Ben Kliger
Israeli Unit 8200 veteran who worked in the Prime Minister's Office, Deloitte and Microsoft's cloud security group and co-founded the AI-agent security company Zenity, of which he is chief executive
| Ben Kliger
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|---|---|
| Image |  Kliger, from the Zenity website |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation | Company executive |
| Known for | Co-founder and chief executive of Zenity |
| Education | Tel Aviv University (industrial engineering and management) |
Ben Kliger is an Israeli cyber-security executive who co-founded the AI-agent and low-code security company Zenity in 2021 with Michael Bargury, and is its chief executive.[1] He told Pulse 2.0 that he had "worked in cybersecurity for over 18 years, starting with my time in Unit 8200, the intelligence unit of the IDF" (Unit 8200; Intelligence Corps).[2]
Military service
In a 2026 Globes profile Kliger said: "I enlisted as a systems operator for (IDF intelligence unit) 8200 and after about two years I moved onto to cybersecurity. I felt that I was involved in national security and saving lives." He said that his team "won the 8200 Commander's Prize, which was awarded to us by Nadav Zafrir, now CEO of Check Point" (Nadav Zafrir; Check Point).[3]
Career
Kliger told Globes that "Immediately after my discharge, I moved to work for about a year at the Prime Minister's Office" (Prime Minister's Office), while completing a degree in industrial engineering and management at Tel Aviv University. He then worked at Deloitte on data-security systems and penetration testing, from 2014 as a product manager at the start-up Fortscale, and then at Microsoft, where his managers included Assaf Rappaport and Yinon Costica, later the founders of Wiz.[3] Ctech reported in 2026 that "Zenity was founded in 2021 by Unit 8200 veterans Ben Kliger, the company's CEO, and Michael Bargury, CTO", and that "The pair previously worked together at Microsoft" (Unit 8200; Microsoft). In August 2026 Zenity raised $125 million, bringing its total funding to about $185 million.[1]
See also
- Zenity
- Michael Bargury
- Unit 8200
- Cyber and tech firms founded by ex Unit 8200 or occupation forces veterans
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Meir Orbach, Zenity raises $125 million Series C as AI agent security startup accelerates global expansion Ctech, 3 August 2026, accessed 10 November 2026.
- ↑ Amit Chowdhry, Zenity: Interview With CEO Ben Kliger About The AI Agent Security Company Pulse 2.0, 9 January 2025, accessed 10 November 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Doron Avigad, Following in the footsteps of Wiz Globes, 24 May 2026, accessed 11 November 2026.