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Sanaz Yashar

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“There is no B-2 bomber in cyber”: Iranian-born Israeli CEO warns of Tehran’s digital pivot

Zafran Security’s Sanaz Yashar, a Unit 8200 veteran born in Tehran, says Iran’s shifting tactics favor cyber operations that are fast, covert, and aimed at regime legitimacy.

כנס ניו יורק – פאנל – מימין ג'סיקה בק מייסדת ומנכ"לית Alfred סנז ישר מייסדת ומנכ"לית Zafran Security ליטל לשם מייסדת שותפה ושותפה מנהלת Protego Ventures ו דינה פסקא-רז שותפה ראש מחלקת טכנולוגיה KPMG ישראל וידאו

"Throughout my career, I was often the only woman in the room"

30.03.25|Sophie Shulman

Lital Leshem, founder of VC Protego, was speaking at Mind the Tech NY. Sanaz Yashar, co-founder of Zafran, added: "Women need a 'scar' to move into entrepreneurship. For me, it was a devastating cyberattack on a hospital where I worked." Jessica Beck, CEO of Alfred: "The idea behind Alfred is that homes take care of people, rather than people constantly having to take care of their homes."

בן סרי, סנז ישר ושניר הבדלה. מייסדי זפרן

Iranian-born Israeli cyber pioneer Sanaz Yashar nets $40M for Zafran Security

08.09.24|Meir Orbach

Zafran, which has developed a risk and mitigation platform to pinpoint exploitable threats in organizations, has raised over $70 million in the past six months, with Sequoia Capital leading the latest round.