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After Cyber Ark's $25 billion sale, Udi Mokady turns to securing the AI agent era
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (235+ words) CTech Udi Mokady, founder of Cyber Ark and its longtime CEO until 2023, has been appointed chairman of cybersecurity company CHEQ Like Cyber Ark, CHEQ operates in the field of identity security and access management for organizations Mokady has served on…...
Cyera in advanced negotiations to acquire Oasis Security for over $1 billion
23+ hour, 1+ min ago (262+ words) Cyera in advanced negotiations to acquire Oasis Security in deal worth up to $1 billion CTech Cybersecurity unicorn Cyera, which recently raised $600 million at a $12 billion valuation, is in talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity startup Oasis Security Negotiations are in advanced…...
Former EU spyware investigator allegedly hacked with Pegasus
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (379+ words) CTech A former member of the European Parliament who served on a committee investigating the misuse of commercial spyware was himself targeted with an Israeli-made surveillance tool, according to a report released Friday by the Canadian cybersecurity watchdog Citizen Lab…...
Palo Alto Networks and Koi Security sued over alleged AI error in cyber threat report
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (360+ words) CTech A cybersecurity report intended to map Chinese-linked espionage activity has escalated into a legal dispute spanning Silicon Valley and Israel, after a U. S startup alleged it was wrongly identified as part of a hostile network due to an artificial…...
AI isn't creating super-hackers. It's scaling less-skilled attackers
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (646+ words) AI isn't creating super-hackers....
Akamai completes $205 million Layer X acquisition as browser security push enters next phase
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (258+ words) CTech Akamai Technologies has completed its $205 million acquisition of Layer X, a secure enterprise browser security provider, finalizing a deal that was first announced in May Full list of Israeli startup M&As in 2026 The completion of the transaction marks…...
"The agent world is changing all the rules of the cyber game"
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (406+ words) Amiram Shachar, founder and CEO of Upwind, said at the Microsoft AI Tour Tel Aviv 2026 conference that AI agents are changing the balance of power between attackers and defenders: "The physics of cybersecurity are changing." On Wiz's exit: "An amazing…...
Israeli Tax Authority investigates Zisapel startup over $42. 5 million Radware deal
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (320+ words) CTech The Israel Tax Authority is investigating suspected tax evasion offenses involving startup DC Protection, a company within the Zisapel family's Rad-Bynet technology group, Calcalist has learned The investigation focuses on alleged offenses involving the use of fraud, deceit and…...
Cyber unicorn Aikido acquires Israeli startup Root for $70-$100 million
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (314+ words) CTech Belgian cybersecurity unicorn Aikido Security is acquiring Israeli cybersecurity company Root, which developed an AI platform for securing open-source components Following the acquisition, Aikido will open a development center in Israel that will absorb all of Root's employees and…...
Former $450 million Israeli cyber exit Argus to shut down
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (250+ words) CTech The automotive cybersecurity company Plaxidity X, formerly known as Argus, is shutting down its operations in Israel and laying off its remaining 80 employees, Calcalist has learned Full list of Israeli high-tech layoffs in 2026 The company began a first round…...