Israeli cybersecurity

Surf AI raises $57 million for AI platform built for security teams

Accel led the funding round, with participation from Cyberstarts and Boldstart Ventures, as the company said it is already working with global enterprises, including Fortune 500 firms.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli-founded Surf AI launches with $57m to help enterprises automate security operations.
An illustration of a cyber board with an Israel flag.

War with Iran may be decided less by missiles than by keyboards - opinion

In today’s conflicts, cyberspace is the first front and the last. The Israel–Iran war proves digital resilience is national resilience.

|ByRAFAEL FRANCO
ON THE front line of the cyber war, Israel has become one of the world’s most targeted countries for cyberattacks, with state-backed hackers increasingly using AI to probe government networks, companies, and critical infrastructure.

How Israel's cyber chief is navigating through the dystopian cyber-AI period - exclusive

Israel’s cyber chief Yossi Karadi warns AI is supercharging hackers, deepfakes, and mass attacks. In an exclusive interview, he outlines new defenses, counterstrikes, and a push for a cyber law.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
An illustration of Israeli data being hacked.

Hackers stole 2 quadrillion bytes of data from Israelis in recent years, cyber chief tells 'Post'

Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD) Chief Yossi Karadi told The Jerusalem Post that Israel is among the three countries most targeted by hackers worldwide.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

How Israeli innovation drives international companies

The SC Award's Innovator of the Year on the future of cloud tech, the importance of cybersecurity innovation and why winning these awards matters in the first place.

AUGUST 22, 2022ByZACHY HENNESSEY
The cloud will provide all your storage needs

Israeli cybersec company Sygnia identifies phishing scam

According to Sygnia, the email claims that the recipient has purchased a premium subscription to Duolingo or Masterclass and urges them to contact "customer service" in order to cancel the payment.

JULY 22, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Oren Biderman, Sygnia

Israel’s cyber advantage over Iran mixed with other abilities - interview with ex-cyber chief

Former IDF Unit 8200 Cyber Operations chief col. (res.) Amir Becker discusses what edge cyber gives Israel - and other powers - in today's climate.

JULY 6, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Iranian flag and cyber code [Illustrative]

Cervello is here to protect trains from cyber threats

The company has developed a deliberate and tailored approach to railway cybersecurity.

JUNE 28, 2022ByZACHY HENNESSEY
Cervello's co-founders (left to right): Shaked Kafzan, co-founder and CTO; Nadav Avidan, co-founder and COO; Roie Onn, co-founder and CEO.

Brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine has transformed cybersecurity - UK cyber chief

British National Cyber Security Center CEO Linda Cameron said that the lives of millions of innocent people are in jeopardy due to cyber threats, just like on the battlefield.

JUNE 28, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Hands are seen on a keyboard in front of a displayed cyber code in this picture illustration taken October 4, 2018

Cyber authority warns of new tricky ransomware hack; Smart cash registers in play

Israel National Cyber Directorate identified a massive ransomware attack that prevents access to the software and requires a ransom to regain access.

MAY 19, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Illustrative image of a smart cash register.

Israel should expect a rise in cyberattacks - expert

CYBER AFFAIRS: Industry insider Ram Levi talks about defense against hacks and what really happened at Shirbit.

APRIL 28, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
A MAN LOOKS at a video on an Israeli website that was hacked last year by an Iran-based hackers group that calls itself ‘Hacking Saviours.’

'Terrorism doesn't discriminate between Israeli Jews, Arabs' - Yoseph Haddad

Yoseph Haddad called for the establishment of a special police unit to tackle violence in Arab Israeli society.

MARCH 31, 2022ByMICHAEL STARR
Yoseph Haddad, Arab Israeli activist, speaking at The Jerusalem Post London Conference, March 31, 2022.

Cyber warfare will continue to evolve, and cybersec needs to keep up - Nir Zuk

“We need to start being very practical and very concrete about how we do cybersecurity," said Nir Zuk, founder and CTO of cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks.

MARCH 31, 2022ByZACHY HENNESSEY
Nir Zuk, Founder of Palo Alto Networks, speaks at The Jerusalem Post London Conference 2022

Russia-Ukraine War: Former NSA heads, IDF's Unit 8200 predict more cyberattacks

SECURITY AND DEFENSE: “The Ukraine war will be a watershed event in the history of cyber,” said former National Security Agency and US Cyber Command chief Adm. Mike Rogers in an interview.

MARCH 24, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
A Russian flag is seen on the laptop screen in front of a computer screen on which cyber code is displayed, in this illustration picture taken March 2, 2018.