Israeli AI Cybersecurity Firm Ventris Acquired by Belgian Hex-Rays
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Israeli cybersecurity startup Ventris, founded less than a year ago, has been acquired by Belgian firm Hex-Rays for an estimated multi-million dollar sum. The company developed an AI agent operating system for security researchers, which analyzes code for vulnerabilities and operates efficiently on air-gapped networks. Ventris was founded by 25-year-old Eilon Glicksberg and Amit Shandel, both veterans of Unit 8200. Hex-Rays plans to integrate Ventris's technology and expand its Israeli development center.
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- Israeli AI cybersecurity startup Ventris was acquired by Belgian firm Hex-Rays.
- Ventris was founded less than a year ago and operated without external investment.
- The acquisition is estimated to be worth millions of dollars.
- Ventris developed an AI agent operating system for security researchers.
- The system analyzes code for vulnerabilities and operates efficiently on air-gapped networks.
- Ventris was founded by Eilon Glicksberg and Amit Shandel, both Unit 8200 veterans.
Israeli cybersecurity startup Ventris, founded less than a year ago and operating without external investment, has been acquired by Belgian company Hex-Rays. The deal's value was not officially disclosed but is estimated to be in the millions of dollars. Ventris developed an operating system for artificial intelligence agents designed for security researchers. The system analyzes source code and binary files to identify vulnerabilities, including zero-day exploits, malware, and backdoors. Researchers can customize agent operations, run pre-defined research processes, and measure results.
The company highlights its system's efficiency, noting its low computing resource requirements, independence from specific AI models, and ability to function on air-gapped networks. Ventris claims that governmental and business clients in Israel and globally have improved their security findings and reduced costs using the platform. "General agents that operate alone require very high costs and often produce unreliable results," stated the CEO. "Our system allows researchers to build custom research processes and to test and improve the results."
The startup was founded by 25-year-old Eilon Glicksberg, who began programming in middle school, served in Unit 8200, and later worked as a vulnerability researcher. Glicksberg co-founded Ventris with Amit Shandel, a fellow Unit 8200 alumnus who serves as CTO. Hex-Rays, a company with 35 years of experience known for its IDA Pro software reverse engineering tool, plans to integrate Ventris's platform into its products. Hex-Rays also intends to expand its development center in Israel and hire additional developers and vulnerability researchers. All six Ventris employees will join the acquiring company.
