Israeli cybersecurity

State audit warns Israel’s cyber preparedness gaps threaten economy and security

Israel entered the Israel-Hamas war with major cyber-preparedness gaps, including delayed legislation, limited cabinet oversight, and weak readiness among key economic bodies.

ON THE front line of the cyber war, Israel has become one of the world’s most targeted countries for cyberattacks, with state-backed hackers increasingly using AI to probe government networks, companies, and critical infrastructure.
A Metro bus with FIFA Log Angeles World Cup 2026 Host Committee advertising in downtown Los Angeles, California, May 27, 2026; illustrative.

Iranian intel. ministry-linked group behind LA public transport cyberattack, Israeli firm finds

An illustration of a cyber board with an Israel flag.

Critical vulnerabilities left government systems, sensitive data, open to cyberattacks during war

Israeli-founded Surf AI launches with $57m to help enterprises automate security operations.

Surf AI raises $57 million for AI platform built for security teams


'Terrorism doesn't discriminate between Israeli Jews, Arabs' - Yoseph Haddad

Yoseph Haddad called for the establishment of a special police unit to tackle violence in Arab Israeli society.

 Yoseph Haddad, Arab Israeli activist, speaking at The Jerusalem Post London Conference, March 31, 2022.

Cyber warfare will continue to evolve, and cybersec needs to keep up - Nir Zuk

“We need to start being very practical and very concrete about how we do cybersecurity," said Nir Zuk, founder and CTO of cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks.

 Nir Zuk, Founder of Palo Alto Networks, speaks at The Jerusalem Post London Conference 2022

Russia-Ukraine War: Former NSA heads, IDF's Unit 8200 predict more cyberattacks

SECURITY AND DEFENSE: “The Ukraine war will be a watershed event in the history of cyber,” said former National Security Agency and US Cyber Command chief Adm. Mike Rogers in an interview.

 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.

SaaS security is broken and is ready to be repaired - opinion

A Ponemon report shows that more than 50% of organizations have experienced a data breach caused by a third-party app or service

 THE WORLD of cyberattacks has changed in the last year.

Why did Bennett's cyber security policy crash? - analysis

For the last seven weeks there has been no cyber chief, and for eight months, and likely several months into the future, there will be no cyber law.

 PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett on his way to a cabinet meeting.

Axis Security establishes international innovation network security forum

The forum will explore solutions for 21st-century issues in the network security industry – chief among them enabling secure remote work and SSE (Security Service Edge) framework.

Axis Security CEO Dor Knafo and CTO Gil Azrielant

AppSec company Checkmarx joins IAI-led Israeli Cyber Companies Consortium

The consortium aims to offer cutting-edge cyber defense technology to governments around the globe.

Checkmarx joins Israeli Cyber Companies Consortium

Israeli cybersecurity start-up Eureka receives $8m. from YL Ventures

Israeli startup Eureka has received $8 million in seed funding from YL Ventures. They have created a data cloud security solution, which has become a game changing platform.

 Eureka founders (Liat Hayun, CEO and Asaf Weiss, CTO)

Cyberattacks against Israel grow at double the global average rate

Cyberattacks directed towards Israel grew 92% from 2020 to 2021, while they increased by roughly 50% globally.

 CYBERDEFENSE SECURITY solutions act as a global guard against malicious software.

Israeli cybersecurity firm Sygnia uncovers financial fraud operation

The cyber-thieves, dubbed “Elephant Beetle,” inject malware into a victim's financial systems that creates fraudulent small-sum transactions that have added up to millions in stolen funds.

 People pose in front of a display showing the word 'cyber' in binary code, in this picture illustration taken in Zenica December 27, 2014. Picture taken December 27, 2014.