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

Hacker attack

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


Israel Aerospace Industries, Microsoft to collaborate on cyber training

The TAME Range cyber training platform enables an interactive and realistic learning environment where it imitates real cyberattacks for research purposes.

A HERON unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) made by Israel Aerospace Industries

Cyber Week: How Israel became a leader in cyber tech and investment

Israel has become one of the world leaders in cyber security. But how did we get there?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he speaks during the Cyber Week conference at Tel Aviv University

Israel-Morocco ties strengthen with signing of first cyber-defense deal

"The accord is for operational cooperation, research and development and the sharing of information and knowledge," the Israeli Foreign Ministry said.

Morocco-Israel (Illustrative)

Israeli researchers discover global cyberattack in over 1,300 locations

The attack hit Microsoft's SMB protocol, where the hackers exploited a vulnerability that allowed them to access user data.

Hacker

Israeli company selected as finalist for 2021 RSA conference

The competition is widely recognized as a catapult for success, as the top 10 finalists have collectively seen over 50 acquisitions and $8.2 billion in funding since the start of the contest.

Personal data source code (Illustrative)

Talon raises $26m. in largest Israeli seed-funding round ever

The seed funding will allow the company to further develop its technology and expand the development team.

Talon co-founders Ofer Ben-Noon and Ohad Bobrov.

Israel’s SOSA helps Canada start-ups move into US

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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.

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.

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.

The SCADAfence team