What is an AI agent, and how is it different from a chatbot like ChatGPT?
Everyone is talking about 'agents'. A plain explanation of the technology changing developers' work, threatening jobs and opening new security risks
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Guide: how to turn on two-step verification for WhatsApp, Gmail and Instagram in 10 minutes
The simplest step that prevents most account takeovers. What it is, why SMS is no longer enough, and how to set it up step by step
What is a passkey, and why you should say goodbye to passwords
Google, Apple and Microsoft are pushing everyone to passkeys. A plain explanation: how they work, why they are safer than passwords, and what happens if you lose your phone
Guide: how to spot a deepfake video or voice before you fall for a scam
The technology is nearly perfect, so your eyes are no longer enough. The signs that still help, and the questions that matter more
Israeli tech raised $872 million in October, led by cyber and AI
Upwind and Capitolis alone raised $620 million. Since the start of 2026 Israeli tech companies have raised about $11 billion, up 50%
YouTube channel hacked? How to protect your channel from takeovers and crypto scams
This year channels with hundreds of thousands of subscribers were hijacked to stream deepfake scams. A full guide for creators: how attackers get in, how to defend, and what to do if it already happened
2026 in Israeli tech: the year of Wiz, quantum and layoffs, and what's still ahead
From the biggest exit in Israeli tech history to the cyber mega-rounds and the crisis at software companies: the moments that have defined 2026 so far
Analysis: why Israel attracts almost half of global cyber investment
$4.3 billion in nine months and a quarter in which, according to Calcalist, Israel took nearly half of global cyber investment. Four reasons for the success, and two risks not to ignore
Fell for an online scam? What to do in the first hour, step by step
The first minutes decide whether the money can be saved. A practical guide: who to call, what to block, how to report, and how not to fall for the second scam
What is data security, and why Israeli companies in the field are worth billions
Cyera, Sentra, Varonis and Orion: a plain explanation of the hottest field in cyber, and the question every organization asks when giving AI access to data
Why updating software matters so much, and why this week proved it
948 Linux flaws found by AI agents, an exploited WordPress bug and ransomware hitting network drives: what happens between discovering a flaw and fixing it, and why that is the most dangerous time
OpenAI's AI agents found 948 Linux kernel flaws, and knew how to exploit them
An unreleased cyber model built working root exploits in a single $1.2 million run. OpenAI is working with Linux maintainers on fixes
Cloudflare: 'our best quarter ever', $782.5 million in revenue, up 39%
The company far beat its own guidance and the stock jumped after hours. The same evening, Atlassian sank on a cautious outlook
More than $70 billion in 18 months: Israeli cyber got sold. What's left?
Wiz, CyberArk, Armis and Varonis passed into American hands within a year and a half. A weekend feature on the biggest exit wave in Israeli tech history, and what comes next
'Mom, it's me, I'm in trouble': a full guide to protecting your family from AI-era scams
Cloned voices, deepfake videos and messages more convincing than ever. A weekend feature with what you need to know, and ten simple steps to take this weekend with your parents and children
Israel's Sentra raises $150 million to protect data in the AI era
Capital One Ventures led the Series C, taking the company's total funding past $250 million
Breach at booking provider Amadeus exposes passenger data at a string of airlines
Japan Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Korean Air and others report exposed booking details, in some cases passport numbers
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis breached in an AI agent-assisted attack
The company, which works with law enforcement worldwide, has told all customers that user details may have been exposed
CISA says a WordPress core flaw is being exploited. Update to 7.1.4
The bug lets an unauthenticated attacker run code on the server during the window when WordPress updates itself
Australian police investigate a breach of a New South Wales Health website
Attackers got into the website of the state health ministry's dental program. According to police, about 4GB of data was stolen, mostly details of dentists.
Harvard leak: more than 850,000 email addresses added to Have I Been Pwned
The data comes from a breach that began with a voice phishing call about a year ago. Now that the data is circulating, the danger is a wave of follow-on scams against students, alumni and donors.