Cybersecurity

20 stories about Cybersecurity
כנס סייבר 2020 אופיר הרפז

Israeli researcher uncovers wide-scale cyberattack on the U.S. and Europe

20.08.20|James Spiro
The attack, named FritzFrog, was designed to exploit weak passwords and infiltrate infrastructure systems
איחוד האמירויות

Deals under the radar: These are the Israeli tech companies already operating in the UAE

18.08.20|Sophie Shulman, Hagar Ravet, Meir Orbach
Cooperations in the fields of insurtech, biomedicine, fintech, agtech and cyber lead the way, but the potential for future purchases and investments is vast
גון ברנן John Brennan

Navigating the critical step of making your first cybersecurity sales hire

13.08.20|John Brennan
YL Ventures Partner John Brennan spoke with Medigate Co-Founder & CEO Jonathan Langer and EVP Global Sales Tyson Hempel about the importance of selecting the right sales hire for early-stage cybersecurity startups and how to find them.
בניין משרד הבטחון ב תל אביב הקרייה

North Korea was behind the foiled hack into the heart of Israel’s defense establishment

13.08.20|Raphael Kahan
The attack is part of an ongoing campaign by the notorious Lazarus Group trying to steal data and money in the service of Pyongyang
אבטחת מידע סייבר גלישה בטוחה מנעול

National cyber agency scans the web, detects scores of exposed Israeli databases

12.08.20|Omer Kabir
The government body alerts owners and operators of databases if the private information they store is insufficiently protected
האקר מחשבים

Phishing attacks triple in Israel courtesy of Covid-19

12.08.20|Raphael Kahan
A report by cyber protection company Kaspersky found nearly a million attempts to lure in unsuspecting users
שגיא גודלי ו עמית ברקת  מייסדי פרימטר 81 Perimeter

Insight Partners leads $40 million series B in network safety company Perimeter 81

11.08.20|Meir Orbach
The company completed three financing rounds in eight months to support its rapid growth
מוסף שבועי 6.8.20 ראובן אהרונשווילי

The constant outsider who the world’s largest companies now pay millions to hack their systems

07.08.20|Diana Bahur-Nir and Meir Orbach
Reuven Aronashvili, the son of Georgian immigrants to Israel, founded offensive cyber company CYE with the knowledge he acquired at secret Israeli military unit
חוות השרתים התת קרקעית ב הר חוצבים

There’s data in them hills: Bynet is building one of Israel’s largest server farms under Jerusalem

05.08.20|Tal Shachar, Ynet
Major companies and organizations are investing millions in new data centers. Ynet visited the underground fortress that is set to launch activities in several weeks
SilverFort  הד קובץ מתן פטאל' ירון קסנר

Israeli cyber company Silverfort completes $30 million round led by Aspect Ventures

04.08.20|Meir Orbach
“The funds that invested realized that the pandemic forced many organizations to shift to a work from home model and to do that, you need to be able to validate the remote access of workers,” said the company’s CEO
מיטאפ Meetup

Meetup security failings left users vulnerable to money and data loss, says Checkmarx report

03.08.20|CTech
Series of flaws at community-building events platform left it vulnerable to injection of malicious scripts
שי לובשיס נספח כלכלי יוסטון

It is time to mess with Texas, urges Israel's Houston trade rep

31.07.20|Allon Sinai
Despite the potential cultural stumbling block, Shay Luvshis believes Israeli startups and companies shouldn't miss out on the chance to do business in the Lone Star State
מייסדי Cybellum מימין סלבה ברונפמן מיכאל אנגסטלר

Automotive cybersecurity startup Cybellum raises $12 million

28.07.20|CTech
Cybellum’s system provides OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers with automatic software risk assessments through an agentless and on-premise end-to-end program
דדה גולדשמידט

Why digital identity will be key to navigating the new normal

26.07.20|Dede Goldschmidt
Whether it’s for opening a bank account, e-Commerce shopping, filing taxes online, or onboarding a multitude of new digital services, identification is fundamental to establishing the individual’s legitimacy and trust
פינת עבודה מחשב נייח עבודה מהבית

Why has Covid-19 been good for cybersecurity and what makes working from home bad?

23.07.20|CTech
CTech Daily Roundup: Cybersecurity profitability on the rise due to Covid-19, says Insight Partners managing director
אבטחת מידע סייבר פריצה סיסמה

Kaspersky researchers find new hack in North Korea-linked Lazarus group

23.07.20|James Spiro
Researchers at the cybersecurity company uncovered a new attack targeting Poland, Germany, Turkey, South Korea, Japan, and India
ועידת התעשייה של ישראל גיל שויד מייסד מנכ"ל צ'ק פוינט  בשיחה עם סופי שולמן

Check Point CEO Gil Shwed says he plans to reduce real-estate holdings in Israel

23.07.20|Sophie Shulman
Most of the company’s employees combine work from home and office attendance, reducing the need for extensive office space
Lonne Jaffe  מנהל שותף Insight Partners  כנס סייבר

Cybersecurity profitability on the rise due to Covid-19, says Insight Partners managing director

23.07.20|CTech
Lonne Jaffe admitted that there was plenty of uncertainty at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, but that Insight Partners never wavered in its belief in the potential of cybersecurity
מוסף שבועי 21.3.19 ד.נ.א גיל שוויד

Covid-19 and no flights mean more money for Check Point as Q2 profits soar

22.07.20|Sophie Shulman
IT security powerhouse beats analysts' predictions with revenue climbing 4% to $506 million and diluted earnings per share surging 15%
גיא כספי כנס סייבר

2020 will be a successful year for hackers warns Deep Instinct CEO

22.07.20|Elihay Vidal
Guy Caspi compares cyberattacks to the spread of Covid-19, says new tech works like a vaccine to prevent harm