Author: OurCrowd

[Argus in CNBC] 10 Israeli high-tech areas making waves

May 15, 2017 |

Israel’s cybersecurity sector is world leading with giants such as Check Point and CyberArk as well as more recent start-ups such as GuardiCore and Fireglass. It attracted more than $680 million in funding in 2016, which amounts to some 15 percent of capital raised for the sector globally. The field is fed by graduates from the Israeli military and the intelligence services, particularly the famed cyber unit 8200, and produced 83 start-ups last year alone. Check Point, among others, is listed on the NASDAQ and is the Israeli company with the highest market capitalization on the index: $17.8 billion. Read more on CNBC...

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[Intuition Robotics in Red Herring] ELLIQ: Intuition Robotics bridges uncanny valley to cure loneliness epidemic

May 15, 2017 |

Ever found the increasing number of humanoid robots a little, well, creepy? You’re not alone. In fact, in 1970 professor Masahiro Mori coined a phrase for the unease we feel when a realistic robot elicits a negative reaction: the Uncanny Valley. It’s a chasm into which hundreds of robots have fallen ever since. When Toshiba’s ChihiraAico was unveiled at 2015’s CES the media reaction said it all. The machine, designed to mimic a 32-year-old woman, was “the creepiest robot ever”, “scarily realistic” and “spooky”. Read more on Red Herring...

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[CyberX in Controls, Drives & Automation] Protect your ICS from cyber-attacks

May 15, 2017 |

On 15 February 2017, CyberX discovered a new, large-scale cyber-reconnaissance operation targeting a broad range of targets in the Ukraine. Because it eavesdrops on sensitive conversations by remotely controlling PC microphones – in order to surreptitiously “bug” its targets – and uses Dropbox to store exfiltrated data, CyberX has named it “Operation BugDrop.” Read more on Controls, Drives & Automation...

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[Intendu in The Jerusalem Post] Minority Report: The son also rises

May 15, 2017 |

To say that Dr. Son Preminger is impressive is like stating that Beethoven was a decent musician. With a PhD in neuroscience (Weizmann Institute), an MBA (Harvard), an MS in computer science (Weizmann Institute), a BS in mathematics (Tel Aviv University) and an MFA in film-making, she is one of the most talented technology entrepreneurs not only in Israel but in the world. Preminger is the founder and CEO of Intendu, a company focused on the development of technology solutions for brain rehabilitation. Before founding Intendu, she held senior roles at several multinational corporations, including Microsoft and Amdocs, and seemed poised to embark on a very successful career straight to the top of the corporate ladder. Read more on The Jerusalem Post...

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