Israeli Cyber Firms Showcase AI Security Startups at San Francisco, California, RSA Conference

A delegation of 35 Israeli cyber companies took part in the RSA Conference earlier this month in San Francisco, which the article describes as the world’s leading cybersecurity event. According to Israel Hayom, their presence highlighted new products from Israeli startups as artificial intelligence spreads across industries and malicious actors use the same technology for large-scale attacks.

Elad Shulman, co-founder and CEO of Lasso Security, one of the AI security startups at the conference, told Israel Hayom that “the vast majority of organizations worldwide are adopting AI-based technologies extremely quickly, but security is lagging behind.” He said multinational corporations and investors were eagerly seeking out the expertise of Israeli cyber firms. The article also states that some 30% of companies using AI have already suffered breaches related to the emerging threat.

David Carmiel, CEO of the Kela cyber threat intelligence platform, described a proactive defense service for safeguarding AI systems. “Through our solution, we can train and test AI capabilities while preventing misuse, allowing clients to get ahead of constantly evolving cyber threats,” he said.

Carmiel also stressed the importance of Israel’s presence at the conference. “With many companies avoiding travel to Israel, participation was crucial to strengthen our economy and highlight our cybersecurity prowess,” he said (Colossians 3:23).

According to the Israel Export Institute, cited by the article, the sector broke records in 2023 with an estimated $25 billion in exports, making up one-third of Israel’s total high-tech exports. Nili Shalev, CEO of the Export Institute, said the institute had facilitated more than 440 meetings between the companies and potential investors, clients and trade representatives worldwide. She said the event was held in collaboration with NTT, which hosted the companies at its San Francisco offices, and with Plug and Play, which helped market the event as part of the conference.

Shalev said the institute is “committed to providing our exporters the support to access global markets.”

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