Cybersecurity

20 stories about Cybersecurity
אריק דואר מיקרוסופט כנס סייבר

“Security is a team sport,” says Microsoft Security Response Center head

15.02.21|CTech
Eric Doerr responds to Solorigate incident, calls on cyber community to share information to thwart bad actors
רועי שרייבר אקסנצ'ר כנס סייבר

“Hackers are lazy by nature. Our job is to make things as difficult as possible for them”

15.02.21|Elihay Vidal
Accenture Security’s Roee Schreiber speaks about the changes brought about by Covid-19 and the importance of transitioning to the cloud
הסכם חתימה לחיצת יד זירת הנדלן

ALD merging with cybersecurity startup HUB Security

14.02.21|CTech
Merger to be followed by $65 million cash infusion from institutional investors, with new joint company to be valued at $105 million
ארז ילון Checkmarx

How to secure your dating data this Valentine's Day

14.02.21|Erez Yalon
The use of dating apps has significantly increased during the Covid-19 pandemic, but what about security and privacy?
אבטחת מידע סייבר פריצה סיסמה

Deskpro accounts were vulnerable to hackers, Checkmarx reveals

14.02.21|CTech
The successful exploitation of the discovered XSS vulnerability could have allowed attackers to hijack the sessions of admins and take over the accounts of helpdesk agents
עמרי שגב מויאל מנכ"ל Profero

As cyberattacks peak, so does the demand for Profero's services

13.02.21|Allon Sinai
The CEO of the Israeli cybersecurity startup, which specializes in helping companies address and manage the aftermath of a security breach, says it is turning people away as hackers take advantage of Covid-19 pandemic
מימין פלוריאן פנק ו פיטר ויידרהולם

"CYE can be the Spotify of the cybersecurity world"

11.02.21|Meir Orbach
Petter Weiderholm, Global Head of IT Strategy at Swedish private equity giant EQT which invested $100 million in Israeli cybersecurity company CYE, believes it can emulate the success of Spotify, at which he served as VP
גיא כספי כנס סייבר

Prophecy fulfilled? Deep Instinct reports triple-digit increase in malware following prediction

11.02.21|James Spiro
Halfway through 2020, Deep Instinct’s Guy Caspi predicted a slew of online attacks following Covid-19. He was right.
גיא מגן Profero CTO

When countries attack companies

10.02.21|Guy Barnhart-Magen
"It is time for policymakers to stop ignoring the potential damage caused by these attacks not only to the private businesses, but to the whole country," says Guy Barnhart-Magen
ראובן רובי ארונשוילי כנס פריפריה

Israeli cybersecurity startup CYE raises $120 million series A led by European VC giant EQT

10.02.21|Meir Orbach
Hyver, CYE’s flagship product, uses advanced algorithms and graph modeling to conduct a comprehensive and accurate cybersecurity assessment, covering the entire organization, as well as third-party vendors
Glilot Capital and IVC's Israeli Cybersecurity Technology Landscape 2021

Israel’s 2021 Cyber landscape: Which sector will the new unicorns emerge from?

09.02.21|Elihay Vidal
120 companies from 14 industry sectors made it into Glilot Capital Partners and IVC’s Israeli Cybersecurity Technology Landscape map
מימין: מנכ"ל ארמיס יבגני דיברוב והמנהל הטכנולוגי נדיר יזרעאל

Armis raises $125 million from new strategic partner Brookfield Technology Partners

09.02.21|Meir Orbach
The new investment comes a year after the Israeli company was sold to Insight Partners and Capital G
Semperis Mangement

Israel and New York have more similarities than differences, say Semperis execs

05.02.21|CTech
Semperis joined CTech for its IL Tech in NY series in collaboration with Israeli Mapped in NY to share how Israel and New York cultures are actually rather similar
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Verint completes spin-off of its defense activities into new company Cognyte Software

02.02.21|Golan Hazani
Cognyte will consolidate the company’s intelligence and cyber activities, while Verint will focus on customer engagement
צוות אלסיד

Rapid 7 acquires Israeli cyber startup Alcide.IO for $50 million

31.01.21|Meir Orbach
This is the first acquisition of an Israeli company by the U.S.-based and Nasdaq-traded Rapid 7
Boaz Dolev ClearSky Cyber Security

Cybersecurity firm reveals Hezbollah-linked hack of hundreds of global companies

28.01.21|James Spiro
ClearSky Cyber Security confirmed that ‘Lebanese Cedar’, the cyber unit of Hezbollah, has been behind hundreds of cloud and hosting provider hacks
Gil Friedrich Avanan

Considering culture differences between New York and Israel is ‘outdated’, say Avanan execs

28.01.21|CTech
Avanan joined CTech for its IL Tech in NY series, in collaboration with Israeli Mapped in NY, to discuss the main differences to look for in a company - and it’s nothing to do with country of origin
מימין מיכאל מומצ׳וגלו ו יאיר מנור CardinalOps

Israel’s CardinalOps completes $6.5 million seed round

21.01.21|Meir Orbach
The cybersecurity company founded by the founder of LightCyber uses AI to overcome human error in the management of organizations’ cyber systems
עידו ארליכמן מנכ"ל Kape Technologies

Teddy Sagi’s Kape Technologies reports record earnings

20.01.21|CTech
“The pandemic created global uncertainty which increased the need for quality cybersecurity solutions,” says Kape CEO Ido Erlichman, after company’s revenues hit $122.2, doubling its 2019 earnings
At Bay Rotem Iram

Every criminal on the planet is your next-door neighbor, says At-Bay CEO

18.01.21|James Spiro
For SMBs, the security game has changed from simple locks and keys - now the threats can come from all over the world