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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|'''Israeli cloud-infrastructure security start-up whose chief executive described himself as a former Unit 8200 "lead agent"; bought by Palo Alto Networks in 2021'''}}<br />
{{Infobox company<br />
| name = Bridgecrew<br />
| type = Subsidiary (acquired)<br />
| founder = [[Idan Tendler]], [[Barak Schoster]], [[Guy Eisenkot]]<br />
| industry = Cloud and infrastructure-as-code security<br />
| parent = [[Palo Alto Networks]] (from 2021)<br />
}}<br />
'''Bridgecrew''' was an Israeli-founded cloud security company co-founded by [[Idan Tendler]], [[Barak Schoster]] and [[Guy Eisenkot]]. [[Palo Alto Networks]] completed its purchase in March 2021, paying about $156 million in cash, and the co-founders joined Palo Alto Networks.<ref name="PANWBridge">Palo Alto Networks, [https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/company/press/2021/palo-alto-networks-completes-acquisition-of-bridgecrew Palo Alto Networks Completes Acquisition of Bridgecrew] ''Palo Alto Networks'', 2 March 2021, accessed 21 October 2026.</ref><br />
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== Founders and Unit 8200 ==<br />
In a 2015 ''TechCrunch'' article, written when he led the security company [[Fortscale]], [[Idan Tendler]] was described as having been "a lead agent of the 8200, the cyberwarfare division of the Israeli Defense Forces" ([[Unit 8200]]).<ref name="TCTendler">Idan Tendler, [https://techcrunch.com/2015/03/20/from-the-8200-to-silicon-valley/ From The Israeli Army Unit 8200 To Silicon Valley] ''TechCrunch'', 20 March 2015, accessed 21 October 2026.</ref><br />
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== Criticism ==<br />
In 2025 ''[[Drop Site News]]'' listed Bridgecrew among the companies bought by [[Palo Alto Networks]] that "were founded and led by publicly identified [[Unit 8200]] veterans". It quoted [[Paul Biggar]] of [[Tech for Palestine]]: "These acquisitions are a way to take people from Unit 8200 in Israel, and bring them into influential positions in the U.S. tech industry".<ref name="DropSite">[https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-technology-palo-alto-networks-microsoft-unit-8200 Hundreds of Former Israeli Spies Are Working in Big Tech, Database Shows] ''Drop Site News'', 13 August 2025, accessed 21 October 2026.</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Palo Alto Networks]]<br />
* [[Unit 8200]]<br />
* [[Cyber and tech firms founded by ex Unit 8200 or occupation forces veterans]]<br />
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