cybersecurity

An illustrative photo of a hacking concept. (Sergey Shulgin on iStock via Getty Images)

Israeli-founded cybersecurity startup raises $40m to help mitigate threats to AI apps

Lior Simon, right, and Gili Raanan, partners at cybersecurity VC fund Cyberstarts. (Yossi Zliger)

September 24, 2023, 1:22 pm

Israel’s Cyberstarts closes $480m fund for cybersecurity investments

Founded in 2018 by tech veteran Gili Raanan, Israeli VC firm bumps up fund to back follow-on investments in portfolio startups, which include Legal Security, Wiz, and Fireblocks

By Sharon Wrobel

September 20, 2023, 4:34 pm

Israeli-founded cybersecurity startup raises $40m to help mitigate threats to AI apps

Investment led by US VC firm CRV to help Legit Security boost sales, R&D and address the cyberthreat posed by AI and large language models in the development of applications

By Sharon Wrobel

September 19, 2023, 7:29 pm

US cyber giant CrowdStrike snaps up Israeli-founded cloud security startup Bionic

Company has developed a ‘Google Maps’ security platform to help businesses protect their software applications from cyber threats

By Sharon Wrobel

Illustrative. Cybersecurity technology. (Stock Depot via iStock by Getty Images)

September 19, 2023, 3:32 pm

Shlomo Kramer’s cybersecurity unicorn snags $238m at over $3 billion valuation

Cato Networks, a maker of cloud-based secure networks, gets financing led by LightSpeed Venture Partners and Japan’s investment giant Softbank

By Sharon Wrobel

Check Point Software's founder Gil Shwed speaking at CyberTech 2017. (Courtesy, Gilad Kavalerchik)

August 10, 2023, 9:04 pm

Check Point scoops up Tel Aviv cyber startup in $490m deal to protect remote workers

Deal comes after Perimeter 81 was valued at $1 billion in June 2022; founded in 2018, the startup develops network cybersecurity solutions for hybrid workplaces

By Sharon Wrobel

Tech workers march in Tel Aviv to protest against the government's planned overhaul of the judicial system, January 31, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

August 1, 2023, 6:37 pm

Private funding for Israeli tech startups slumps to 5-year low, data report shows

67% decline in first half of 2023 from the $11.9 billion raised during the same period last year, while in the US trends are stabilizing, according to Start-Up Nation Central

By Sharon Wrobel

An illustrative photo of a cybersecurity protection concept. (Thinkhubstudio via iStock by Getty Images)

July 25, 2023, 4:22 pm

Israeli-founded Imperva is snapped up by France’s Thales in $3.6b cybersecurity deal

Co-founded by tech entrepreneur Shlomo Kramer in 2002, Imperva is a data and application cybersecurity firm that operates an R&D center in Israel with 500 employees

By Sharon Wrobel

Orca Security co-founders Avi Shua, right, and Gil Geron. (Courtesy)

July 13, 2023, 5:28 pm

‘Wholesale copying’: Israel’s Orca Security sues rival Wiz for patent infringement

Israeli cybersecurity unicorn files lawsuit accusing competitor of intentionally pilfering its tech, its messaging, ‘even the coffee it uses at trade shows’

By Sharon Wrobel

Team at Israeli cybersecuroty startup Savvy. (Omer Friedman)

July 11, 2023, 10:01 pm

Israeli cybersecurity startup comes out of stealth with $30 million in funding

Tel Aviv startup Savvy has developed workforce automation platform to secure Software as a Service (SaaS) apps against threats and vulnerabilities

By Sharon Wrobel

Illustration of a how car that will run on Electriq~Global's water-based fuel will work (Courtesy)

June 22, 2023, 7:55 pm

Six startups make World Economic Forum tech pioneers list

Global list highlights early growth-stage companies ‘poised to have a significant impact on business and society’; previous cohorts included Google, Twitter, Airbnb, Spotify

By Sharon Wrobel

Snyk's leadership team from left to right: Assaf Hefetz, founder and CTO, Guy Podjarny, founder and president, Peter McKay, CEO, and Danny Grander, founder and security lead. Courtesy

June 8, 2023, 6:38 pm

Israeli-founded cyber unicorn Snyk buys local application security startup

Tel Aviv-based Enso Security, founded by former Wix application security experts, says its platform helps enterprises deal with the chaos of securing software applications

By Sharon Wrobel

May 17, 2023, 1:28 pm

IBM buys Israeli cybertech startup to automate cloud data protection management

Polar Security is IBM’s fifth acquisition in 2023; Israeli startup’s technology automates the detection, classification, and flow of sensitive data across cloud environments

By Sharon Wrobel

Investor panel discussing M&A in Israel at the GoforIsrael conference in Tel Aviv, May 3, 2023. (Shai Shviro/Courtesy)

May 3, 2023, 8:30 pm

Turkey conglomerate sees opportunities for collaboration with Israeli startups

Sabanci Group, majority owner of Israeli cybersecurity startup Radiflow, says Turkey needs Israel agritech and water tech

By Sharon Wrobel

Tel Aviv's financial business district skyline, June 2022. (Elijah Lovkoff via iStock by Getty Images)

March 22, 2023, 5:30 pm

Tel Aviv startup ecosystem ranks 2nd in Europe, Mideast and Africa, behind London

Tel Aviv is home to the fifth-highest number of unicorns worldwide; placed third in the world for cybersecurity investments, with startups raising $1.7b in 2022

By Sharon Wrobel

Cyberint CEO (second from right) with Etisalat by e&’s SVP of cybersecurity Ayman A AlShehi (right) at the GISEC Global cybersecurity conference in Dubai, March 14, 2023. (GEC Media Group/Courtesy)

March 15, 2023, 3:48 pm

Israeli firm inks first UAE deal to help telecom giant crack down on cyberthreats

Cyberint’s intelligence platform provides real-time responses to cyberattack attempts coming from beyond the traditional security perimeters to fix them before they become an issue

By Sharon Wrobel