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Guardicore exits for a king’s ransom

Posted on October 18, 2021

Israeli cybersecurity Guardicore (see here previously) protects companies from hackers that demand a huge ransom to release control of their systems. Guardicore itself has now been “captured” by US cybersecurity giant Akamai Technologies for the grand total of $600 million. … Continue reading →

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The top women in Cybersecurity

Posted on October 26, 2020

The Software Report’s Top 25 Women Leaders in Cybersecurity of 2020 includes 7 Israelis. Yael Ben Arie (SafeBreach), Sagit Manor (Nyotron), Ola Sergatchov (Guardicore), Yuval Lazar (Pcysys), Nadia Malinoff-Kan (Intezer), Dr. Dorit Dor (Check Point) and Sigalit Shavit (CyberArk). https://www.thesoftwarereport.com/the-top-25-women-leaders-in-cybersecurity-of-2020/

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An orthodox female cyber chief

Posted on October 26, 2020

Ola Sergatchov, VP of corporate strategy at Israel’s Guardicore (reported here previously) is good at multi-tasking. “On Friday morning I have on one ear a conference call and one hand mixing cholent, and with my foot I’m rocking the baby … Continue reading →

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From pilot to programmer

Posted on September 13, 2020

After 10 years in the IAF and 4.5 years as an El Al pilot, Stav Nemirovsky retrained as a computer programmer. Thanks to an IAF veterans’ association, he landed a job in the professional services department of Israeli cybersecurity company … Continue reading →

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Security for Mexico’s largest bank

Posted on February 23, 2019

I reported previously (2nd Dec) on Israel’s Guardicore. The cybersecurity startup has just won a contract to protect the data center of Banco del Bajio (BanBajio), one of Mexico’s largest commercial banks. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/banco-del-bajio-sa-selects-guardicore-centra-security-platform-to-protect-data-center-300784984.html

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Guarding servers in 8 countries

Posted on December 2, 2018

I reported previously (Sep 2016) on Israeli cybersecurity startup Guardicore when it raised $50 million to help R&D and commercial expansion. Guardicore now has customers in the USA, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Brazil, Ukraine and Switzerland and has won several … Continue reading →

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Turning the tables on the bad guys

Posted on September 11, 2016

Israeli cybersecurity company GuardiCore helps shut security breaches in data centers. It also eliminates “false-positives”, vastly speeding up problem analysis.  Guardicore has just raised $50 million to help R&D and expand its commercial reach. https://www.guardicore.com/2016/07/guardicore-raises-20-million-series-b-funding-deliver-protection-enterprise-data-center/  

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