Ex-Unit 8200 Chief Joins New Cybersecurity Startup
Translated & summarized from Globes by baba
The Former Commander of Unit 8200, former commander of Unit 8200 and co-founder of Paragone, is leaving the company. He will join Idan Nurik, his former partner, to establish a new cybersecurity startup called Ribbon. The new company has already attracted significant attention in Israel's tech industry.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- The Former Commander of Unit 8200, ex-Unit 8200 commander, is leaving Paragone cybersecurity firm.
- The Former Commander of Unit 8200 co-founded Paragone with former Prime Minister Ehud Barak.
- He will join Idan Nurik to launch a new cybersecurity startup called Ribbon.
- The new company, Ribbon, has generated significant excitement in the Israeli tech sector.
- Nurik and an officer identified as 'D' previously founded Ribbon.
The Former Commander of Unit 8200, former commander of the elite Unit 8200, has announced his departure from the offensive cyber company Paragone, which he co-founded with former Prime Minister Ehud Barak. The Former Commander of Unit 8200 led Paragone for several years, including after its sale to American firm Red Lattice and its subsequent SPAC merger last month. He will now join forces with Idan Nurik, his former partner in establishing Paragone. Nurik had previously left to found a new startup named "Ribbon," a cybersecurity company that has recently generated significant excitement in Israel's high-tech sector. Ribbon was established by Nurik and a lieutenant colonel identified only as 'D', a venture capitalist on reserve duty from a technological unit.