Cybersecurity

20 stories about Cybersecurity
מייסדי KOI

Palo Alto Networks acquires one-year-old Israeli startup Koi for $400 million

17.02.26|Sophie Shulman
The deal targets emerging risks from autonomous AI agents operating inside corporate systems.
Dean Sysman

Axonius cuts 40 employees as CEO steps down

15.02.26|Sophie Shulman
Layoffs and leadership change come amid IPO plans and reported acquisition talks.
ניקש ארורה מנכ"ל פאלו אלטו

Palo Alto Networks lays off hundreds of CyberArk employees one day after completing $25 billion acquisition

12.02.26|Meir Orbach
Cuts affect both Israeli and global staff as the company says overlaps between teams prompted strategic organizational changes, while pledging continued investment in technology and business continuity.
נדב צפריר מנכ"ל צ'ק פוינט

After Palo Alto’s Israel listing, Check Point says its roots run deeper

12.02.26|CTech
“We have our intellectual property here, our R&D here, our management here, and we pay taxes here,” CEO says as quarterly revenue rises 6% to $745 million.
ניקש ארורה מנכ"ל פאלו אלטו

Palo Alto Networks completes CyberArk acquisition, plans Tel Aviv listing

11.02.26|Meir Orbach
The $25 billion deal makes identity security a core strategy as AI agents multiply corporate risks. Secondary listing would make Palo Alto largest company on Tel Aviv exchange. 
מייסדי Wiz וויז , מימין לשמאל: רועי רזניק , עמי לוטבק , אסף רפפורט ו ינון קוסטיקה

After EU approval, what comes next for Wiz and Israeli tech’s biggest windfall

11.02.26|CTech
The $32 billion Google acquisition now shifts from regulation to integration, with billions in Israeli tax revenue and questions over the future of an independent cloud security champion. 
מוסף עצמאות 13.5.24 שחר מן ו יוסי פיק Backslash

Backslash Security raises $19 million Series A as AI vibe coding reshapes cyber risk

11.02.26|CTech
Investors bet enterprises need new defenses as autonomous agents take over software development. 
מימין משרדי WIZ בג'קרטה אינדונזיה ו מטה גוגל בקליפורניה וויז

Google's $32 billion Wiz acquisition approved by EU

10.02.26|CTech
The deal has avoided an in-depth Phase II inquiry after also being cleared by U.S. regulators.
שי סנדלר ו אלי רוזן מייסדי וגה Vega

Cyber startup Vega secures $120 million Series B just five months after $65 million raise

10.02.26|Meir Orbach
Accel-led round brings total funding to $185 million, with Vega already reaching an $800 million valuation.
Dean Sysman

Axonius CEO steps back as IPO nears, citing family and need to scale

09.02.26|CTech
Dean Sysman to shift to executive chairman while Joe Diamond takes interim CEO role at the cybersecurity unicorn.
מייסדי Lema Ai: תומר רויזמן, אדי דובז'יק ועומר יהודאי

Lema lands $17.5 million Series A to tackle third-party cyber risk

09.02.26|Meir Orbach
Platform analyzes supplier behavior and exposure in under five minutes.
מייסדי סמפריס מימין גיא טברובסקי  , מיקי ברזמן , מתן ליברמן Semperis

Cyber unicorn Semperis acquires MightyID in $20 million identity security deal

04.02.26|Meir Orbach
The acquisition expands resilience for cloud and hybrid Active Directory environments. 
חברת Cyera מימין תמר בן אילן מייסד-שותף ו-CTO החברה יותם שגב מייסד שותף ו-CEO

Cyera employees to sell tens of millions in shares at $9 billion valuation

04.02.26|Meir Orbach
The cyber unicorn is the first Cyberstarts portfolio company to adopt the VC's $300M program aimed at retention and long-term incentives. 
moltbook moltbook רשת חברתית של סוכני בינה מלאכותית AI

“The revolutionary AI social network is largely humans operating fleets of bots”

04.02.26|Omer Kabir
Wiz investigation finds Moltbook exposed 1.5 million tokens and allowed full impersonation of any agent.
צוות אוריון סקיוריטי Orion Security

Cyber startup Orion raises $32 million Series A backed by IBM for AI-driven data-leak prevention

03.02.26|Meir Orbach
The Israeli company says its autonomous platform replaces legacy DLP tools with AI agents that track data in real time, detecting intent and stopping leaks before they occur.
קובי ניסן מייסד-שותף ומנכ״ל ב-MineOS

The Trojan horse is already in the office: Blocked ChatGPT? Your real problem is Zoom and Gmail

03.02.26|Kobi Nissan
"Instead of playing a cat-and-mouse game with employees, organizations need tools that can map not only which applications are installed, but which AI features are actually in use, what data they process, and under what permissions," writes Kobi Nissan, CEO of MineOS.
moltbook moltbook רשת חברתית של סוכני בינה מלאכותית AI

Wiz finds major flaw in Moltbook, the vibe-coded social network for AI bots

02.02.26|Reuters
Researchers say sensitive human data was left open to anyone online.
מימין משרדי WIZ בג'קרטה אינדונזיה ו מטה גוגל בקליפורניה וויז

Google-Wiz deal expected to be cleared by EU following meeting with regulators, report says

01.02.26|CTech
The $32 billion acquisition is likely to avoid an in-depth Phase II inquiry, according to specialist news service MLex, with Brussels facing a February 10 decision deadline.
תקיפת סייבר באמצעות סוכן AI

Wiz and Irregular find AI can crack complex targets for a few dollars but only with human guidance

01.02.26|Meir Orbach
The Israeli cybersecurity firms show that AI agents excel when guided by humans but struggle to act independently, revealing a new hybrid threat model for enterprises. 
שי סנדלר מנכ"ל וגה ו ליאור סיימון שותפה בקרן  Cyberstarts

Valued at $800 million after less than two years, Vega eyes the path blazed by Wiz

01.02.26|Meir Orbach
CEO Shay Sandler lays out Vega’s hyper-growth plan after already raising $185 million in three rapid rounds, while Cyberstarts’ Lior Simon details the investor logic behind one of Israel’s fastest fundraisings.