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Business is booming at Cybertech

Posted on March 30, 2025

AI, quantum computing and Google’s planned $32 billion acquisition of Israeli cybertech firm Wiz were the major talking points at the Tel Aviv Expo – the venue of Cybertech Global 2025, Israel’s prestige cybersecurity conference. https://www.israel21c.org/israeli-cybertech-is-bracing-for-ai-and-quantum-threats/

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The biggest exit in Israeli history

Posted on March 23, 2025

Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc. is to acquire Israeli-founded cybersecurity startup Wiz for at least $32 billion. It marks the largest acquisition in the tech giant’s history and over twice the previous record Israel exit (Mobileye by Intel for $15.3 … Continue reading →

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Partnering for security

Posted on February 23, 2025

Israeli companies Check Point and Wiz have signed a strategic partnership agreement to offer the industry’s most comprehensive cloud security solutions. It combines Wiz’s cloud security expertise with Check Point’s extensive customer base and a strong reputation. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-check-point-and-wiz-partner-to-merge-cyber-tech/ https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/hyxs3aotyg

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Wiz exposes DeepSeek

Posted on February 9, 2025

Israeli security giant Wiz uncovered a major security flaw in China’s new AI chatbot DeepSeek. In a routine scan, Wiz found DeepSeek had left a publicly accessible database unprotected, exposing digital software keys, backend operational details, and chat logs containing … Continue reading →

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Integrated cybersecurity

Posted on November 17, 2024

Two Israeli cyber megastars, CyberArk and Wiz have announced a strategic partnership to improve multi-cloud security for enterprises. It will help companies meet audit and compliance requirements while reducing the risk of unauthorized access. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/rkxojfmmjl

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No record takeover, but…

Posted on August 18, 2024

Israel’s Wiz may have rejected a $23 million takeover offer from Google, but it said “that will do nicely” to a multi-million dollar investment from Japan’s SoftBank. Wiz recently recruited dozens of employees in Japan, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand, … Continue reading →

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Best funding quarter in two years

Posted on July 7, 2024

Israeli startups raised $1.9 billion in funding in the second quarter of 2024 – its best quarter since Q4 2022. A further $1 billion was raised by Wiz – the highest raised in one round in Israeli history. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/s1fo1ac8r

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Four Israeli startups star in CNBC top 50 list

Posted on June 4, 2023

CNBC’s latest Disruptor 50 List of outstanding startup companies includes Israel’s BeeHero (technology for healthier commercial beehives), Orca Security (agentless cloud security), Snyk (app security products for developers) and Wiz (cloud cybersecurity). https://unitedwithisrael.org/4-israeli-companies-make-cnbc-disruptor-50-list/ https://israelactive.com/?s=beehero  https://israelactive.com/?s=Orca+Security https://israelactive.com/?s=Snyk+  https://israelactive.com/?s=Wiz+cloud+security

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Israeli startup alerts Microsoft to critical flaw

Posted on September 9, 2021

Israel’s Wiz (see here previously), led by former Microsoft employees, discovered an “unprecedented critical vulnerability” in Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform. It notified Microsoft, who paid Wiz a bounty for the discovery and said it immediately fixed the problem. https://www.timesofisrael.com/microsoft-fixes-cloud-vulnerability-after-warning-from-israel-based-company/

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Wiz becomes a Unicorn

Posted on March 21, 2021

Israel-based cloud security company Wiz (reported here previously) was founded only nine months ago. Three months ago, it raised $100 million in funds and now another $130 million gives it a market valuation of $1.7 billion and the financial status … Continue reading →

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