Amiram Shachar, the Co-Founder & CEO of cloud security company Upwind Security, spoke about his cyber journey on the main stage of Cybertech Global Tel Aviv this morning (Tuesday).

“The term ‘Upwind’ comes from windsurfing – a term I love as I’m a surfer myself. After selling my first company, Spot.io, I wanted that adrenalin again and founded Upwind together with about 30 people from Spot,” he explained to Cybertech Founder & CEO, Amir Rapaport.

“AI has evolved and entered our lives in a clap of thunder over the past few years, similar to the disruption on the internet when there was a lot of innovation. As far as cyber security, this is a double-edged sword,” explained Esti Peshin, General Manager of the Cyber Division of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) on the main Cybertech Global Tel Aviv stage this morning (Tuesday).

“We are in currently a perfect storm because extra global complexities are happening while the motivation and the capabilities are at an all-time high. The question is whether this is another inflection point. It’s the nature of the beast, the kind of industry we’re in,” said Nadav Zafrir, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Team8, on the main stage of Cybertech Global Tel Aviv this morning (Tuesday).

“With the increasing of new identities, the shaping of new environments, and new, sophisticated, attack methods, we still need to solve the same problem – securing cyberspace,” said Omer Grossman, the Global Chief Information Officer at CyberArk, on the main stage of Cybertech Global Tel Aviv this morning (Tuesday).

“90% of organizations have experienced at least one identity-related incident over the past year. We have 45 machine identities for every user on average, a growth of 2.5 per person per year,” he said.

Rafael Franco, CEO & Co-Founder of Code Blue, built the first civilian war room to locate missing persons and ran it for 45 days, following the October 7th massacre by Hamas. He spoke about his experience, employing cyber’s best capabilities while addressing the crises on this domain on the main Cybertech Global Tel Aviv stage this morning (Tuesday).

“We are in the midst of some of the most sophisticated attacks we have seen, from all types of attackers – ideological ones, nation-state-sponsored organizations, financial criminals, and more,” said Check Point Software Technologies Founder & CEO, Gil Schwed, on the main stage of Cybertech Global Tel Aviv this morning (Tuesday).

Cybertech Global Tel Aviv is kicking off its decade edition today, October 8th, at the Expo Tel Aviv.

From Tel Aviv and Rome, to Tokyo, Singapore, Panama, and more, Cybertech is the cyber industry’s foremost B2B networking platform conducting industry-related events all around the globe. The conferences and exhibitions serve as the go-to place to make business happen and learn all about the latest technological innovations, challenges, and solutions to combating threats within the global cyber arena.

The Tel Aviv Sparks Innovation  Summit (formerly DLD) is back and will take place at Expo Tel Aviv and various venues throughout the city this week.

Ahead of the 2024 Cybertech Conference, Imperva CEO Moshe Lipsker granted an interview to IsraelDefense, during which he explored the current cyber threat landscape. Lipsker emphasized six key trends:

Discussions are underway within the US government regarding the sale of several dozen F-15IA fighter jets to Israel, a deal valued at $18 billion, as reported by War Zone, which cited five different sources. The F-15IA is Israel's variant of the F-15EX model, and according to CNN, the government is close to approving the sale.

Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Michael McCaul, approved the deal in January, which was endorsed by Republican committee member James Risch.