Cybersecurity Israel

Visa signs $2.4 billion deal to acquire Israeli anti-fraud firm BioCatch

Visa agreed to buy Tel Aviv-based BioCatch for $2.4 billion, expanding its AI-driven defenses against scams, account takeovers and digital fraud.

A Visa credit card is seen on a computer keyboard in this picture illustration taken September 6, 2017.
 System hacking warning message appears on laptop.

Israeli cybersecurity firm reaches deal with US giant over sharing technology, systems

Gaby Portnoy, Director General of the Israel National Cyber Directorate at the annual Cyber Week, at the Tel Aviv University, on June 27, 2023.

Israel unprepared to counter Iranian election meddling on social media, gov't probe finds

Hacker attack

Iran-linked hackers used Israeli IT providers to target government bodies


Over 130 senior executives exchange ideas at Tel Aviv cybersecurity summit

Team8 Group’s CISO Summit brought together cyber experts to address cybersecurity challenges and opportunities in a rapidly evolving technological landscape.

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Iranian hackers targeted Israelis using rare cyberattack techniques

The new malware allows hackers to steal data from Telegram and take screenshots and record sound.

Iranian flag and cyber code [Illustrative]

Generative AI among emerging threats in 2023’s cyber threat landscape - report

Experts have pointed out that AI serves as both a threat and a target for cyber threats as the technology is increasingly adopted.

VISUAL DEPICTION OF A HACKER

Cyber attack leaves irrigation systems in Upper Galilee dysfunctional

Water controllers for irrigating fields in the Jordan Valley were damaged, as were control systems for the Galil Sewage Corporation.

Illustrative photo of a cyberattack.

Leaked Ukraine docs contain sensitive Israeli info - WSJ

Justice Department spokespeople declined to give a comment to the WSJ Saturday on the investigation.

 A Russian flag is seen on the laptop screen in front of a computer screen on which cyber code is displayed, in this illustration picture taken March 2, 2018.

'Operation Cookie Monster': International police action seizes dark web market

People can check if they were victims by visiting https://www.politie.nl/checkyourhack.

Hackers and cybersecurity

Where is Israel’s private cyberattack sector going?

Multidimensional hacking wars: There are at least four trends and countertrends which will determine the fate of the sector.

 ISRAELI CYBER firm NSO Group stopped various ISIS-planned attacks in Europe.

Here's how to protect yourself from Anonymous cyberattacks next week

How can Israelis protect themselves from cyberattacks in the midst of hacking group Anonymous' anti-Israel campaign?

Illustrative photo of a cyberattack.

Ex-IDF intel. officials break new cybersecurity ground in bid to transform the cloud

A new company led by an ex-chief of IDF intelligence Unit 8200 aims to make the cloud defendable against cyberattacks.

Keep your head in the cloud

Israeli capital markets aren’t used to genuine success stories - opinion

The sleepy local markets can’t fathom cyber security company HUB Security's success, but outside of Israel, things are decidedly different.

TODAY'S ISRAELIS draw a not-so-imaginary bridge to Wall Street.