Cyber

The next generation of Israeli entrepreneurs is in defense tech - opinion

Israel’s top young founders aren’t chasing software unicorns. They’re racing into defense tech, where urgency, ambition and national purpose now collide.

ISRAELI DEFENSE-TECH start-ups participate at the Israel Defense Ministry’s Defense Tech week.
A cyber warrior at a computer

Israel is world's second-most targeted country by cyberattacks, Microsoft finds

OpenAI logo and Canadian flag are seen in this illustration taken, September 28, 2026.

AI system attempts to hack into Canadian government website, continuing worldwide automated attacks

 A LAPTOP with binary codes displayed in front of the Chinese flag. Individuals basically do not care if their personal data are stolen, unless the hacker personally locks them out of their accounts or the theft has some other major concrete negative impact on their lives.

New Zealand says China is its most persistent state-backed cyber threat


Iran tries to portray cyberwar victory against Israel despite physical setbacks

The INCD chief noted that Iran has recently attempted a mix of kinetic and cyber attacks against major Israeli and Gulf states' utilities, including the gas sector.

 An illustration of a cyber hacker and the Iranian flag.

Orthodox news site Yeshiva World News hacked in apparent Iranian cyberattack

The website featured for a while the words “Now we are under their control. The Zionists are handcuffed” in Farsi.

Yeshiva World News website hacked by Iran. March 18, 2026.

Surf AI raises $57 million for AI platform built for security teams

Accel led the funding round, with participation from Cyberstarts and Boldstart Ventures, as the company said it is already working with global enterprises, including Fortune 500 firms.

Israeli-founded Surf AI launches with $57m to help enterprises automate security operations.

War with Iran may be decided less by missiles than by keyboards - opinion

In today’s conflicts, cyberspace is the first front and the last. The Israel–Iran war proves digital resilience is national resilience.

An illustration of a cyber board with an Israel flag.

Iran-linked Handala hacker group targets US med-tech maker Stryker in cyberattack

The logo of Handala, a pro-Palestinian hacking group also behind an attack on the Academy of the Hebrew Language on Wedneday, reportedly appeared on login pages.

The logo of Stryker medical technology company is seen on their plant in the IDA (Industrial Development Agency) estate, in Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Ireland March 28, 2025

Strike targets Iran's Bank Sepah data center in Tehran, disrupts military, IRGC salary payments

Bank Sepah is a state-run institution, largely responsible for paying the salaries of Iran's military and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

A branch of Bank Sepah in Tehran; illustrative.

Iran's Melli, Sepah banks reported outages, service disruptions, IRGC-linked media report

Iranian authorities did not comment on whether the bank outages were caused by a cyberattack or were coincidental.

A man walks past another using an ATM machine of Iran's Melli Bank in Tehran on February 21, 2026; illustrative.

Google to complete $32b Wiz acquisition this week

The four founders: Assaf Rappaport, Yinon Costica, Ami Luttwak and Roy Reznik will each receive $2.2 billion after taxes. Hundreds other employees will become millionaires

Google and Cybersecurity Startup Wiz.

Iran-linked hackers are wiping data from Israeli orgs., cyber officials say

Israel National Cyber Directorate says Iranian-linked hackers targeted organizations across Israel in recent days, using stolen credentials and remote-access weaknesses to erase data.

 An illustration of a cyber hacker and the Iranian flag.

Cyber is the fuel for US, Israel's war on Iran's Islamic regime, expert says - interview

Speaking to Defense & Tech by The Jerusalem Post, Shay Nachum said that the current war has exposed a truth long in the making: Cyber capabilities influence “every decision and every missile we fire.

An Israeli military operative engaged in surveillance mission (illustrative)