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Proofpoint to acquire Israeli-founded Varonis for $6.3 billion

Thoma Bravo-backed buyer will pay $49.75 a share in cash for Varonis, whose R&D hub is in Herzliya; deal is expected to close in first half of 2027 as AI threats drive demand for data protection

Reuters | 10.16.26

מפרי סדר נעצרו לאחר שניסו לפרוץ למשרדי תוכנית קודקוד

Ultra-Orthodox extremists storm building housing IDF cybersecurity program that recruits Haredim

Police arrested two of the rioters after ultra-Orthodox extremists tried to break into a Bnei Brak office building housing soldiers in the IDF's Kodkod program, which trains Haredi men for software and cybersecurity roles without requiring uniforms

Shilo Freid | 10.14.26

Israeli AI cybersecurity startup Pluto emerges from stealth with $42 million and 1 million endpoints

Led by CEO Shahar Bahat, the company says it has signed more than 40 enterprise customers and reached multimillion-dollar annual recurring revenue in under a year; its technology helps businesses monitor and secure AI tools, autonomous agents and employee-built applications

ynet Global | 10.14.26

The global automotive industry is undergoing a transformation as vehicles increasingly rely on software, advanced electronics and connected technologies, according to a new report by FedEx and Reuters Events

Software-defined cars are changing the auto industry, new FedEx report finds

Survey of 81 automotive professionals finds 73% expect software-driven vehicles to reshape their operations within five years, as automakers rethink supply chains, semiconductor sourcing and logistics to meet growing technological demands

ynet Global | 10.14.26

מתוך מאגר אגרון - שמכיל נתונים על כמעט כל אזרח ישראלי

Personal data of nearly every Israeli available online for just a few dollars

A database combining previously leaked records can reveal ID numbers, addresses, phone numbers, vehicle details and family ties of nearly every Israeli within seconds. Access costs just a few dozen dollars, raising fears hostile actors already have it

Raphael Kahan | 10.07.26

Reco raises $50M with AT&T backing as enterprises race to secure AI agents

AT&T Ventures joins Forestay and Quadrille Capital in the new investment, taking Reco’s total funding to $135 million as companies confront the security risks created by AI agents gaining access to corporate apps, data and workflows

ynet Global | 09.29.26

Noa Argamani joins venture capital fund: ‘I want to make an impact’

Former hostage joins Vine Ventures, which backs early-stage Israeli AI, cyber and defense startups, saying she wants to look forward, go to work and not let grief become her identity

News Agencies | 09.28.26

AI agents keep escaping their guardrails; The scale is now becoming clear

OpenAI, Anthropic and security researchers are investigating thousands of cases in which AI agents bypassed safeguards, escaped isolated environments and evaded monitoring as growing autonomy makes their behavior harder to predict

Raphael Kahan | 09.28.26

Upwind acquires Israeli AI security startup Aegis, launches new cyber research lab

Israeli cloud security firm brings Unit 8200 veterans Omri Limor and Saar Ankonina on board to lead AI Security Labs, targeting emerging threats from AI agents and automated attacks; team expected to more than double in coming months

ynet Global | 09.23.26

MIND CEO Eran Barak, CTO Itai Schwartz and VP of R&D Hod Ben Nun

Israeli cybersecurity startup MIND raises $72 million as AI fuels data-security drive

Crosspoint Capital led the Series B, bringing MIND’s total funding above $112 million as the company expands its AI-based platform for preventing sensitive corporate data leaks across apps, agents and endpoints

ynet Global | 09.18.26

As AI agents enter the workplace, Cymphony launches with $30 million to secure them

Israeli startup Cymphony launches with $30 million to help companies monitor and control how AI tools access sensitive information and business systems as they take on more workplace tasks

ynet Global | 09.09.26

Israel is the world’s No. 1 target for hacktivist attacks — by far

Report finds Israel was the world's top target for hacktivist DDoS attacks in the first half of 2026, accounting for nearly one in six attacks globally as the Iran conflict triggered a sharp surge in activity

ynet Global | 09.09.26

One month out of stealth, Act Security lands first acquisition and launches Amphi

Act Security has acquired Cloud Copilot, its first deal just one month after emerging from stealth, and will use the AWS access-control technology to launch Amphi, a free, open-source toolkit for cloud engineers

ynet Global | 09.02.26

Huskey's CEO Itai Gafni and CTO Roy Weissfeld

Blackstone makes rare cyber bet on Israeli startup Huskeys

Investment giant leads Huskeys’ $27 million Series A just five months after its stealth exit, betting on technology built to secure surging AI-agent traffic

ynet Global | 09.02.26

Israel races to harden critical infrastructure as AI cyber threats accelerate

Banks, hospitals and telecom firms are rethinking local servers, cloud use and automated defenses as AI lets attackers move faster, cheaper and at far greater scale

Daniela Ginzburg | 08.31.26

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