AI in Cybersecurity

Trump’s tech ties come under bipartisan fire following limited response to AI agents going rogue

After AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic went rogue and hacked other companies, the Trump administration's response is now under the lens of bipartisan scrutiny.

US  President Donald Trump departs after unveiling his Ratepayer Protection Pledge, aimed at shielding households from electricity costs tied to the AI boom, at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters in Washington, D.C., US, July 23, 2026.
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National AI Directorate announces 'Project Nexus' to develop, build quantum computer in Israel

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Visa signs $2.4 billion deal to acquire Israeli anti-fraud firm BioCatch

Anthropic, an AI safety and research company, has dedicated teams to rigorously stress-test their models for potential risks and to design protective safeguards, but these defenses often remain fragile.

Anthropic disables top-tier AI models after US order limiting foreign access


Israeli-founded cyber firm A Security emerges from stealth with $37m. to fight weaponized AI

The company, founded by Israeli cyber veterans, says its platform continuously finds and helps fix real attack paths before AI-powered hackers can exploit them.

A’s co-founders, Omer Gull and Yuval Itzchakov.

What Anthropic’s Mythos means for cybersecurity and what it takes to prevail now - opinion

In a world where AI can autonomously discover and exploit weaknesses, defense must become autonomous as well.

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Palo Alto Networks becomes Tel Aviv Stock Exchange's most valued company at $115 billion

Palo Alto Networks will surpass Teva Pharmaceuticals, which has a market cap of $40 billion, to become the company with the highest market cap on the TASE.

Palo Alto Networks signage displays on the screen at the Nasdaq Market in New York City, U.S., March 25, 2025.

Cybersecurity startup developing rapid-response fraud detection secures $37 million Series A round

Memcyco is a company focused on digital risk protection and fraud management. It has a key differential by leveraging both defensive and offensive mechanisms to detect attacks.

Memcyco announced that it has secured $37 million in Series A funding.

AI-cybersecurity firm becomes Israel's latest unicorn after $360 million funding round

Torq, a cybersecurity startup specializing in managing security operations through autonomous artificial intelligence agents, raised funding from Merlin Ventures.

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Israeli firm Cyber 2.0 launches ‘last-line’ defense for industrial networks

The Israeli company says it can map malware that bypassed other tools and stop attacks from spreading to industrial controllers, without agents or connectivity.

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15 billion attacks a day: Israeli AI startup races to secure workplace chats

With billions of daily cyberattacks on Zoom, Teams, WhatsApp and more, Israeli startup Cyvore says its AI “shield” can spot deepfakes and phishing attempts before employees even click.

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Vulnerabilities exposed: Israeli company reveals how users can hack ChatGPT accounts remotely

The Israeli cybersecurity company Zenity revealed how one could take control of a ChatGPT account and extract sensitive information without the user clicking any link.

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Should Israel risk security to share its cyber technology with the rest of the world? - opinion

The world needs Israeli cyber technologies - the challenge is to find the right balance between realizing economic potential and maintaining national security.

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Israeli cybersecurity funding doubles in 2024, outperforms global markets, non-profit finds

Startup Nation Central's 2025 Cybersecurity Spotlight examined why Israeli cybersecurity firms are performing so well, highlighting various strengths that differentiate them from global competitors.

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