Silverfort
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Israeli identity-security company founded in 2016 by three veterans of Unit 8200
| Silverfort
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| Type | Private |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Founder(s) | Hed Kovetz, Yaron Kassner, Matan Fattal |
| Industry | Cyber security (identity security) |
Silverfort is an Israeli cyber-security company, founded in 2016, that sells an identity-security platform intended to protect every user account and machine identity across cloud and on-premises systems.[1] Its three co-founders all served in Unit 8200.
Founders and Unit 8200
The company's website says:[1]
- chief executive Hed Kovetz "previously served as a Group Leader at the famous 8200 elite cyber unit of the Israel Defense Forces, where he received the unit’s excellence awards and the Chief of Intelligence Corps Award for Innovation", and later held product leadership roles at Verint;
- chief technology officer Yaron Kassner "served at the 8200 elite cyber unit of the Israel Defense Forces, where he led a reputable R&D team and received a prestigious excellence award";
- Matan Fattal "also served at the 8200 elite cyber unit of the Israel Defense Forces as a cybersecurity and big data researcher and received the unit’s excellence award".
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Silverfort, About Silverfort: Identity Security Platform, Silverfort (company website), accessed 21 October 2026.