Cynet (company)

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Cynet
Company type
Private
IndustryInformation security, Cybersecurity
Founded2015
FoundersEyal Gruner, Netanel Amar
Headquarters
Boston
,
United States
Key people
Jason Magee (CEO)
ProductsAll in One, AI-powered cybersecurity platform that unifies protection, detection, and response - backed by 24x7 expert support
Number of employees
234 (2021)
Website cynet.com

Cynet is a cyber-security company. It converges essential cyber security technologies that help enterprises to identify security loopholes, and threat intelligence, and manage endpoint security. It was founded in 2015 in Tel-Aviv, Israel, and is headquartered in Boston, United States. [1] [2]

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History

Eyal Gruner and Netanel Amar are the co-founders of Cynet.[ citation needed ]

In 2015, a team of researchers from Cynet and BugSec discovered vulnerabilities in Next Generation Firewalls. [3] In 2016, they discovered a major security problem in LG G3 smartphones, leaving millions of devices at risk. [4] [5] [6]

In June 2018, Cynet received $13 million in investment from Ibex Investors, Norwest Venture Partners, and Shlomo Kramer. [7] [8]

In March 2021, Cynet raised a 40 million dollar Series C funding round. [9]

Cynet 360

Cynet 360 Incidence Response Tool is an all-in-one breach protection platform of Cynet which uses machine learning, artificial intelligence, and automation to manage vulnerabilities and threat intelligence, analyze user behavior, and give endpoint protection within a centrally unified system. It supports SaaS, IaaS, hybrid, and on-premises deployments. [10] [1] [11] [12]

References

  1. 1 2 "How Cynet's Platform Approach Tames Cyber-Security Issues". eWEEK. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
  2. Popomaronis, Tom (2019-02-19). "This Cybersecurity CEO Says Your Company's Success Can be Predicted By a Single Quality". Inc.com. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
  3. "FireStorm: Severe Security Flaw Discovered in Next Generation Firewalls". Information Security Newspaper. 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  4. Shamah, David. "Millions of LG phones at risk, Israeli team discovers". The Times of Israel . ISSN   0040-7909 . Retrieved 2019-09-03.
  5. "Data Theft Hole Identified in LG G3 Smartphones". threatpost.com. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
  6. Shamah, David. "Researchers find security risk 'feature flaw' in new firewalls - or did they?". ZDNet. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
  7. "Cynet raises $13 million to simplify enterprise cybersecurity". VentureBeat. 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
  8. "Term Sheet -- Thursday, June 28". Fortune. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
  9. "Cynet Raises $40M For The First Autonomous XDR Platform". NoCamels. 11 March 2021.
  10. "Cynet Wants to Help Resource-Constrained Organizations with a Holistic SaaS Security Platform". Security Boulevard. 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
  11. "Cynet Review: Simplify Security with a True Security Platform". The Hacker News. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
  12. "Incident Response Tool from Cynet Validates Suspected Breaches and Removes Confirmed Threats". CIO STORY. 2019-05-09. Archived from the original on 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2019-09-03.