Cybersecurity Israel

Iranian emigre entrepreneur wages war on hackers

Zafran Security CEO Sanaz Yashar immigrated to Israel from Tehran at the age 17. She now heads the company specializes in detecting and mitigating software vulnerabilities

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Cyber Is Not a Luxury.
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.

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Cyber array

Cyber incident reports in Israel rose 55% in 2025, according to INCD chief

Head of the Israel National Cyber Directorate, Yossi Karadi, noted the 55% increase in incident reports this year, with most being specific targeted attack indicators.

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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.

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Cyber incidents spiked by 50% amid coronavirus pandemic - INCD

The INCD received over 14,000 reports, of which over 9,000 ended up being cyber incidents, in 2020, a 50% increase compared to 2019.

APRIL 4, 2021ByTZVI JOFFRE
A man is reflected in a monitor as he takes part in a training session at Cybergym, a cyber-warfare training facility backed by the Israel Electric Corporation, at their training center in Hadera.

Israel’s cyber sector breaks another record, raising $1.5B in Q1

Success builds on booming 2020, when sector attracted $2.9B in capital.

APRIL 2, 2021ByDANIEL SONNENFELD/THE MEDIA LINE
An information analyst works in front of a screen showing a near real-time map tracking cyber threats; California, December 29, 2014

Cyber firm SCADAfence raises $12m.

The new funding will help SCADAfence further accelerate its expanding global customer base across a diverse set of industries.

MARCH 22, 2021ByZEV STUB
The SCADAfence team

Ex-NSA chief: No idea how badly SolarWinds hack harmed security

NSA Cyber Chief Anne Neuberger, an Orthodox Jewish woman, has been assigned as the government's "lead person” to investigate the incident.

FEBRUARY 28, 2021ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
THE SOLARWINDS logo is seen outside its headquarters in Austin, Texas, in December.

After SolarWinds hack, Israel reexamines its cybersecurity

CYBER SECURITY AFFAIRS: Israel is no stranger to the dangers of state-run cyberattacks.

FEBRUARY 25, 2021ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
THE SOLARWINDS logo is seen outside its headquarters in Austin, Texas, in December.

New TAU program prepares students for the cyber revolution - here's how

"When people think of cyber, they think of cyberattacks, but we are trying to break out of this outdated perception," says head of the new program Prof. Eviatar Matania.

FEBRUARY 15, 2021ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
A "Cyber Horse", made from thousands of infected computer and cell phone bits, is displayed at the entrance to the annual Cyberweek conference at Tel Aviv University, Israel June 20, 2016

GISEC cybersecurity confab in Dubai could be big for Israel

The UAE's big cybersecurity expo may give Israeli companies the platform they need to succeed.

FEBRUARY 10, 2021BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Visitor shakes hands with an operational robot policeman at GISEC in Dubai

Israeli firm CYE raises $100m. for advanced cybersecurity approach

'We offer a premium cybersecurity service, and it costs a lot more'

FEBRUARY 10, 2021ByZEV STUB
(L-R) CYE's founders: Eyal Greenberg (Co-founder & Head of Research), Reuven Aronashvili (Founder and CEO), Gabi Levenberg (Co-founder & Services Team Leader), Matan Chen (Co-founder & Services Team Leader), and Haim Aharoni (Co-founder & CPO).

IDF cyber defenders attend international exercise

Some 57 teams from 14 different countries participated in it.

FEBRUARY 1, 2021ByUDI SHAHAM
IDF cyber defenders are seen participating in an online international exercise.

Check Point researchers discover security vulnerability on TikTok - again

According to the team's findings, an attacker could use this vulnerability to connect between personal information on users' profiles and their corresponding phone numbers

JANUARY 30, 2021ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
General view of the US head office of TikTok in Culver City, California, US, September 15, 2020.