Cybersecurity

20 stories about Cybersecurity
האקר ביטקוין מטבע וירטאלי

Check Point tracks Bitcoin ransom payments from new cyber attack to Iranian nationals

12.11.20|Meir Orbach
Dubbed Pay2Key, the sophisticated new ransomware encrypts an organization’s entire network in an hour, with 12 Israeli companies so far falling victim
תומר וינגרטן סנטינל וואן

Valued at more than $3 billion, SentinelOne completes $267 million financing round

11.11.20|Meir Orbach, Reuters
Founder Tomer Weingarten says the company is prepared to go public in 2021
ענן אבטחת מידע

Israel’s CloudAlly acquired by Zix in a $30 million deal

10.11.20|Hagar Ravet
CloudAlly to enhance Zix’s suite of solutions and provide its customers with tools to drive cloud adoption
סחיטה מקוונת פורנו נקמה בריונות רשת שנאה פחד

Thousands of Israelis risk being blackmailed after network of sexual meetup sites breached

10.11.20|Omer Kabir
Shady websites offering dating and hookup services leaked personal, financial, and in some cases security-related information
יבגני דיברוב ארמיס מנכ"ל עבודה מהבית

“Now I don’t waste time flying to meetings, everything is done over Zoom”

08.11.20|Maayan Manela
Yevgeny Dibrov, CEO and co-founder of cyber company Armis Security speaks about his transition from flying all over the world to holding endless video calls
Assaf Dahan Cybereason אסף דהן

Cybereason uncovers North Korean malware used against companies around the world

02.11.20|James Spiro
Researchers at the cybersecurity firm identified a new spyware suite dubbed KGH_SPY, used by a group with North Korean ties
ועידת לונדון טדי שגיא

Online privacy company Kape raises $115 million in a share offering to the public

29.10.20|CTech
The offering will allow the Teddy Sagi Group cybersecurity and privacy protection company to continue expanding its activities through strategic acquisitions and organic growth
המנכ"ל אבי שוע ו גיל גרון חברת סייבר אורקה Orca Security

A group of former Check Point workers managed to piss off Palo Alto Networks

22.10.20|Meir Orbach
The cyber giant threatened to sue Israeli startup Orca security for posting a video comparing the two platforms
ועידת התעשייה של ישראל גיל שויד מייסד מנכ"ל צ'ק פוינט

Check Point CEO says government should not aid the cyber industry

22.10.20|Sophie Shulman
The Nasdaq listed cybercompany reported $509 million in revenues in the third quarter of 2020
יאנדקס רכב אוטונומי

Self-driving vehicles coming to Israeli roads sooner than expected

22.10.20|Tomer Hadar
According to a legal memorandum which is set to be published towards the end of November, the Ministry of Transportation is pushing for quick adoption of a new law that would regulate autonomous vehicles on the country’s roads
תומר וינגרטן מנכל sentinel one

Cyber powerhouse SentinelOne is now worth $3 billion

21.10.20|Meir Orbach
The company is in the final stages of raising its sixth round led by Sequoia Capital
סייבר אבטחה איש עסקים

Survey: 90% of companies say their operational technology networks were hacked

20.10.20|CTech
Bynet to cooperate with Fortinet and Radiflow on cyber solution amid increased threats
שלמה טובול עמיחי שולמן ו אוהד פלוטניק אייר איי AirEye

New Israeli cyber startup focuses on the dangers of airborne attacks

19.10.20|Meir Orbach
AirEye, founded by three veteran cyber executives, aims to embark on series A funding in the upcoming weeks
אבטחת מידע סייבר גלישה בטוחה מנעול

Report: Iranian hacking group launched concentrated attack on Israeli companies

18.10.20|Raphael Kahan
ClearSky and Profero, who identified the attack said hackers launched fake ransomware attacks, aimed at encrypting company data
US Voting

There’s only one way to safeguard the U.S. elections, says MonsterCloud CEO

18.10.20|James Spiro
Zohar Pinhasi says only unifying the entire voting platform can truly ensure a safe and credible process
עידן פלוטניק מייסד אייפרו apiiro

Israel’s apiiro comes out of stealth announcing $35 million series A

13.10.20|Meir Orbach
The investment in the Israeli cybersecurity company was led by Greylock and Kleiner Perkins, two leading Silicon Valley funds
Cyberpion CEO Nethanel Gelernter מנכ"ל ומייסד שותף ד"ר נתנאל גלרנטר סייברפיון

After being bootstrapped for 4 years, Cyberpion announces $8.25 million seed round

13.10.20|Hagar Ravet
Team8 Capital and Hyperwise Venture co-led the ecosystem security startup’s first financing round
השלט של קומקסט שבו התגלתה הפירצה

Taking Control: Israeli cyber firm uncovers flaw that could have left 18 million Comcast remotes open to spying

07.10.20|CTech
According to GuardiCore, any hacker with a cheap RF transceiver could have used it to take over an XR11 remote; Comcast says it has patched up the vulnerability
מנכ"ל אילוסיב נטוורקס עופר ישראלי

Israeli cyber company Illusive Networks completes $24 million series B

07.10.20|Hagar Ravet
The company’s solution creates a hostile environment for attackers, depriving them of the means to progress toward critical assets
מחשב נייד סייבר

Israeli and Russian researchers reveal rare malware that targets UEFI firmware

06.10.20|Raphael Kahan
Hackers associated with China used the difficult-to-remove malware to spy on diplomats and NGOs, say Kaspersky researchers