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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|'''Israeli endpoint detection and response company founded by two Unit 8200 graduates and part-owned by a Rafael–Elron venture; bought by Palo Alto Networks in 2018'''}}<br />
{{Infobox company<br />
| name = Secdo<br />
| trade_name = Cyber Secdo Ltd<br />
| type = Acquired (part of [[Palo Alto Networks]])<br />
| founded = {{Start date|2015}}<br />
| founder = [[Shai Morag]], [[Gil Barak]]<br />
| hq_location = Ra'anana, Israel<br />
| industry = Cyber security (endpoint detection and response)<br />
| parent = [[Palo Alto Networks]] (from 2018)<br />
| num_employees = About 50 in Israel, plus staff in the United States and United Kingdom (2018)<br />
}}<br />
'''Secdo''' (Cyber Secdo Ltd) was an Israeli cyber-security company, based in Ra'anana, that developed endpoint detection and response (EDR) and incident-response technology. It was founded in 2015 by chief executive [[Shai Morag]] and chief technology officer [[Gil Barak]], "both graduates of the IDF 8200 intelligence unit" ([[Unit 8200]]). [[Palo Alto Networks]] agreed to buy it in April 2018; ''Globes'' reported that sources close to the deal put the price at $100 million.<ref name="GlobesSecdo">Yasmin Yablonko, [https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-palo-alto-networks-buys-israeli-cybersecurity-co-secdo-for-100a-1001231142 Palo Alto Networks buys Israeli cybersecurity co Secdo for $100m], ''Globes'', 10 April 2018, accessed 21 October 2026.</ref><br />
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== Founders and Unit 8200 ==<br />
''Ctech'' described [[Shai Morag]] and [[Gil Barak]] as "two alumnae of [[Unit 8200]], the Israeli military's NSA equivalent".<ref name="CtechSecdo">Meir Orbach, [https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3735832,00.html Palo Alto Networks to Acquire Cybersecurity Startup Secdo], ''Ctech'', 10 April 2018, accessed 21 October 2026.</ref> [[Tenable]], which later employed Morag, says he "served for 10 years as an officer in the Israeli Defense Forces Intelligence Corps Unit 8200". After Secdo he co-founded the cloud-security company [[Ermetic]].<ref name="TenableMorag">Tenable, [https://www.tenable.com/press-releases/tenable-names-cloud-security-expert-shai-morag-chief-product-officer Tenable Names Cloud Security Expert, Shai Morag, Chief Product Officer], ''Tenable'' (press release), 13 August 2024, accessed 21 October 2026.</ref><br />
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== Investors and the arms industry ==<br />
Secdo raised more than $11 million. Its investors included RDC, which ''Ctech'' described as "a joint venture of Israel-based arms developer [[Rafael Advanced Defense Systems]] Ltd. and [[Elron Electronic Industries]] Ltd. that owns a 20% stake in the company", and [[Marius Nacht]], a co-founder of [[Check Point Software Technologies]].<ref name="CtechSecdo" /> ''Globes'' also listed [[Eyal Ofer]]'s O.G. Tech Ventures as an investor and named [[Amir Kotler]] as president and chief operating officer.<ref name="GlobesSecdo" /><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[LightCyber]]<br />
* [[Cyvera]]<br />
* [[Unit 8200]]<br />
* [[Cyber and tech firms founded by ex Unit 8200 or occupation forces veterans]]<br />
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