cybersecurity

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

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

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

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

March 9, 2023, 3:17 pm

Israeli entrepreneurs seen incorporating startups in the US amid judicial overhaul

Some local tech firms are reincorporating their businesses abroad, wiping out 30 years of ‘investor education’ about Israel, lawyers warn

By Shoshanna Solomon

February 27, 2023, 6:28 pm

Wiz raises $300m at $10b valuation, says funds will stay in US amid judicial shakeup

US-Israeli cybersecurity CEO says he is worried not only about tech capital being pulled out of Israel but that funds will no longer enter due to uncertainty regarding legislation

By Sharon Wrobel

January 7, 2023, 5:47 am

Israeli researcher reports leak of 235m email addresses linked to Twitter accounts

Alon Gal warns exposure of personal emails obtained in hack ‘will unfortunately lead to a lot of hacking, targeted phishing, and doxxing’

By Barbara Ortutay

December 13, 2022, 7:02 pm

Israeli-founded cybersecurity startup Snyk raises $196.5 million in fresh funds

The Boston-based company, which helps software developers integrate security solutions, raises funds at $7.4 billion valuation, down from its previous $8.5 billion valuation

By Sharon Wrobel

December 13, 2022, 5:34 pm

Israel’s Illusive gets snapped up by US cybersecurity firm Proofpoint

Proofpoint acquires Israeli cybersecurity firm that develops solutions to protect enterprises from cyberthreats such as identity-based data breaches

By Sharon Wrobel

US Cyber Command officers and Israeli military cyber officials participate in a drill at the Georgia Cyber Center, in Augusta, Georgia, in early December 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)

December 9, 2022, 11:23 am

IDF Cyber Defense unit holds drill with US Cyber Command

Joint exercise this week included training for ‘several real-world scenarios… with an emphasis on the Middle East,’ Israeli military says

By Emanuel Fabian

Illustrative. An IDF soldier from the C4I Corps types on a computer. (Israel Defense Forces)

December 6, 2022, 6:09 pm

IDF cybersecurity failures could lead to stolen identities, warns state comptroller

In sweeping report, Matanya Englman finds lapses in securing soldiers’ dental records and fingerprints, as well as in education, transportation and Tax Authority systems

By ToI Staff

The team at the Fujitsu Cybersecurity Center of Excellence at Ben-Gurion University, November 2021. (Shay Shmueli)

November 29, 2022, 5:31 pm

Japan’s Fujitsu to open new R&D center in Tel Aviv, to focus on data security tech

Researchers in Israel will work with experts from Europe and Japan on technologies to help secure AI-based systems and software

By Sharon Wrobel

Passengers at Ben Gurion train station near Tel Aviv on October 28, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

November 27, 2022, 10:04 am

Train services resume after hours-long glitch, no indication of cyberattack

Free shuttles offered to passengers while engineers work on problem

By ToI Staff