Cybertech

John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO at Fortinet. Photo courtesy Fortinet PR

Fortinet: most organizations have been targeted by ransomware attacks

According to a new report, 85% of organizations polled are more concerned of this type of attack—which increased by 1000% this year alone—than any other cyber threat.

Cybertech | 10/10/2021

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Adaptive Shield receives $30M Series A investment

The funding will help the Israeli SaaS Security Posture Management company further expand its customer service and help companies secure their SaaS stacks

Cybertech | 7/10/2021

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Orca Security extends Series C round to $550M

Israeli cyber company boosts valuation to $1.8 billion, to further accelerate transformation of cloud security industry

Cybertech | 6/10/2021

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Sophos research: 90% of Israeli organizations report increased attacks during pandemic

Findings also reveal lack of common understanding regarding phishing definition. The good news: most organizations in Israel have implemented cybersecurity awareness programs to combat this phenomenon

Cybertech | 4/10/2021

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American citizen helped North Korea evade sanctions using Blockchain

The Justice Department said that Virgil Griffith jeopardized U.S. national security, and that he is expected to receive the maximum sentence of 20 years in prison

Cybertech | 29/09/2021

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Israel's SCADAfence to supply cybersecurity for OT infrastructures worldwide

The company is partnering with Keysight Technologies to accelerate innovation in the fields of connectivity and security as well as to help organizations gain better cyber control of industrial environments

Cybertech | 29/09/2021

Employees of Panorays. Photo: Roei Shor, courtesy of the company

Panorays lands $42 million in funding to manage third-party security risks

The technology developed by the company enables organizations to locate and manage vulnerabilities and data security in their supply chains. The large-scale cyber incidents of the last year started with attacks on such chains

Cybertech | 29/09/2021

Amit Serper, Guardicore. Photo: Jen Rosenthal

Israeli cyber researchers uncover flaw in Microsoft Exchange protocol

Researchers from Guardicore discovered that the flaw led to the leak of user names and passwords. Attackers could use the data to spread through an organization, and in specific cases to breach it

Cybertech | 29/09/2021

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proteanTecs raises $50 million in Series C round

The Israeli startup developed deep data-based technology for monitoring the health of electronic systems for their entire lifecycle, and for boosting performance during their continuous use

Cybertech | 29/09/2021

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in June. Photo: Greg Nash/Pool via REUTERS

US imposes sanctions on Russian cryptocurrency exchange SUEX

The step was taken because the exchange "facilitated transactions involving illicit proceeds from at least eight ransomware variants," a statement by the Treasury Department said

Cybertech | 25/09/2021