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Our 2026 Cybercrime Report is out 🔥 If you think your data is safe, these numbers might change your mind: • 2.86 Billion leaked credentials. • Mac users are no longer safe. • 80% of attacks are now fully automated by AI. The full breakdown is featured today in Forbes and Mako: 🔗 Forbes: https://lnkd.in/dp3YfFne 🔗 Mako: https://lnkd.in/d43hRs9B #CyberSecurity #KELA #CyberCrime2026

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Gartner: 40% of Organizations Will Be Affected by Cyberattacks Due to the "Shadow of Artificial Intelligence" - By 2030, over 40% of organizations worldwide are expected to encounter security incidents and compliance issues due to unauthorized use of artificial intelligence tools, a problem Gartner terms the "AI shadow." A recent survey of cybersecurity professionals revealed that 70% suspect or have evidence of employees using generative AI (GenAI) in the workplace, which raises risks including intellectual property loss, data exposure, and regulatory non-compliance. To mitigate these risks, Gartner recommends CIOs establish clear AI usage policies, conduct regular audits of AI shadow activity, and integrate GenAI risk assessments into SaaS evaluations. Gartner also highlights that legitimate GenAI use can lead to unexpected consequences such as delayed AI upgrades and increased maintenance costs, affecting about 50% of organizations by 2030. These technical challenges, particularly with late updates, can introduce security vulnerabilities if not properly managed. The firm advises organizations to set clear review and documentation standards for AI-created assets and to design AI solutions that complement rather than replace essential human judgment and skills. Furthermore, CIOs should prioritize open standards, open APIs, and modular architectures to avoid overdependence on single vendors. The study identifies five critical blind spots related to GenAI adoption that could differentiate successful from failing AI implementations by 2030. These include the AI shadow, delays and high costs of AI upgrades, emerging government regulations enforcing technological sovereignty and cross-border model restrictions, erosion of human expertise due to overreliance on AI, and ecosystem lock-in from single-vendor domination. Gartner warns that data regulations may slow AI development and increase total cost of ownership, while emphasizing that organizations should avoid technical inflexibility by favoring open, modular AI architectures. #AI #Israel https://lnkd.in/gXFPgB2C

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Google has officially completed its $32 billion acquisition of Israeli cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz, marking the largest deal in Google’s history. Wiz, which provides a platform that protects cloud environments from cybersecurity threats, will join Google Cloud while maintaining its brand and multi-cloud security commitment. The deal follows Wiz surpassing $1 billion in ARR in 2025 and comes after initial acquisition talks in 2024, when CEO Assaf Rappaport turned down a $23 billion offer, believing the company could grow further. Google and Wiz will collaborate to deliver a unified security platform aimed at improving threat detection and response across all cloud environments, leveraging AI to strengthen protections from code to runtime. SALE PRICE: $32,000,000,000 #VentureCapital #Google #Wiz #TradedVC

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Arie Wolman EVP Sales / CyberLion Ltd. 📢 CyberLion Announces official Distribution Agreement with Censys in Israel CyberLion Ltd. is proud to announce the signing of a distribution agreement with Censys, a global leader in attack surface management (ASM) and continuous threat exposure detection. Censys empowers cybersecurity teams with real-time visibility into their organization’s entire internet-facing infrastructure — across cloud, on-premise, and third-party environments. By continuously mapping assets, identifying vulnerabilities, and highlighting misconfigurations, Censys helps prevent breaches before they happen. As part of this agreement, CyberLion will make Censys available through our network of certified resellers, system integrators, and MSPs across Israel, and other countries. The solution is already in use by several enterprise customers in the country, delivering outstanding results in proactive threat identification and response. This partnership further strengthens CyberLion’s mission to bring cutting-edge cybersecurity technologies to the Israeli market — exclusively through trusted partners. For more information or to become an authorized Censys reseller, contact us at: 📧 sales@cyberlion.software 🌐 www.cyberlion.software CyberLion – Trust. Verify. Protect.

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🌐🇮🇱 Today in IsraelTech: MIND Raises $30M Series A to Revolutionize Data Loss Prevention The Israeli cybersecurity startup is leveraging AI to address legacy data loss prevention challenges with automated, context-driven solutions. 🎉Congrats to Eran Barak (Co-Founder & CEO), Itai Schwartz (Co-Founder & CTO), and Hod Bin Noon (Co-Founder & VP of R&D), along with the entire team! Funding led by Paladin Capital Group and Crosspoint Capital Partners, with support from Okta Ventures and YL Ventures. Source: CTech

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Israeli cybersecurity company Cyera is buying another Israeli company called Otterize, which focuses on protecting non-human identities (like software and machines) in cloud systems. The deal is worth tens of millions of dollars. Tamar Bar-Ilan | Tomer Greenwald | Ori Shoshan | Uri Sarid 🔗 Read full article link in the comment #cyera #otterize #cybersecurity #technews #startupnews #businessupdate

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Telegram isn't as secure as we think, read our latest analysis on how the Handala hack exploited the app's architecture

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Great description of the CVSS 10.0 vulnerability we discovered on the n8n AI workflow automation software, and what to do… Today’s lesson: shadow AI is shadow IT on steroids

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Google Wraps Up $32B Acquisition Of Cloud Cybersecurity Startup Wiz Google has officially completed its $32 billion acquisition of Wiz, the Israeli cloud cybersecurity firm — making it the largest acquisition in Google's history. DETAILS: https://lnkd.in/dSSK29Nw

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Israel’s cyber front intensifies as attack attempts and alerts soar. National Cyber Directorate data reveals growing pressure on organizations and critical infrastructure. Israel National Cyber Directorate - מערך הסייבר הלאומי https://lnkd.in/d3UgmRMi

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When it's critical- it's private 5G: Huge milestone for our portfolio company OneLayer!   Soroka Medical Center has just deployed Israel’s first independent Private LTE network to ensure operational continuity during infrastructure collapses or cyber attacks. OneLayer provides the essential security and integration layer, connecting emergency personnel and critical hospital systems to a network that remains immune to public overloads.   Proud to see OneLayer setting the standard for digital resilience in critical infrastructure. Read more: https://lnkd.in/d7bKAVeQ Dave Mor | Zvika Orron

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🚀 Startup Spotlight 🚀 Vega - An AI-native security operations (SecOps) platform designed to replace legacy SIEM systems by unifying IT and OT security through a federated data architecture. 🔍 Company Overview - CEO: Shay Sandler - Year Founded: 2024 - Location: Tel Aviv, Israel - Team Size: 120+ - Webpage: https://vega.io 🎯 What They Do - One-line Description: An AI-native security operations (SecOps) platform designed to replace legacy SIEM systems by unifying IT and OT security through a federated data architecture. - Target Customers: Global 2000 enterprises, critical infrastructure operators (Energy, Manufacturing), and Security Operations Centers (SOCs) burdened by legacy SIEM costs. - Industry Verticals: AI in Cybersecurity 🚀 Achievements & Status - Current Stage/Status: Series B / Growth Stage (Scaling enterprise deployments) - Major Milestones: Series B ($120.0M, Feb 2026) - Key Investors: Founded in 2024 by Shay Sandler and Eli Rozen (ex-Granulate/Unit 8200),Raised $65M Series A to develop AI-native federated data architecture,Secured $120M Series B in 2026 to scale global enterprise deployments and SIEM migration tools,Reached $800M valuation within 24 months of launch - Basic Growth Metrics: Scaled to 120+ employees and achieved an $800M valuation within two years of founding. 💡 Competitive Edge - How They Differentiate: Utilizes a 'Federated SecOps' model that queries data where it resides to eliminate the 'data tax' of ingestion, while uniquely bridging the visibility gap between IT and OT (Industrial) environments. - Key Technological Advantage: Leverages proprietary AI-native architecture to correlate signals across disparate IT and OT environments, solving the long-standing visibility gap in industrial cybersecurity while offering a high-performance alternative to Splunk and other legacy SIEMs. 📈 Funding & Partnerships - Total Funding Raised: $185.0M - Latest Funding Round: Series B ($120.0M, Feb 2026) 👥 Leadership & Team - CEO Background: Shay Sandler is a seasoned cybersecurity leader and entrepreneur. He served for five years as a security researcher and officer in the IDF's elite Unit 8200. Following his military service, he was a founding employee and the Research Lead at Granulate, a cloud optimization startup that was acquired by Intel in 2022 for approximately $650 million. He co-founded Vega in 2024 to disrupt the security operations market. - Key Members: Eli Rozen (Co-Founder & CTO), Ofir Nir (VP R&D), Mike Duong (VP Sales Engineering), Andrei Brasoveanu (Board Member), Gili Raanan (Board Member) 📊 Market & Competition - Market Positioning: AI-native enterprise SIEM challenger and SecOps operating system - Geographic Focus: Global (Headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel with primary market focus in North America and Europe) Based on database updated on: 2026-04-15 #Innovation #AI #Startups Powered by #WeeklyVentures "Spot an error? Share your feedback to help us improve!" https://lnkd.in/gZi2RUBt

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From the Startup Nation to Silicon Valley, Israeli companies are making waves in the cybersecurity industry. 🌍👨‍💻 Palto Alto Networks has aquired CyberArk for $25 Billion. This marks the second-biggest deal in Israeli tech history. 👉 Read more from Ynet News here: https://lnkd.in/gQJGyGPS #StartupNation #SiliconValley #Israel #IsraeliTech

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The corporate world is facing a new cybersecurity crisis: sophisticated and fast #cyberattacks, sometimes powered by artificial intelligence. How can SOC teams stay ahead of the threats and protect their organizations? Gon Kemeny, our VP of Information Security and Cyber, explains in the article the new challenges and how to navigate the cybersecurity era where even hackers are using AI. Read the full article >> https://lnkd.in/d2EdCFuP

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CVE patching just moved from "we'll get to it sometime" to "you have to do it in no time because everything will become zero-day exploits". Two researchers built AI-Agents CVE exploits builder that can weaponize any CVE into and exploit in minutes https://lnkd.in/dPAtWDA8

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BIG CYBER M&A BOMBSHELL: American cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks just closed its massive $25 BILLION acquisition of Israeli identity security leader CyberArk! This is the 2nd largest tech acquisition in Israeli history coming hot on the heels of Google’s record-breaking $32B Wiz deal only months ago. Identity security just got a superpower upgrade as AI threats explode. Palo Alto is doubling down to secure human, machine, AND agentic identities. Israel’s cyber scene is on 🔥

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"𝗪𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆." Tamir Ronen CISO at HiBob, runs security for a cloud-native HR platform managing employee lifecycles globally. His team had tools for cloud security, SaaS monitoring, endpoint protection. But they didn't have a way to see how those tools connected. Each system showed individual risks yet none of them showed how those risks chained together into exploitable attack paths. Within hours of deploying Breeze, Tamir's team found their first connected risk: three low-severity misconfigurations that, when combined, created a path to critical employee data. "One of the first findings we resolved was a set of low-risk misconfigurations that, when combined, formed a potential attack path, clearly demonstrating the value of Breeze." That's the gap most security teams have. Not missing individual findings, but missing how those findings can connect across your entire integration chain. Watch the full video to hear how Tamir's team shifted from managing alerts to disrupting attack paths.

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Really appreciate you sharing this Tamir Ronen. Three low-severity findings, one path to critical employee data. Your team’s reaction when they first saw it is something I won’t forget.

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At CyberLion, we see the same challenge across Israel and Greece: companies are still exposed to one of the biggest cyber risks — weak, reused, and shared passwords. Even organizations fully invested in Microsoft 365 discover that it does not protect against: • Password reuse • Shared team credentials • Compromised accounts • Shadow IT logins This is where Dashlane makes a real difference. Dashlane delivers an immediate security upgrade, with deployment in under one hour and almost no effort from IT. Users adopt it quickly, and CISOs gain clear visibility, strong compliance support, and real protection against Israel’s and Greece’s most common breach vector. Dashlane removes up to 80% of credential risk — fast, simple, and with zero disruption. If you want to explore how Dashlane can strengthen your security program in Israel or Greece, we’re here to help. sales@cyberlion.software

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