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AI uncovers decade-old vulnerabilities, leaving website operators scrambling

22.10.26|CTech
Emergency shutdowns across several European countries followed the disclosure of critical vulnerabilities in PHP, a programming language used by much of the web.
אסף רפפורט ממייסדי וויז WIZ לצד מטה כאל

After McDonald’s, Wiz founders explore a deal for credit card company CAL

21.10.26|Golan Hazani
Assaf Rappaport and his co-founders are considering an acquisition of CAL, adding another major Israeli business to their expanding interests. Their inquiry comes as Discount Bank weighs its options after the collapse of the original deal.
מייסדי וויז WIZ מימין רועי רזניק ינון קוסטיקה עמי לוטבק ו אסף רפפורט

Wiz founders eye McDonald’s Israel franchise at just $160 million

18.10.26|Golan Hazani
The four entrepreneurs are reportedly negotiating a price far below the NIS 1.5 billion to NIS 2 billion associated with the previous franchise deal. McDonald’s is said to be prioritizing a long-term private operator over the highest offer.
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Wiz leads the way: The top 10 biggest Israeli tech acquisitions of all time

17.10.26|CTech
Google’s record-breaking $32 billion deal set the standard, but just months later was followed by CyberArk's $25B acquisition by Palo Alto and Armis' $7.75B sale to ServiceNow.
אסף רפפורט מקדונלד'ס מקדונלדס

Wiz billionaires emerge as frontrunners for McDonald’s Israel franchise

15.10.26|Golan Hazani
The four founders of the cybersecurity company are in the final stages of negotiations with McDonald’s. The transaction remains unsigned but would mark a significant expansion into the restaurant business.
אסף רפפורט ממייסדי וויז WIZ

Assaf Rappaport: “I received an envelope with $30 billion written on it. I said no right away”

27.09.26|CTech
The Wiz CEO reveals new details of the $32 billion Google deal and discusses wealth, tech culture and his growing public role.
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Cyera has already raised more than Wiz. Where does its road lead?

23.09.26|Allon Sinai
The Israeli cybersecurity company has raised $1.4 billion this year alone and is already preparing for an IPO option, as its founders set their sights on building a company larger than Wiz. 
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Before Armis and Wiz were worth billions, Rappaport and Dibrov wrote each other $100,000 checks

19.08.26|CTech
The two cybersecurity entrepreneurs first met in the IDF’s elite Unit 81 before becoming early investors in each other’s startups, which went on to produce two of Israel’s biggest technology exits.  
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OpenAI recruits Wiz's COO to lead its next phase of growth

13.08.26|CTech
Dali Rajic has been appointed CRO as the company prepares for a potential IPO and faces intensifying competition from Anthropic for corporate customers. 
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Wiz’s AI hacker hunter: “I used to hope I found a vulnerability overnight. Today AI tells me it hacked the organization”

26.07.26|Meir Orbach
Former bug bounty researcher Gal Nagli describes how AI is replacing manual security research with automated attacks and defenses.
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Alphabet says Wiz is beating expectations as AI spending heads even higher

23.07.26|Meir Orbach
Google's parent exceeded Wall Street forecasts, reaffirmed record investment plans and signaled that demand for AI infrastructure continues to accelerate.
אסף רפפורט ממייסדי וויז WIZ

Inside Assaf Rappaport's investment empire after Wiz's record-breaking exit

15.07.26|Meir Orbach
The cybersecurity entrepreneur has backed 37 startups, invested in leading venture firms and is now expanding into media and healthcare.
אסף רפפורט מייסד ומנכל WIZ וויז ו הרצליה מדיקל סנטר

Wiz billionaires emerge as bidders for Herzliya Medical after Tshuva deal hits regulatory wall

14.07.26|Golan Hazani
Preliminary talks have begun after Yitzhak Tshuva's exclusivity expired, but the Ministry of Health's insistence that Clalit control the private hospital continues to complicate any sale. 
כנס הצמיחה 2026 בנק מזרחי טפחות - ינון קוסטיקה מייסד שותף וסמנכ"ל מוצר Wiz יוטב קוסטיקה מנהל פעילות הפמילי אופיס AFO שמנהל את כספי האקזיט של Wiz

Wiz co-founder says Google deal feels “like a kid in a candy store”

29.06.26|Hagai Gilboa
Yinon Costica describes rare access to Google’s AI engine after historic exit.
אסף רפפורט ממייסדי וויז WIZ

Assaf Rappaport’s 2026 deal spree: Inside the Wiz founder’s expanding AI investment map

25.06.26|CTech
His 10 investments in the first six months of the year span memory layers, identity security and autonomous defense systems. 
מימין תומר שוורץ סמנכ״ל טכנולוגיות מרב בהט מנכ״לית ו יובל אופיר סמנכ״ל מחקר ופיתוח חברת אבטחת הענן Dazz

Dazz founder Merav Bahat leaves Wiz after Google deal, eyes new cyber-AI venture

09.06.26|Meir Orbach
Bahat joined Wiz in November 2024 after Dazz was acquired for an estimated $450 million.
אסף רפפורט ממייסדי וויז WIZ

Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport: “AI creates disruption, but also opportunity. That is true for Wix too.”

27.05.26|CTech, Ynet
The Wiz founder says the AI revolution will force companies to reinvent themselves, argues Israel is falling behind in artificial intelligence, and calls Google’s $32 billion acquisition of Wiz a major vote of confidence in the country during wartime. 
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Vast Data ties Wiz record with $1 billion funding round

22.04.26|CTech
The Israeli startup joins the country’s biggest funding milestone as investors back AI systems.
מייסדי וויז WIZ מימין רועי רזניק ינון קוסטיקה עמי לוטבק ו אסף רפפורט

Wiz takes center stage in Google’s AI security overhaul

22.04.26|CTech
Expansion comes as cyberattack timelines shrink to seconds, company data shows. 
גילי רענן

Wiz and the long game of building global companies

22.04.26| Gili Raanan
Cyberstarts founder Gili Raanan on independence, scale, and shaping markets.