Talon Cyber Security
Israeli enterprise-browser security company founded by two former Unit 8200 leaders; bought by Palo Alto Networks for a reported $650m in 2023
| Talon Cyber Security
| |
|---|---|
| Type | Acquired (part of Palo Alto Networks) |
| Founder(s) | Ofer Ben-Noon, Ohad Bobrov |
| Industry | Cyber security (enterprise browser) |
| Parent | Palo Alto Networks (from December 2023) |
Talon Cyber Security was an Israeli company, backed from its inception by the venture firm Team8, that built a secure "enterprise browser" for corporate users. Palo Alto Networks completed its purchase of Talon on 28 December 2023.[1] Team8 put the price at an estimated $650 million, which it called "the largest exit in Israel’s history for a company under 3 years old".[2]
Founders and Unit 8200
Team8 says that Talon's founders, Ofer Ben-Noon, founder of Argus Cyber Security, and Ohad Bobrov, founder of Lacoon Mobile Security, "met as former leaders of Unit 8200, Israel’s elite military intelligence unit".[3] Team8 was co-founded by Nadav Zafrir, a former commander of Unit 8200.[4]
Funding
According to Team8, Talon raised a $26 million seed round from Lightspeed, Team8 and angel investors, followed by an A round of more than $100 million led by Evolution Equity Partners.[3][2] Team8 said the sale was Palo Alto Networks' largest acquisition outside the United States.[2]
See also
- Lacoon Mobile Security
- Argus Cyber Security
- Island (company)
- Unit 8200
- Cyber and tech firms founded by ex Unit 8200 or occupation forces veterans
Notes
- ↑ Palo Alto Networks, Palo Alto Networks Closes Talon Cyber Security Acquisition and Will Offer Complimentary Enterprise Browser to Qualified SASE AI Customers, Palo Alto Networks (press release), 28 December 2023, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Liran Grinberg, Decoding Success: How Team8 Portfolio Company Talon Got Acquired by Palo Alto Networks for a Reported $650m, Team8, 16 November 2023, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Team8, Talon, Team8 (portfolio page), accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ Sophie Shulman, Check Point's X-Factor: Can Nadav Zafrir wake the sleeping giant?, Ctech, 17 April 2025, accessed 21 October 2026.