Cybersecurity

US investigating Iran ties to cyberattack on energy tankers bound for American ports - report

The ships, an oil tanker and a liquefied petroleum gas carrier, were traveling toward ports in Texas when they were targeted in early August, according to vessel-tracking data.

A US Coast Guard cutter sits docked at Coast Guard Island Alameda on November 21, 2025 in Alameda, California.
A new appointment. Yossi Cohen.

Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen appointed president of Quantum X Labs advisory board

An illustrative photo of a laptop displaying the Iranian flag, representing Iran in a digital or cyber context, March 27, 2026.

Western intelligence warns of Iranian cyber campaign using spyware against activists, press

A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture.

Israeli experts are warning that AI is exponentially increasing cyber threats


Why have small and mid-sized businesses become prime targets in the AI era?

Ro’ee Margalit, Co-Founder and CEO of Rotate, which recently became part of Check Point, explains how the acceleration of AI has reshaped the threat model

Rotate founders Ro’ee Margalit and Avidan Barak

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.

An illustration of Israeli data being hacked.

Palo Alto Networks becomes Tel Aviv Stock Exchange's most valued company at $115 billion

Palo Alto Networks will surpass Teva Pharmaceuticals, which has a market cap of $40 billion, to become the company with the highest market cap on the TASE.

Palo Alto Networks signage displays on the screen at the Nasdaq Market in New York City, U.S., March 25, 2025.

Google-Wiz acquisition receives final regulatory approval

Each of the founders will now receive over $2 billion before taxes, and the Israel Tax Authority can expect to collect at least NIS 9 billion from taxes on the founders, employees, and investors.

Google and Cybersecurity Startup Wiz.

Jerusalem journalist arrested after reporting suspected Iranian recruitment attempt

After alerting police to possible iranian recruitment attempts, an independent journalist was detained and questioned on suspicion of contact with a foreign agent.

 The silhouette of a person, with Iran's flag in the background (illustrative).

'Hacker mindset’ needed to combat online antisemitism, hacker Elazari tells 'Post' - interview

"I feel there is a need for teaching people digital self-defense, teaching people critical skills to understand what's fake, what's real, what should be shared, what shouldn't," Elazari said.

Keren Elazari at the Yael Foundation Awards in Vienna, February 2nd, 2026

Israeli security firm SenAI raises $6.2 million in seed round to expand into US market, B2B model

SenAI, established in 2025, is developing what it terms Online Video Intelligence (OVINT) with the goal of setting a global standard for the field.

SENAI, a next-generation online video intelligence platform, secured $6.2 million in a seed round.

AI, defense tech, and cyber: How safe is the future of dual-use defense? - opinion

Artificial intelligence is transforming defense - AI expands the attack surface in unprecedented ways. Models can be manipulated through poisoned training data or adversarial inputs

Artificial intelligence is transforming defense

Israeli startup ORION raises $32 million in Series A round, with investments from IBM, Norwest

PICO Venture Partners, Lama Partners, and others who had already invested in the company during the seeding round participated in this Series A round alongside IBM and Norwest.

ORION Security Closes $32 million in funding.

Islamic regime targeting dissidents, Israelis in new wave of advanced phishing attacks

A new phishing scheme allows alleged IRGC-affiliated hackers to snap photos from the victim’s device every 5 seconds, record audio in three-second segments, and geolocate the device every two seconds.

 An Iranian flag is seen on a computer's CPU (illustrative)