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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|'''Israeli cloud data-security start-up whose chief executive is a Unit 8200 alumnus; bought by Palo Alto Networks in 2023'''}}<br />
{{Infobox company<br />
| name = Dig Security<br />
| type = Subsidiary (acquired)<br />
| founded = {{Start date|2021}}<br />
| founder = [[Dan Benjamin (entrepreneur)|Dan Benjamin]], [[Ido Azran]], [[Gad Akuka]]<br />
| industry = Cloud data security (data detection and response)<br />
| parent = [[Palo Alto Networks]] (from 2023)<br />
}}<br />
'''Dig Security''' was an Israeli cloud data-security company founded in 2021 by [[Dan Benjamin (entrepreneur)|Dan Benjamin]], [[Ido Azran]] and [[Gad Akuka]]. In October 2023 [[Palo Alto Networks]] announced a definitive agreement to buy it; ''Calcalist'' reported the price as $315 million.<ref name="CtechDig">James Spiro, [https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/hk31400rzt It’s official: Palo Alto Networks formally announces intent to acquire Dig Security] ''Ctech'', 31 October 2023, accessed 21 October 2026.</ref><br />
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== Founders and Unit 8200 ==<br />
The investor [[Team8]] states that chief executive [[Dan Benjamin (entrepreneur)|Dan Benjamin]] "is an alumni of 8200" ([[Unit 8200]]) and previously held cloud and security roles at [[Microsoft]] and [[Google]].<ref name="Team8Benjamin">Team8, [https://team8.vc/team/dan-benjamin/ Dan Benjamin] ''Team8'', accessed 21 October 2026.</ref> ''Ctech'' reported that the founders had previously founded companies that were bought by major firms.<ref name="CtechDig" /><br />
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== Criticism ==<br />
In 2025 ''[[Drop Site News]]'' listed Dig Security among the [[Palo Alto Networks]] acquisitions that "were founded and led by publicly identified [[Unit 8200]] veterans".<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 />
* [[Team8]]<br />
* [[Unit 8200]]<br />
* [[Cyber and tech firms founded by ex Unit 8200 or occupation forces veterans]]<br />
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