of expertise, but investors are questioning whether it can adapt fast enough
מייסדי NewCore, מימין: עמיחי ניידרמן, זהר אלון וארז ירקוני

Israel’s cyber industry bets identity will become the next AI security battleground

02.08.26|CTech
From NewCore and Oak to Cyera’s $1 billion acquisition of Oasis, Israeli cyber leaders are racing to secure a world where autonomous AI agents, not just employees, control access to corporate systems.
אפליקציית קלאוד קלוד

After OpenAI, Anthropic reveals AI hacking incidents linked to Israeli startup Irregular

31.07.26|Omer Kabir, Meir Orbach
Claude models gained unauthorized access to three organizations after a testing environment was inadvertently connected to the public internet, prompting Anthropic to tighten security across its AI evaluation pipeline.
מימין שי מורג הילה זיגמן ו ענר מזור Aner Mazur Hila Zigman and Shai Morag

Blue-and-white Black Hat: How Israel came to dominate cyber's biggest conference

30.07.26|Amy Shapiro, Elihay Vidal
Israeli founders, investors and security executives descend on Las Vegas each year, using Black Hat to launch products, court customers and shape the industry's AI-driven future.
נדב צפריר מנכ"ל צ'ק פוינט

“We are prepared to be very aggressive”: Check Point signals appetite for a major cyber acquisition

30.07.26|Sophie Shulman
CEO Nadav Tzafrir says the company is constantly evaluating targets as it attempts to close the gap with faster-growing rivals Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike.
מייסדי Bloom Security מימין אופיר בלסיאנו , איתי קרן ו איתי פרישמן

Palo Alto Networks veterans launch Bloom Security with $20 million bet on the AI endpoint

30.07.26|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup argues that traditional cybersecurity tools were built for malware, not for a world where employees and AI systems install software that can access sensitive company data.
בניין צ'ק פוינט לוגו חדש

Check Point’s turnaround remains stuck as revenue stagnates and cash flow plunges

30.07.26|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli cybersecurity giant delivered another weak quarter, raising questions over how quickly CEO Nadav Zafrir can revive growth after taking the helm.
Onyx Security founders

AI security startup Onyx raises $113 million Series B at $640 million valuation

30.07.26|Meir Orbach
Just four months after emerging from stealth, the Israeli startup is betting that securing AI agents will become one of cybersecurity's biggest markets. 
סם אלטמן מייסד OpenAI ומנכ"ל צ'אט ג'יפיטי ChatGPT

OpenAI’s rogue AI agent breached second company during hacking spree

29.07.26|Reuters
The agent compromised a Modal Labs customer while targeting Hugging Face, expanding the scope of an incident that has intensified fears over autonomous AI systems.
Oasis founders

Oasis founders set for $200 million-plus payday in $1 billion Cyera acquisition

29.07.26|Meir Orbach
The Cyera acquisition comes less than four years after Danny Brickman and Amit Zimerman launched a company focused on securing machine identities.
צוות הפאונדרים של Act Security מימין עילי פלח יונתן לנגר איתי קירשנבאום ו סטפן גולדברג

After Medigate's $400 million exit, founders launch $60 million cyber startup from stealth

28.07.26|CTech
Seven months after Calcalist first revealed its funding, Act Security officially launches with a cloud security platform designed to eliminate the access pathways that AI-powered attacks increasingly exploit.
מימין גיא פרגל CTO אסף וינר מנכ"ל ו אורן סבן CPO – מייסדי Mate Security

Former Wiz and Microsoft veterans raise $35 million Series A to build the “operating system” for AI cybersecurity agents

28.07.26|Meir Orbach
Mate Security says traditional security operations were not designed for AI-scale attacks. The startup is betting that trusted autonomous agents, powered by an “organizational brain,” will reshape how companies detect and respond to threats. 
Oasis founders

Cyber unicorn Cyera acquires Oasis Security in $1 billion deal

28.07.26|Meir Orbach
The acquisition of the Israeli startup, founded to manage access for non-human identities, marks Cyera’s latest move to build a broader AI-powered cybersecurity platform.