Amit Bareket
Israeli cybersecurity entrepreneur; co-founder of Perimeter 81; Unit 81 alumnus
| Amit Bareket
| |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation | Cybersecurity entrepreneur |
| Known for | Co-founder of Perimeter 81 |
Amit Bareket is an Israeli cybersecurity entrepreneur and co-founder of network-security / SASE company Perimeter 81 with Sagi Gidali. In a May 2022 Insight Partners interview, Gidali said the company name referenced Unit 81: "81 is the elite intelligence cybersecurity unit in the Israel Defense Force. That's where Amit came from. I came from the 9900 unit."[1]
Check Point Software Technologies announced on 10 August 2023 a definitive agreement to acquire Perimeter 81 for approximately $490 million.[2]
Forbes Technology Council and industry profiles have described Bareket as previously co-founding SaferVPN and working as a software engineer at IBM XIV and BigBand Networks after IDF service.[3]
See also
- Perimeter 81
- Sagi Gidali
- Check Point Software Technologies
- Cyber and tech firms founded by ex Unit 8200 or occupation forces veterans
Notes
- ↑ Pablo Dominguez, How to Become a Data-Driven Company, Insight Partners, 6 May 2022 (interview with Amit Bareket and Sagi Gidali).
- ↑ Check Point to Acquire Perimeter 81, Check Point Software Technologies, 10 August 2023.
- ↑ Amit Bareket, Forbes Technology Council profile.