Gilad Barzilay

The Israel Tech Growth Summit is happening TOMORROW! 🌐 Find the registration link in the first comment. #TechGrowth #BusinessStrategy #2025Goals #Networking #Summit

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Are IT Service Companies Overlooking the Importance of SOC2 Compliance? As we grow as a company, we identified the need to expand our IT operations. After searching for the right IT service company in Israel to support our SOC2 and ISO27001 compliant SaaS business for quite some time, I’ve been surprised to discover that none of the IT providers I’ve encountered are SOC2 compliant. Even more frustrating - many believe they don’t need to be, nor do some of the leading auditors. Here’s what they’re saying: 🔸"We only provide the brainpower" - They argue SOC2 applies to infrastructure or product providers, not IT professionals. 🔸"We use your tools" - Since they’re working with (our) SOC2-compliant systems, they don’t see a problem. 🔸 "We don’t access your data" - They claim they don’t handle sensitive information directly. But here’s where I’m struggling: Our SaaS platform is handling sensitive financial data and our customers rely on its security, resilience and accuracy for their day to day work and financial outcome. As such, we are obligated to ensure that third-party providers affecting our systems meet similar security standards. Even if those IT companies don’t directly access our data, they manage access to critical systems, support infrastructure, and can influence our overall security posture. SOC2 helps us and our customers to validate that they meet those standards. Now I’m wondering: is this a challenge unique to Israel, or are IT service providers around the world also not being held to SOC2 standards? #SOC2 #Compliance #ITSecurity #RiskManagement #Tech #CyberSecurity #SaaS #ISO27001 #ITServices

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Who made the Hot List for 2024? 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 According to CRN The Channel Company these are the hottest Cloud and AI Security Startups for 2024: 🔥Astrix Security | est 2021 |CEO: Alon Jackson 🔥Cyera | est 2021 | Yotam Segev 🔥dope.security | est 2021 | Kunal Agarwal 🔥Mitiga | est 2019 | Tal Mozes 🔥Permiso Security | est 2020 | Jason Martin & Paul Nguyen 🔥Protect AI | est 2022 | Ian Swanson 🔥Sentra | est 2021 | Yoav Regev 🔥Sweet Security | est 2022 | Dror Kashti 🔥Upwind Security | est 2022 | Amiram Shachar 🔥WitnessAI | est 2023 | Rick Caccia The rising usage of AI is significantly expanding the cloud attack surface. Too early for a #NYEresolution? Nope! Make a plan to have continuous protection with predictive analytics for all your cloud applications, especially the #GenAI apps. 👇 https://lnkd.in/ekRQaK4P #startuplife #startups #GenAIstartups #CloudStartups #venturecapital #vcinvesting #cybersecurity #innovation #gamechangers

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🚀 Ensuring Production Readiness with Dedication and Expertise 💼 Discover how the SAP Mission Control Center played a crucial role in ensuring a smoother production readiness for the Ministry of Health of Israel. Our team's commitment and expertise made all the difference in supporting this critical project. 👉 Read the full story here: https://imsap.co/6043lKFLH #SAPCustomerSupport #SAPMissionControlCenter

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The recent #CyberWeek was an excellent opportunity to reconnect with colleagues while making new and exciting connections. Despite ongoing concerns, the steady recovery and increased investments in Israel are very encouraging. In H1 2024, Israeli #Cyber startups raised an impressive $2.9B, marking a 53% increase from the same period in 2023. This surge, coupled with the highest number of #exits since 2021, underscores a positive trend in the #Cybersecurity industry. Adding to this is Gartner's Attack Surface Management (ASM) report: "By 2028, investments in proactive technologies that improve visibility and reduce exposure will grow twice as fast as investments in reactive technologies that detect and respond to incidents". According to the latest Morgan Stanley CIO survey, cloud computing remains a top priority, while #Gartner predicts a significant increase in spending on data privacy and vulnerability assessment in 2024. At KTrust, an Israeli cybersecurity company, we focus on #proactive technology, integrated security solutions, and ongoing threat exposure for the #Kubernetes ecosystem. These developments inspire me to move forward with even greater enthusiasm and dedication.

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NEW EPISODE COMING ON MONDAY JULY 1ST: Alon Arvatz joins Simon Lader, he is the former co-founder of Insights, a cybersecurity vendor he grew until their acquisition by Rapid7 for $350M. He has given a Ted Talk, he's a prolific angel investor in Israeli cybersecurity startups and is the founder of Kanfei Kesef which provides financial education programs for teens. In 2023 he published his best-selling book "The Battle for Your Computer" and has founded a new company Point Five, a cloud cost optimization vendor. Subscribe and never miss an episode (link in the comments)

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The New Episode is out today! Join Simon Lader and Alon Arvatz, former co-founder of Insights, a cybersecurity vendor acquired by Rapid7 for $350 million. Alon shares his journey from childhood inspiration through his father's tech career to becoming a successful entrepreneur and investor in Israeli cybersecurity startups. He discusses the factors driving Israel's dominance in the cybersecurity industry, the challenges of starting and scaling a tech company, and the story behind the acquisition of Insights.  Do you want to learn more? Listen to Episode 141 of The Conference Room, available now wherever you listen to your Podcasts!

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Congratulations to Cyera co-founders Yotam Segev and Tamar Bar-Ilan and the entire team on the $300 million Series D! We’re thrilled to co-lead this round and partner with a true innovator in cybersecurity, empowering businesses to secure their data at scale while driving innovation forward. 🚀 As AI adoption accelerates across industries, organizations face growing challenges in securing sensitive data amidst increasingly complex environments. Cyera's AI-driven platform is revolutionizing data security, harnessing advanced AI and machine learning to enable organizations to swiftly discover, classify, and safeguard their data. Learn more about why we’re excited to back Cyera and read the news linked in the comments. 👇 CC: Casber Wang, Adam Liu, Justin Liu & Julie Nguyen #CompaniesofConsequence #datasecurity 

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Israel's leading bank, Bank Leumi בנק לאומי, has strengthened its cybersecurity posture by deploying Elastic Security as their SIEM solution. As their operations evolved, the need for a more agile and robust security solution became clear. By adopting Elastic Security, Bank Leumi achieved: 🔍 60% reduction in log detection time—from hours to minutes 💰 40% decrease in total cost of ownership by consolidating data logging and SIEM operations 🛡️ 50% faster threat resolution thanks to Kibana dashboards and advanced detection rules Learn more about how Elastic Security empowers Bank Leumi’s SOC team. Read their full success story here: https://gag.gl/rIXi20 #Cybersecurity #SIEM #ElasticSecurity #DataProtection #CloudSecurity

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ControlMonkey is ready to rock and roll at the Tel Aviv Summit Tomorrow! I'm excited to return as a sponsor to the biggest cloud event in Israel. I will be at Booth #B3 with the ControlMonkey team, so feel free to drop by if you're around. If you're using Terraform and want to learn how ControlMonkey helps Cloud Engineering teams manage and govern their AWS cloud with Terraform, you know where to find us. 😉 I'm looking forward to seeing you all! #devops #opentofu #terraform #aws

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Proud of our Progress: Congratulations to Amir Faintuch and the Volumez Team, who are named #27 of the Top 50 most promising Israeli Startups so far in 2024!  Thank you to our community of support Viola Ventures Pitango Koch Disruptive Technologies Shlomo Dovrat Eyal Niv Isaac (Itzik) Sigron    Article: https://lnkd.in/gRrV8a5q     Volumez is an innovative #cloud agnostic #blockstorage set of solutions on marketplaces for Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure and is the only solution with public cloud awareness for performance, cost, data resiliency. Learn how we leverage compute and storage resources, use intelligent composition, and deliver “data infrastructure as code” for the “Developer, Platform Engineer and Builder” in your company!     Did you Know: Volumez can deliver ultra-fast 78,000 TPS driving more revenue for your business, guaranteed performance and enterprise-grade data services with up to 50% cost savings for your cloud databases and other data-intensive workloads. #bettertogether for #Linux #CloudCompute and #CloudStorage. John Blumenthal Bob Pacheco Shai Harony Nir Rigai Carmit Levy Philippe Ciampossin Dennis Mulder Shmuel Shottan Alon Vittenberg Scott Dawkins Jean Banko Jonathan Amit   #DatabasePerformance #PostgreSQL #TPS #Oracle #SQLServer #DataManagement #DatabaseScaling #AWS #Azure #MSBuild

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#AI in Fintech Excited to share my recent interview with Finovate about the growing adoption of AI in financial services! As David Penn highlights, the question of "if" and "when" AI will be used in Fintech is no longer relevant. The answer is "yes" and "now". Innovators across the industry are already leveraging this powerful technology. However, deploying AI in highly regulated industries like Fintech comes with unique challenges. One of the biggest hurdles is ensuring trust and transparency in AI models. Financial institutions need to be confident in the explainability and fairness of their systems to avoid reputational and regulatory risks. That's where Citrusx comes in! Our platform empowers all stakeholders in the AI development process to collaborate and achieve 100% transparency in their models. This translates to faster time-to-production for financial institutions and other regulated entities while ensuring compliance and responsible AI practices. #AI #Fintech #Transparency #CitrusX P.S. Do your financial services processes lack the explainability and transparency needed for AI adoption? Let's chat! I'm happy to discuss your specific challenges and how #CitrusX can help. Feel free to reach out to me directly.

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Israeli Cyber Startup Raised $70 Million Torq, an Israeli Cyber company, raised $70 million in a Series C round led by Evolution Equity Partners, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Notable Capital, Greenfield Partners, and Strait Capital. In 2024, Torq has raised $112 million, following a $42 million expansion of its Series B in January. To date, the company has raised $192 million. Torq's AI-based cybersecurity platform connects an organization's security infrastructure to streamline the detection and response to cyber incidents. It automates complex processes on a large scale, reducing the workload on human analysts. Torq was founded in 2020 by Ofer Smadari (CEO), Leonid Belkind (CTO), and Eldad Livni (CINO). The startup employs around 180 people in Israel and the U.S. and plans to hire 130 employees. Source: https://lnkd.in/diPUaEMb

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Access management is far more than a technical task—it’s critical for preventing real-world threats. In my latest analysis for ITtime by Geektime, I break down how expired access permissions nearly led to a disaster and why even QR codes can become security risks. #Cybersecurity #AccessManagement #ITSecurity #TechInsights

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A week ago today I took the stage at Content Israel as a key speaker. I transparently shared in a room with over 300 fellow marketers that the first thing my CEO always asks me when we brainstorm a new campaign or program is, “Jen, what’s your content distribution plan?” 7 days and 3 hours to the dot, Daniel Kushner 🐙 asked me to provide my content distribution plan for one of our latest customer programs ( side note: super excited to launch, it's still top secret, so do stay tuned) And you know what was front and center as part of that distribution plan? #EmployeeAdvocacy. Why? Because when you understand how to use employee networks to distribute your content you crack the code in making sure your content is seen by the right people, from the right people in your organization. You create meaningful and personalized customer journeys. You stay true to what social media was intended for-- being social, and build a people-to-people connection. You use the authentic voices of your employees to share the content you’ve worked so hard to create ensuring that your content sees the light of day, you get the credit you deserve, and you can measure the actual engagement and reach of that content far beyond your corporate profile. And most importantly, you build meaningful relationships and can understand what content was used to help build them... So my question to you is, do you include #EmployeeAdvocacy as part of your distribution plan? Sharing my slide on my thought process on how to use advocacy to build meaningful customer journeys if some may find it helpful.

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Are you a CISO attending RSA 2024 in San Francisco? 🫴This message is for you I hope that you have the CICC - California Israel Chamber of Commerce event on your calendar... THE place to learn about the recent products and solutions coming from Israel. Join other industry leaders and make sure to attend the 𝐂𝐈𝐂𝐂 10𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐒𝐀 for those reasons: 1. **𝘐𝘕𝘕𝘖𝘝𝘈𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕:** Meet cutting-edge technology Israeli startups that can offer innovative solutions to cybersecurity challenges. Explore new technologies, products, or services that can enhance your organization's security posture. 2. **𝘗𝘈𝘙𝘛𝘕𝘌𝘙𝘚𝘏𝘐𝘗𝘚:** I know that some startups offer unique partnership opportunities for CISOs. This could involve collaborating on research and development, joint projects, or strategic alliances to address common cybersecurity concerns. 3. **𝘌𝘈𝘙𝘓𝘠 𝘈𝘊𝘊𝘌𝘚𝘚 𝘛𝘖 𝘌𝘔𝘌𝘙𝘎𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘛𝘌𝘊𝘏𝘕𝘖𝘓𝘖𝘎𝘐𝘌𝘚:** By engaging with our founders, you can gain early access to emerging technologies and trends in cybersecurity. This allows you to avoid potential threats and adopt proactive security measures. 4. **𝘊𝘜𝘚𝘛𝘖𝘔 𝘚𝘖𝘓𝘜𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕𝘚:** Share your concerns and our startups may be more flexible in tailoring their solutions to meet your organization's specific needs, challenges, and requirements. 5. **𝘊𝘖𝘚𝘛-𝘌𝘍𝘍𝘌𝘊𝘛𝘐𝘝𝘌 𝘚𝘖𝘓𝘜𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕𝘚:** By meeting with startups, you can explore cost-effective solutions that provide value without compromising security. If they know what you need - they can help you. 6. **𝘕𝘌𝘛𝘞𝘖𝘙𝘒𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘈𝘕𝘋 𝘒𝘕𝘖𝘞𝘓𝘌𝘋𝘎𝘌 𝘚𝘏𝘈𝘙𝘐𝘕𝘎:** This is the fun part of the evening, that provides CISOs with opportunities for networking and knowledge sharing within the cybersecurity community. Be part of our community and exchange ideas, best practices, and insights with other industry professionals. Did I forget any reasons to join the CICC event at RSA 2024? 🛑What are you waiting for? Sing up now and save your spot: https://lnkd.in/dgA8kMPR This event is being generously sponsored by Salesforce, UMTB USA and CIBC #cybersecurity #rsac #investmentopportunity #ciso #cybersecurityawareness #infosec #startupnation Iris Aluf Medina Shai Avital Hanan Szwarcbord Rupa Parameswaran Matt Lee, CISSP, CCSP, CFR, PNPT Eitan Sapir

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Episode #25: AgriPass- Weeding the way. Don’t miss this 120 second video about one of the hottest new startups in Israel; and FOLLOW us so you don’t miss another episode! In this video, Gerson Panitch interviews Guy Raz. #whatsnextinisraeltech

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🚨 24-hour countdown! 🚨 Tomorrow, we're pulling back the curtain on how Israeli startups can ace #SOC2 compliance without breaking a sweat. And it’s all happening in Hebrew! Ready to see how Scytale can transform your compliance game? Join us for a live demo with Matan Ephron, our compliance solutions consultant, who’ll walk you through: • The must-know secrets of SOC 2 compliance for Israeli companies • A foolproof roadmap to SOC 2 compliance • A live tour of our platform that automates the SOC 2 process  • Expert tips on how we handle your audit-readiness from start to finish Don’t miss this chance to get ahead of the game. Set your alarms and get ready to level up your compliance game with us. 🚀 See you tomorrow! Register here: eu1.hubs.ly/H0cm8sn0

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Great accomplishment to our cyber ecosystem, Eleven Israeli startups are featured in the Rising in Cyber list, which highlights the most promising cyber companies in the U.S. https://risingincyber.com/ The project was organized by the global venture capital fund Notable Capital, in cooperation with the NewYork Stock Exchange, Fenwick, and HSBC Innovation Banking. The list includes: Gomboc.ai , Oligo Security , and Wing Security among the 10 early-stage companies; Astrix Security, Descope , and Grip Security at the mid-stage; and Cyera , Drata , Island , Orca Security , and Wiz at the growth stage. The Rising in Cyber survey of more than 100 security leaders revealed three innovation drivers needed by security teams to adapt to a growing footprint of technologies, the rise of AI, and the evolving sophistication of cyber criminals. These themes provide a glimpse into the future buying patterns of CISOs. 1. Identity and Access Management The rise of non-human actors and identity-centric, malware-free attacks, which accounted for 75% of incidents in 2023, highlights the urgent need for robust identity and access management (IAM) solutions. Startups are stepping up with next-generation Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), new authentication platforms, and privileged access management tools. 2. Cloud Security With the transition to multi-cloud architectures, traditional security tools remain inadequate for cloud environments. Innovations in cloud detection and response, data security, automation, risk management, and AI threat detection are becoming essential. 3. Application and Code Security The widespread use of open-source code introduces new vulnerabilities, while AI supercharges product security teams. Startups enabling collaboration between developers and security teams are leading the way, with AI improving code remediation and testing.

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