Cybersecurity

20 stories about Cybersecurity
מתקפת סייבר האקר האקרים אבטחת מחשבים

Hackers reveal thousands of email addresses and passwords of Israeli state employees

29.04.21|Raphael Kahan
Around 5,000 email addresses and passwords belonging to Israeli state employees were among a massive stockpile of billions of addresses and passwords leaked online
Cyber Attack Shirbit

Kaspersky: Over 8 million cyberattacks on remote working Israelis during Covid-19

26.04.21|Raphael Kahan
According to a survey by the cybersecurity company, more than half (56%) of ransomware victims paid the ransom to restore access to their data last year
מוסף שבועי 21.3.19 ד.נ.א גיל שוויד

Check Point surpasses market forecasts for Q1, plans to recruit 600 new employees this year

26.04.21|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli cybersecurity giant ended the first quarter of 2021 with total revenues of $508 million, a modest 4% increase year over year
הגנת סייבר נטאפ

“Cybersecurity can’t remain voluntary,” says National Cyber Directorate executive

25.04.21|Diana Bahur-Nir and Raphael Kahan
Meital Arik, Head of the Cyber Guidance and Regulation Division at the Israel National Cyber Directorate talks about how combating cyberattacks is an existential need, the lasting effects of the pandemic and the significance of regulation.
גיא כספי כנס סייבר

BlackRock leads $100 million investment in Deep Instinct

22.04.21|Meir Orbach
"We will be doing a series E with BlackRock in nine months and I estimate that our valuation will be of several unicorns by then," said CEO Guy Caspi
AirEye Team

AirEye raises $8 million to extend network security in digital airspace

22.04.21|James Spiro
Just like in WW1, once the skies became an area for war it has never been the same
Perception Point סייבר מימין מיכאל אמינוב יורם זלינגר שלומי לוין

Perception Point raises $28 million to grow Prevention-as-a-Service solution

21.04.21|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup said it tripled its recurring revenue last year amid increased customer demand for advanced cyber threat protection
Elad Erez Imperva

Imperva appoints Elad Erez as Chief Innovation Officer

21.04.21|James Spiro
Erez returns to the company with a background in advisory roles helping companies with their innovation processes
אסף רפפורט מייסד שותף מנכ"ל WIZ טק על הגג

Assaf Rappaport: "Israeli tech's glass ceiling is manpower, not money"

20.04.21|Sophie Shulman
The CEO of cybersecurity company Wiz, who spoke at the ‘Tech on the Roof’ event hosted by Calcalist and Bank Hapoalim, also added: "The money is flowing into the country at a pace we can't sustain. That is why the first thing that we will see is an increase in salaries.”
מוסף עצמאות 14.4.21 אסף רפפורט מייסד Wiz

7 lessons from reaching a $1.7 billion valuation in just one year

14.04.21|Assaf Rappaport
One year after its founding, cybersecurity startup Wiz turned into a unicorn faster than any other cyber company in the world. Assaf Rappaport, one of the company’s founders, offers seven lessons from the rollercoaster journey
מוסף עצמאות 14.4.21 מיקי בודאי מייסד Transmit Security

“You need a lot of willpower to reject the money being pushed on you these days”

14.04.21|Meir Orbach
Mickey Boodaei, the founder of Transmit Security, wants to take the burden of security off of mobile users’ hands
מימין ירון אלעד מנכ"ל אלרון זוהר רוזנברג ועידת כחול לבן

"Today's entrepreneurs aren't content with exits of hundreds of millions, they want to be unicorns"

14.04.21|Hezi Sternlicht
Yaron Elad, CEO of investment company Elron, discussed recent investment trends at Calcalist's Blue-White conference, while Zohar Rozenberg, CSO at Elron, noted: "The hottest sectors in cybersecurity are anything to do with cloud security as an infrastructure or SaaS"
מייסד NSO שלו חוליו

Expect cyberattacks to up the ante says head of NSO Group

12.04.21|Sophie Shulman
“Cyberattacks are something we will see more and more of over the coming period. It won’t end, not even when the world emerges from the pandemic and returns to routine,” Shalev Hulio tells Calcalist at Cybernation conference
הגנת סייבר נטאפ

Survey: Cybersecurity executives see increase in attempted credential theft

11.04.21|CTech
The survey, conducted by CyberArk, found that the most at-risk group facing the highest number of increased attacks are end-users, or those business users with access to sensitive data
חברת הסייבר טאלון מימין:  אוהד בוברוב עופר בן-נון

Talon Cyber Security raises $26 million seed round for distributed workforce solution

11.04.21|CTech
Israeli startup is aiming to protect companies from the unique threats emerging in today’s era of distributed work
כנס Cybertech 2021 דובאי

Israel-UAE cybersecurity ties the focus of attention at Cybertech conference in Dubai

07.04.21|CTech
Conference sessions included discussions on AI, Advanced IoT, Big Data, Cloud and Blockchain
רמי שש מייסד whitesource

Israel’s WhiteSource announces $75 million series D

07.04.21|Meir Orbach
“Application security needs have gone beyond just detection to include continuous prioritization and prevention,” says CEO Rami Sass
צוות סייבר פיש

Cofense acquires Israeli Cyberfish’s anti-phishing email platform

07.04.21|CTech and Meir Orbach
Cofense’s phishing intelligence will be used to train and evolve Cyberfish’s machine-learning algorithms to block malicious emails in real-time
אנדי אליס

Andy Ellis named Operating Partner at YL Ventures

06.04.21|CTech
Former U.S. Air Force officer, MIT graduate, and respected cybersecurity leader will bring decades of experience to venture partner firm and help Israeli startups navigate their strategic plans
Ronen Smoly Argus

Argus Cyber Security plans to protect 57 million connected vehicles from cyber attacks

05.04.21|James Spiro
By 2023, it is estimated there will be 775 million connected cars on the world’s streets