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How well did Israel’s cybersecurity industry do in 2022?

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The massive valuations and funding rounds of 2021 left some room for optimism around the state of the Israeli cybersecurity industry in 2022, instilling a sense of security in Q1 of the new year. After closing the book on 2022 this week, it is safe to say that this optimism was somewhat misguided. billion in 2021 to $3.22

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Intersec 2025: Middle East CISOs focus on AI

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The growing threat posed by Agentic AI and disinformation has become one of the most critical challenges in the cybersecurity landscape. The event, hosted at the Dubai World Trade Centre, highlighted the urgent need for organizations to adapt their cybersecurity measures to address the evolving digital threats.

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VU raises $12M to remove cybersecurity friction from digital experiences

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Stranieri, who has worked in the cybersecurity industry for the past 20 years, got the idea for VU in 2007 after spending hours helping his grandmother verify her identity with the Argentinian government in what turned out to be a two-minute process. It’s time for security teams to embrace security data lakes.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: CISA Warns of Global Spear-Phishing Threat, While OWASP Releases AI Security Resources

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Plus, OWASP is offering guidance about deepfakes and AI security. Those are three security measures cyber teams should proactively take in response to an ongoing and “large scale” email spear-phishing campaign targeting victims with malicious RDP files , according to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

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Runa Sandvik’s new startup Granitt secures at-risk people from hackers and nation states

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Sandvik is also a renowned hacker and security researcher and, as of recently, a founder. Sandvik told me about her work and her new bootstrapped startup, how leaders should prioritize their cybersecurity efforts, and, what piece of security advice she would give that every person should know. Runa Sandvik, founder of Granitt.

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To better thwart ransomware attacks, startups must get cybersecurity basics right

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) famously declared 2021 as the “worst year” for ransomware attacks, but it seems that title could be in 2022’s hands very soon. Enable multi-factor authentication on everything you have. Katie Moussouris, founder of Luta Security.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: CISA Hands Down Cloud Security Directive, While Threat from North Korean IT Workers Gets the Spotlight

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Check out the new cloud security requirements for federal agencies. 1 - CISA issues cloud security mandate for federal agencies To boost its cloud security, the U.S. Its foundation is CISAs Secure Cloud Business Applications (SCuBA) project, which offers recommendations for hardening the configuration of cloud services.

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