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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Cybersecurity |
| Founded | 2014 in Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Founder | Guy Bejerano Itzik Kotler |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Guy Bejerano (CEO) Itzik Kotler (CTO) |
| Website | safebreach |
SafeBreach is a cybersecurity company that develops breach and attack simulation (BAS) and continuous security validation platform. It is based in Sunnyvale, California. It was founded in 2014 in Tel Aviv, Israel.[1]
History
[edit source]SafeBreach was founded in September 2014 by Guy Bejerano and Itzik Kotler in Tel Aviv.[2] Prior to founding the company, Bejerano had worked as a chief information security officer and Kotler had spent time in the Israel Defense Force's technology unit as a hacker.[3][4]
In July 2015, SafeBreach raised $4 million in seed funding from an investor group led by angel investor, Shlomo Kramer, and Sequoia Capital.[5][6]
In July 2016, SafeBreach raised an additional $15 million in Series A funding from existing investors along with participation from Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, Deutsche Telekom, and Maverick Ventures.[4][7] In May 2018, SafeBreach raised $15 million in Series B funding led by Draper Nexus (later known as DNX Ventures), with participation from PayPal and existing investors Sequoia Capital, Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners and HPE Pathfinder.[8]
In April 2020, SafeBreach raised an additional $19 million in Series C funding from six investors.[9] It is funded by Sequoia Capital, Hewlett-Packard, Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners and others.[10]
In November 2021, SafeBreach received $53.5 million in a Series D funding round led by Sonae IM and Israel Growth Partners (IGP).[11][12]
Products
[edit source]SafeBreach has developed a platform that simulates hacker breach methods, running continuous "war games" to identify breach scenarios across network systems.[13] The platform simulates hacker breach methods such as brute force, exploits, and malware.[14][15] Using a library of hacker breach methods called the "Hacker's Playbook,"[16] SafeBreach develops potential breach scenarios specific to a client's environment and runs simulations to identify whether or not the security defenses that are in place can defend itself. There are thousands of different possible breach scenarios depending on a client's unique network setup.[4][14][13]
References
[edit source]- ↑ קאהאן, רפאל; קאהאן, רפאל (August 29, 2023). "הישג חסר תקדים לחברה ישראלית בכנסי הסייבר החשובים בעולם" – via Ynet.
- ↑ Weinglass, Simona (8 July 2015). "What would your enemy do? Israeli cybersecurity firm SafeBreach raises $4m". Geektime. Retrieved 20 March 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Sawers, Paul (26 July 2016). "SafeBreach raises $15M to test companies' cybersecurity from a hacker's perspective". VentureBeat. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- 1 2 3 Avner, Gabriel (27 July 2016). "Israeli virtual hacker SafeBreach raises $15 million Series A to put security to the test". Geektime. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ↑ Goldenberg, Roy (8 July 2015). "Cyber security co SafeBreach raises $4m". Globes. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ↑ "TechNation Bezeq Launches Smart' Home Monitoring System Featuring Camera and Door Monitors". Haaretz. 9 July 2015. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "Israeli cyber security co SafeBreach raises $15m". Globes. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ↑ "Israeli cybersecurity co SafeBreach raises $15m". Globes. May 8, 2018.
- ↑ "Breach-and-Attack Simulation Firm SafeBreach Raises $19 Million". SecurityWeek. April 15, 2020.
- ↑ Primack, Dan (26 July 2016). "Term Sheet — Tuesday, July 26". Fortune. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ↑ "Israeli attack simulation co SafeBreach raises $53.5m". Globes. November 10, 2021.
- ↑ "SafeBreach raises $53.5 million for cyberattack simulation platform". CTech. November 9, 2021.
- 1 2 Breeden II, John (31 October 2016). "Beat the bad guys at their own game with SafeBreach's simulated cyberattacks". Network World. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- 1 2 Stephenson, Peter (1 March 2016). "SafeBreach Continuous Security Validation Platform". SC Magazine. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ↑ Korolov, Maria (12 October 2016). "Enterprises outsmarting themselves with security, while attackers easily use common techniques". CSO Online. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ↑ Greene, Tim (26 January 2016). "Security startup wages continuous war games against networks". Network World. Retrieved 20 March 2017.