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
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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

Check Point, Claroty forge alliance to protect infrastructure networks

The two Israeli companies join hands to give enterprises real-time cybersecurity and visibility to prevent industrial cyberattacks

AUGUST 13, 2020ByCYBERTECH
Hackers and cybersecurity

Phishing attacks grow in Israel due to coronavirus, as global trends fall

A 60% increase was reported in Israel compared to global trends which have decreased by 10%.

AUGUST 12, 2020ByCELIA JEAN
People pose in front of a display showing the word 'cyber' in binary code, in this picture illustration taken in Zenica

The dark side of Israeli cybersecurity firms

Exists of Israeli cybersecurity firms have become somewhat of a norm in recent years. Last February alone, the Israeli-founded cybersecurity firm ForeScout was acquired for a staggering NIS 1.9 B.

AUGUST 8, 2020ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
Hackers and cybersecurity

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange launches blockchain securities lending platform

This marks the first-ever launch in Israel of such a platform, which aims to serve as a one-stop-shop for all securities lending activities

JULY 28, 2020ByCYBERTECH
An electronic board displaying market data is seen at the entrance of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, in Tel Aviv, Israel

Cybertech5: Major Israeli Cybersecurity Exits in 2020

Despite the coronavirus pandemic the first half of 2020 saw some big exits for Israeli cybersecurity companies.

JULY 23, 2020ByLIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI, CYBERTECH
Checkmarx founders Emmanuel Benzaquen and Maty Siman.

Coronavirus crisis still difficult for Israeli high-tech companies: survey

Despite some improvements, the data shows that most of the companies are required to make painful adjustments to adapt to new conditions

JULY 23, 2020ByCYBERTECH
THE GAV-YAM Hi-Tech Park of Beersheba is a joint initiative of the city’s municipality and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

Two Israeli startups among winners of 2020 Extreme Tech Challenge

Rewire won in the Fintech category while Tyto Care won the Covid-19 Innovation Award out of some 2,400 startups competing from 87 countries.

JULY 20, 2020ByCYBERTECH

New chat application spying on users in the Middle East

ESET researchers find that ‘Welcome Chat’ is a malicious app with ties to threat actor group Gaza Hackers

JULY 20, 2020ByCYBERTECH

Israel adopted cyber war protocol to manage COVID-19 crisis

Deputy Director General of Robustness at the Israel National Cyber Directorate outlines Israel’s cyber response to the coronavirus pandemic

JULY 19, 2020ByCYBERTECH

Report: Phone of Catalonian politician had Israeli NSO group spyware

Roger Torrent suspects Spanish government spied on him through Pegasus in 2019

JULY 16, 2020ByCYBERTECH
Hooded man holds laptop computer as blue screen with an exclamation mark is projected on him