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CTech’s Daily Israeli Tech News Roundup

08.01.18|CTech
Israeli investment house to open crypto unit. A closer look at the first company funded by Koch’s new venture capital firm. Intuition Robotics expands funding round, nabbing Samsung as an investor.
מגזין מנהלים 25.12.17 אני לא מסתנוור גיל שוויד

Steady Hand Leads Check Point to New Post Dot-Com Heights

01.01.18|Diana Bahur-Nir and Meir Orbach
The Nasdaq-listed cybersecurity company recently surpassed generic drugmaker Teva to become the biggest Israel-based company in terms of market capitalization
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CTech’s Daily Israeli Tech News Roundup

31.12.17|CTech
Israeli exports were up 5% in 2017. Another SoftBank-Israel connection. Israel’s state-run oil pipeline company, once co-owned by Iran, will remain classified
בנימין נתניהו ישיבת ממשלה 17.12.17

Netanyahu Names Israel’s New National Cybersecurity Chief

31.12.17|Raphael Kahan
Yigal Unna, the leading candidate, headed the technology division of Israel’s internal security agency
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Cyber Surveillance Firm Founder Defends Company’s Practices

25.12.17|Asaf Shalev
Co-founder of NSO Group whose products were tied to government spying on journalists and dissidents defended the company’s ethical standards in a rare interview
ועידת התחזיות 2018 תמיר פרדו ראש המוסד לשעבר בשיחה עם יואל אסתרון  2

Cyber to be the Weapon of Choice for Developing Countries, Says Former Mossad Chief

25.12.17|Amarelle Wenkert
Developing countries would move to adopt cyber attacks as a way to disrupt democracies, retired Mossad Director Tamir Pardo said at a conference
בנימין נתניהו עם ראש הממשלה ההודי נרנדרה מודי

Connecting the Dots in the War on Cyber Terrorism

18.12.17|Devsena Mishra
Agreements between the U.S., Israel and India, can be turned into a three-way pact to promote shared security interests
בנימין נתניהו ישיבת ממשלה 17.12.17

Israel to Merge Two National Cybersecurity Entities

17.12.17|Raphael Kahan
Last week a spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister announced the departure of the head of Israel’s National Cyber Bureau by the end of the year
אפסטרים Upstream יואב לוי יונתן אפל

Automotive Cybersecurity Startup Upstream Raises $9 Million

13.12.17|Meir Orbach
Founded earlier this year in Israel, Upstream develops cloud-based cybersecurity technologies for connected and autonomous cars
אביתר מתניה ראש מטה ה סייבר ב משרד ראש ה ממשלה

Head of Israel’s National Cyber Bureau to Step Down

11.12.17|Raphael Kahan
Eviatar Matania, the head of Israel’s National Cyber Bureau, will leave his position by the end of the year
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CTech’s Weekly Israeli Tech News Roundup

08.12.17|CTech
Ethiopia used Israeli spyware to track dissidents. Iranian hackers used news website as a honeypot. Canadian crypto mining company finds way to Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
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Cybersecurity Startup Alcide Raises $5.2 Million

06.12.17|Hagar Ravet
Intel Capital and tech holding company Elron led the funding round
פישינג גוגל דרייב דוקס

Anti-Phishing Company IronScales Raises $6.5 Million

05.12.17|Meir Orbach
IronScale provides automated phishing prevention, detection and response services for emails
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Iranian Hackers Have Set Up a News Outlet to Court Possible Targets, Security Firm Says

05.12.17|Omer Kabir
Hacker group “Charming Kitten” used false identities to ferret out information, says Israel-based cybersecurity firm ClearSky
ועידת MIND THE DATA 2017 אריאל קארו סמנכ"ל ו ראש מנהל מודיעין ו סייבר ב רפאל

It's Not About Getting the Data, It’s About Making the Data Valuable, Says Rafael Executive

27.11.17|Yoav Stoler
Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Ariel Karo, Head of Rafael's Intelligence and Cyber Directorate, spoke at Calcalist’s Mind the Data conference in Tel Aviv
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Warburg Pincus Proceeds with Tender Offer for Email Protection Company Cyren

22.11.17|Lilach Baumer
The private equity firm currently holds a 21.3% in Nasdaq-listed Cyren, after buying around 10 million shares earlier this month
עידן פלוטניק אוראטו Aorato

Cybersecurity Entrepreneur Wants AI to Make the Web a Nicer Place

21.11.17|Amarelle Wenkert
Israeli cybersecurity entrepreneur Idan Plotnik says that fixing the way we behave online is his “life’s mission”
יוני שוחט ו עופר שקד מייסדי סקיידפנס

Industrial Cybersecurity Startup Scadafence Raises $10 Million

21.11.17|Asaf Shalev
JVP, NexStar Partners, and Japan-based Mitsui Fudosan and Global Brain Corporation participated in the current round
מימין יהל זלכה ו מודי רוזן מייסדי מאגמה ונצ'רס

Co-Founders’ Dispute Shakes Israeli Venture Fund

16.11.17|Meir Orbach
Israel-based venture capital firm Magma Venture Partners froze its activities on a fifth fund. Past portfolio companies of the firm include Waze and Argus Cyber Security
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NGO Launches Cybersecurity Training Program for Arabs with Israeli Citizenship

15.11.17|Hagar Ravet
The cybersecurity sector has been closed-off to Israel’s Arab population, says Paz Hirshman, the organization’s co-CEO