Israel stands at the forefront of cybersecurity innovation with more than 460 cybersecurity startups; many of those were founded by veterans of IDF’s Unit 8200, the legendary cybersecurity and intelligence unit which has been a vital component of the defense of the State of Israel since its inception in 1952. For a small nation, Israel pulls more than her weight in innovating the technologies that will save lives and strengthen the security of the global economy and safety.
Cybersecurity has come to the forefront as the most important industry in the world of technology. More and more of the world’s economy has become digitized. Businesses are increasingly migrating their data from traditional networks to cloud infrastructures. This requires a massive mobilization effort to defend the cloud infrastructure and secure business information systems and digitized PII.
Here are five information Israel cloud security companies to watch with great interest.
Adaptive Shield is a SaaS security service which allows companies to maintain command and control capabilities over third-party applications and secure their entire cloud stack. Adaptive Shield also allows security teams to govern their organization’s cloud users and manage risks associated with employee devices.
Grip Security pioneers cloud identity management. Its innovative Security Control Plane leverages identity as the control factor in assisting companies in discovering, prioritizing, securing, mitigating, and remediating security threats that are inherent to SaaS cloud platforms.
Oxeye focuses on automated cloud application security. It rapidly deploys security testing processes that move at the speed of code development and tests a company’s application vulnerabilities without changing a single line of code.
Polar Security is an automated cloud data security and compliance tool. Its agentless Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) platform automatically finds a client’s data stores and manages the data migration by securing vulnerabilities and ensures no compliances are violated. Polar Security was acquired by IBM in 2023.
Red Access provides an agentless platform that secures an enterprise’s browsing activity, specializing in the hybrid-work environment. The lightweight platform protects the employees’ devices from browsing-based cyber threats across any browser, web app, cloud service, and device and protects the corporate resources from 3rd party contractors’ exposure.
Israel’s cybersecurity industry, fueled by the necessity of robust cybersecurity and a thriving startup ecosystem, stands as a global leader in innovation. With a focus on securing cloud infrastructures and addressing evolving cyber threats, Israeli companies are at the forefront of developing cutting-edge solutions. These companies not only contribute significantly to Israel’s national defense but also play a crucial role in safeguarding the global economy and digital landscape. As the world increasingly relies on digital technologies, Israel’s cybersecurity innovations are poised to make a lasting impact on security and safety worldwide.
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