Aviram Jenik
Aviram Jenik | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | Israeli |
| Education | Technion Israel Institute of Technology |
| Occupations | Entrepreneur, investor |
| Known for | Co-founder and CEO of Beyond Security |
Aviram Jenik is an Israeli entrepreneur and investor. He co-founded the information security company Beyond Security and served as its chief executive officer until it was acquired by Fortra in 2021.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
[edit]Jenik was born and raised in Israel. He studied at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.[4]
Career
[edit]SecuriTeam and Beyond Security
[edit]In 1999, Jenik was general manager of SecuriTeam. That year he was quoted by CNET about a security flaw in the e-mail authentication used by domain registrar Network Solutions, involving e-mail provider Critical Path.[5][6]
Beyond Security began operating in 1998 with the launch of an information security portal and was formally founded in 1999.[1] Jenik co-founded the company and served as its CEO. As of 2003, he was its largest shareholder.[7][1]
In 2003, Globes reported that Beyond Security had declined an acquisition offer from Symantec. Jenik did not disclose the amount of the offer and said the company had rejected other offers as well.[1] The company grew without outside investment.[1][4]
In May 2021, Beyond Security was acquired by HelpSystems,[8] which was later renamed Fortra.[9]
Investment activity
[edit]In 2017, TechCrunch listed Jenik among the angel investors in a $1.2 million seed round for PromoRepublic, a social media marketing startup.[10]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 Landau, Efi; Yachin, Dan (2003-05-15). "Symantec offered to buy Beyond Security". Globes. Retrieved 2026-09-25.
- ↑ Satran, Richard (2017-06-22). ": WannaCry attack shows trend toward 'economic' cyber threats, rising regulatory risk". Reuters. Retrieved 2026-09-25.
- ↑ "South Korean Start-Ups Look To Israel As Model For Breaking Into Global Markets". The J. 2026-09-13. Retrieved 2026-09-25.
- 1 2 Mitra, Sramana (2017-10-02). "A Serial Bootstrapper's Journey: Beyond Security CEO Aviram Jenik (Part 1)". Sramana Mitra. Retrieved 2026-09-25.
- ↑ "Critical Path oversight exposes NSI email". CNET. 1999.
- ↑ "Critical Path ups security amid service slowdown". CNET. 1999.
- ↑ "Security Startups: In Focus With Beyond Security Co-Founder Aviram Jenik". SecurityWeek. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2026-09-25.
- ↑ "HelpSystems acquires Beyond Security to expand cyber protection portfolio". Help Net Security. 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2026-09-25.
- ↑ "HelpSystems (now Fortra) Acquires Beyond Security to Continue Expansion of Cybersecurity Portfolio". Fortra. 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2026-09-25.
- ↑ "PromoRepublic raises $1.2M for AI which creates social media for small businesses". TechCrunch. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2026-09-25.