Israel’s Checkmarx is to be acquired by private equity firm Hellman & Friedman for $1.15 billion. It is the largest-ever acquisition of an application security company. Checkmarx’s testing finds security flaws in major technology platforms, including Google and Samsung. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-cybersecurity-firm-checkmarx-to-be-acquired-for-1-15-billion/

I reported previously (here) about Israeli security code checker Checkmarx and its massive revenue growth.  Now Checkmarx is preparing an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the US NASDAQ.  It has grown to 300 employees from 180 a year ago, and … Continue reading →

US-based Insight Venture Partners has invested $84 million in Israeli cyber-security start-up Checkmarx to fund development and global expansion. Checkmarx’s customers already include the US Army, Samsung, Deutsche Telekom, Deloitte and PwC. http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-cyber-start-up-checkmarx-nets-84m-investment/

At the peak of the coronavirus crisis, with businesses around the world paralyzed, Israeli application security company Checkmarx pulled off a massive $1.2 billion exit and maintained its independence in the process. Israeli founder and CTO, Maty Siman, explains. https://www.jns.org/how-one-israeli-startup-changed-the-global-landscape-of-cyber-security/

Cybersecurity “Black Unicorns”. Cyber Defense Magazine’s 10 winners of its 2019 Black Unicorn Awards, include three Israeli companies. Checkmarx, XM Cyber and ObservIT. According to Cyber Defense, they all have the potential to reach $1 billion market valuation and be … Continue reading →

I’ve reported previously (see here) on Israel-based cybersecurity company Checkmarx. It has just won a contract with the U.S. Navy to help it improve its software security and accelerate the development of secure software applications. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3768735,00.html

I reported previously (July 2017) that Israeli cybersecurity specialists Checkmarx had bought a UK software company. It has now bought Custodela, an Ontario-based software security company. Israel continues to improve its global position in cybersecurity. https://www.checkmarx.com/press-releases/Checkmarx-Custodela-Automation-DevSecOps/

I reported previously (three times) on Israeli cyber-security startup Checkmarx which is preparing a NASDAQ listing.  Checkmarx has just taken over the UK’s Codebashing, whose software trains programmers to write secure code, by use of Codebashing’s interactive game-like app. http://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-checkmarx-buys-uk-cyber-education-firm/

(Thanks to Atid-EDI) Israel’s Checkmarx was the 2nd fastest growing security company in the 2013 Deloitte EMEA Tech Fast 500, with over 2,200% revenue growth in 5 years. It is used by four of the world’s ten largest software companies … Continue reading →