Cybersecurity Israel

Visa signs $2.4 billion deal to acquire Israeli anti-fraud firm BioCatch

Visa agreed to buy Tel Aviv-based BioCatch for $2.4 billion, expanding its AI-driven defenses against scams, account takeovers and digital fraud.

A Visa credit card is seen on a computer keyboard in this picture illustration taken September 6, 2017.
 System hacking warning message appears on laptop.

Israeli cybersecurity firm reaches deal with US giant over sharing technology, systems

Gaby Portnoy, Director General of the Israel National Cyber Directorate at the annual Cyber Week, at the Tel Aviv University, on June 27, 2023.

Israel unprepared to counter Iranian election meddling on social media, gov't probe finds

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Iran-linked hackers used Israeli IT providers to target government bodies


Cybersecurity co Claroty raises $200m at over $3b valuation

The funds include a secondary round of up to $50 million after the Israeli company, which protects critical infrastructures, has delayed a planned IPO.

Cyber Systems Management

AI-cybersecurity firm becomes Israel's latest unicorn after $360 million funding round

Torq, a cybersecurity startup specializing in managing security operations through autonomous artificial intelligence agents, raised funding from Merlin Ventures.

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Israel signs cyber defense cooperation agreement with Germany

In a video posted on Twitter/X, Netanyahu asserted the importance of Israel and Germany's cooperation, particularly in the matter of cybersecurity.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt sign a cybersecurity agreement between Israel and Germany.

15 billion attacks a day: Israeli AI startup races to secure workplace chats

With billions of daily cyberattacks on Zoom, Teams, WhatsApp and more, Israeli startup Cyvore says its AI “shield” can spot deepfakes and phishing attempts before employees even click.

Cyber Systems Management

ServiceNow to buy Israeli cybersecurity startup Armis for $7.75 billion

The company aims to integrate Armis' security features, such as device scanning, threat detection, and vulnerability prioritization, to its AI-powered platform.

Armis founders, Yevgeny Dibrov and Nadir Izrael.

Iranian cyberattack group behind phishing campaign targeting Israeli organizations

The Israel National Cyber Directorate attributed the recent attacks to the group MuddyWater, which operates under the authority of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security

 Illustrative image of a cyberattack with Israeli and Iranian flags.

Shai-Hulud cyberattack hits over 25,000 npm projects, stealing developer credentials

Shai-Hulud cyberattack targets more than 25,000 npm projects, stealing developers' credentials.

 Cyber Attacks: Phishing and Social Network Breaches

Sweet Security closes USD 75 million funding round, bolstering Cloud and AI real-time protection

Sweet Security secures USD 75 million to expand its Runtime CNAPP and AI protection globally. The firm, founded by elite IDF veterans, now secures models and the full AI lifecycle.

Sweet Security

Elite Israeli cyber veterans build AI-powered cloud security platform

Sweet Security addresses the need to defend the cloud from malicious actors

Sweet Security

Israeli cybersecurity funding doubles in 2024, outperforms global markets, non-profit finds

Startup Nation Central's 2025 Cybersecurity Spotlight examined why Israeli cybersecurity firms are performing so well, highlighting various strengths that differentiate them from global competitors.

 Israeli cyber security; illustration.