Category Archives: Cybersecurity

‘Paranoid’ Software Startup Nyotron Raises $10M

Nyotron, maker of threat behavior detection software called Paranoid, raised a $10M funding round. The 7-year-old company was founded by white hat hacker Nir Gaist. Nyotron’s Paranoid system deploys a Behavior Patterns Map (BPM) to detect against Zero Day attacks, malware, Trojan horses, and other cyber security threats. The company’s product is currently available for… Read More »

Hyperwise Acquired by Check Point for $80M

Check Point Software Technologies acquired 1½ year-old Israeli startup Hyperwise Security for a reported $80 million. The deal is a 4,000-percent return on the $2 million in funding provided by investors like former Check Point co-founder Shlomo Kramer, Giora Yaron, Trusteer founder Mickey Boodaei and Raskesh Loonkar Hyperwise provides CPU-level threat protection at the pre-infection… Read More »