Posts Tagged: cybersecurity
US Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Boost Cooperation with Israel in Fighting Cyberattacks
As cybersecurity threats continue to rise, US senators have introduced legislation to boost technology cooperation with Israel and secure funding for up to $30 million...
Covid-19 and No Flights Mean More Money for Israel’s Check Point as Q2 Profits Soar
CTech - The Covid-19 pandemic is seemingly only doing Israeli company Check Point good, with the IT security powerhouse announcing on Wednesday a 4% increase...
CEO of Israeli Cybersecurity Startup: ‘Fake Information Is One of the Worst Side Effects of Covid-19’
CTech - One of the most disturbing side effects of the coronavirus pandemic is not related to physical symptoms but to online behavior -- it...
Cybersecurity Is Not Doing Its Job, Says Israeli Company Kaspersky’s Exec
CTech - The dark web’s business activities are flourishing because cybersecurity is not doing its job, according to Noam Froimovici, managing director at endpoint protection...
Insight Partners Backs Israel-Linked Cybersecurity Company SentinalOne in $200 Million Investment
CTech - The investment spree of New York-based venture capital and private equity firm Insight Partners continues. Insight has recently led a $200 million investment...
Organizations Are Ill-Prepared for Cyberattacks, Says Israeli Cyber Law Expert
CTech - Most organizations are ill-prepared for cyberattacks, according to Nimrod Kozlovski, partner at Israel-based law firm Herzog, Fox, Neeman, and lecturer at Tel Aviv...
Proofpoint to Acquire Israeli-Founded Cybersecurity Company ObserveIT for $225 Million
CTech - Nasdaq-listed cybersecurity company Proofpoint announced on Sunday a definitive agreement to acquire internal threat management company ObserveIT for $225 million. The deal is expected...
Akamai Buys Israeli Cybersecurity Company ChameleonX
CTech - Nasdaq-listed cloud computing company Akamai Technologies has announced on Wednesday an agreement to acquire Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity company ChameleonX, set to close in...
Israeli Cybersecurity Company Checkmarx Wins U.S. Navy Contract
CTech - Israel-based cybersecurity company Checkmarx announced Wednesday that it was awarded a contract with the US Navy’s Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC PAC)....
A Third of Serious Cyberattacks in Israel in the Past Year Went Unreported, Report Says
CTech - In the past year, 30 percent of serious cybersecurity events in Israel were not reported to the proper authorities as required by law,...
Israel Launches Cybersecurity Program for Students With Special Needs
CTech - On Sunday, Israel launched the first cohort of a new cybersecurity training program for students with special needs. Instructed and funded by the...
Israel’s Critical Infrastructure Vulnerable to Cyber Attack, Says State Comptroller
CTech - Some of the bodies in charge of Israel's critical infrastructures are unprepared for the possibility of cyber attacks, according to a report published Monday...
Israeli Companies Bagged a Fifth of Worldwide Venture Capital Investments in 2018
CTech - Israeli cybersecurity firms bagged a fifth of all venture capital investments in the domain in 2018, according to a new report. Only US...
Israeli Venture Capitalist Warns Against Cybersecurity, AI Collaborations With China
CTech - Israel should not collaborate with China on cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and critical infrastructure projects, domains in which it should favor “democratic regimes,” Israeli...
