Michael Bargury
Israeli security researcher described by Ctech as a Unit 8200 veteran, formerly a senior architect in Microsoft's cloud security CTO office, who co-founded the AI-agent security company Zenity
| Michael Bargury
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|---|---|
| Image |  Bargury, from the Zenity website |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation | Security researcher; company executive |
| Known for | Co-founder and chief technology officer of Zenity |
| Education | Tel Aviv University (BSc) |
Michael Bargury is an Israeli security researcher who co-founded the AI-agent and low-code security company Zenity in 2021 with Ben Kliger, and is its chief technology officer.[1][2]
Military service
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] No other source found describes his military service.
Career
His Forbes Technology Council profile says that "Prior to Zenity, Michael was a senior architect at Microsoft Cloud Security CTO Office, where he founded and headed security product efforts for IoT, APIs, IaC and confidential computing", that he "holds 15 patents in the field of cyber security and has a BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science from Tel Aviv university" (Tel Aviv University), and that he leads the OWASP community effort on low-code/no-code security.[2] Kliger told Pulse 2.0 that the two "got connected while we were both working at Microsoft in the cloud security division".[3]
See also
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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Forbes Technology Council, Michael Bargury Forbes Councils, accessed 11 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.