Dror Kashti
Israeli retired brigadier general, former Unit 8200 cyber department head and IDF chief information security officer who implemented security for Project Nimbus and co-founded the cloud-security company Sweet Security
| Dror Kashti
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|---|---|
| Image |  Kashti, from the Sweet Security website |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation | Military officer; company executive |
| Known for | Chief information security officer of the IDF; co-founder and chief executive of Sweet Security |
| Education | Tel Aviv University (BSc, MBA) |
Dror Kashti is a retired Israeli brigadier general and the former chief information security officer of the Israel Defense Forces, who co-founded the cloud runtime security company Sweet Security in 2023 and is its chief executive.[1][2] He has written that he "spent more than 25 years in the Israel’s Defense Forces (IDF), moving up the ranks of Unit 8200 to lead a Cyber Department, and eventually became CISO" (Unit 8200).[3]
Military service
In a 2024 blog post on Sweet Security's website Kashti wrote: "I spent more than 25 years in the Israel’s Defense Forces (IDF), moving up the ranks of Unit 8200 to lead a Cyber Department, and eventually became CISO, retiring as a Brigadier General. One of my final projects was to implement security for Project Nimbus, the IDF’s move to the public cloud" (Project Nimbus).[3]
He told FinSMEs in 2025: "In that role, I led the Joint Cyber Defense Division and was responsible for integrating cybersecurity into the IDF’s digital transformation strategy, which included our transition to the cloud. Before that, I spent over two decades in Unit 8200 in a range of technological and leadership positions across cyber, intelligence, data, and digital operations. I also had the privilege of establishing and commanding the IDF’s CIO organization."[4] Ctech reported in 2023 that "Sweet Security was founded by retired Brigadier General, Dror Kashti, former CISO of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), retired Colonel, Eyal Fisher, former head of the Cyber Department at Unit 8200 and Orel Ben-Ishay, former Head of the Cybersecurity R&D center at Unit 81" (Israel Defense Forces; Unit 8200; Unit 81).[1]
Education
Kashti told FinSMEs: "I hold a BSc in Electronics Engineering and an MBA from Tel Aviv University, and I also participated in Harvard University’s Wexner Senior Leadership Program" (Tel Aviv University; Harvard University; Wexner Foundation).[4]
Sweet Security
Sweet Security was founded in 2023[2] and announced $12 million in seed funding led by Glilot Capital Partners, with CyberArk Ventures, in August 2023.[1] In August 2026 Ctech listed it as having about 120 employees in Israel and the United States.[5]
See also
- Sweet Security
- Eyal Fisher
- Orel Ben-Ishay
- Project Nimbus
- Unit 8200
- Cyber and tech firms founded by ex Unit 8200 or occupation forces veterans
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sophie Shulman, Security startup led by former Israeli military cyber chiefs lands $12 million in Seed funding Ctech, 9 August 2023, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Anna Ahronheim, Israeli cyber vets launch AI cloud security startup The Jerusalem Post, 29 October 2025, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dror Kashti, How Transitioning from Military CISO to Startup CEO Made me a Better Leader Sweet Security, 1 February 2024, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 FinSMEs, Sweet Security, Interview With CEO Dror Kashti FinSMEs, 12 November 2025, accessed 11 November 2026.
- ↑ Amy Shapiro, Sweet Security: "The speed belongs to the tool; the judgment does not" Ctech, 13 August 2026, accessed 11 November 2026.