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Presented by Shira Kaplan

SIGS Technology Summit

Berne, Switzerland

June 23, 2015

Prepared by Shira Kaplan

SIGS Technology Summit

Berne, Switzerland

June 23, 2015

Israel:

From Start-Up Nation

To Cyber-Security Nation

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Is this the first thing that comes to

mind?

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Start-Up Nation (2009)

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Switzerland #1 in innovation,

Israel #15

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Global

Innovation

Index 2014

(INSEAD)

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Part 1: “Start Up Nation”

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“Made in Israel”

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>250 R&D centers of foreign

companies in Israel

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Zoom in on Google Israel

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Measuring “Start-up Nation”

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Tel Aviv ranks 2nd

after Silicon Valley

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Global ranking

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Source: Startup Nation Central 2015.

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So what is going on here?

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Israeli hi-tech investments

double in 2014 to >USD 3 billion

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Part 2: “Cyber-Security Nation”

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>300 cybersecurity startups

in Israel (2015)

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Types of cybersecurity solutions

16Source: Lockheed Martin.

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Where do all these startups come

from?

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Source: Calclaist, Jan 22, 2014 http://www.calcalist.co.il/internet/articles/0,7340,L-3622365,00.html

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Israeli cybersecurity startup

acquisitions & IPOs (2012-2015)

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Source: Cyverse analysis, based on Israeli financial newspapers 2012-2015).

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Israeli cybersecurity industry

highlights

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300 startups

11% of the global

capital raisedUSD 6 bn in sales

15% of global R&D

invested

Source: Israeli financial newspapers 2013-2015.

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The Israeli cybersecurity ecosystem

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300 cybersecurity startups

Military talent pool

Cybersecurity venture capital investors

Security vendors

“National Cybersecurity Bureau”

Office of Chief Scientist

Be’er Sheva “Cyber Spark”

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Military talent pool

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8200

Cyber Unit (Matzov)

Software Unit (Mamram)

Talpiot

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Military “incubator”

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Security vendors

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“Cyber Spark”: a global

cybersecurity cluster in Be’er Sheva

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Why the ecosystem is so developed:

CheckPoint’s “Ripple Effect”

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1st

Generation (1990s)

2nd

Generation

(2000s)

3rd

Generation

(2010s)

4th

Generation

(2015)

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High-risk appetite of young Israeli

entrepreneurs: the “virtuous cycle”

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InvestorsEntrepreneurs

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Part 3: How is this relevant to

Switzerland?

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Cybersecurity areas of concern

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• Pharmaceuticals & Industrials (IP & data protection, manufacturing site protection)

• Energy & Utilities (cybersecurity protection of physical assets)

• Banking (external & internal fraud, social engineering, biometric identification)

• Insurance (insuring against cyber risks)

• Telecom (Cloud security, user data protection)

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Israeli solutions relevant to Swiss

companies

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User behavior big data analytics

Protection of

operational

networks

Internal & external

fraud

prevention

Cyber intelligence

reports

Sandboxed web

browsing

Biometric authentication

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Case study #1:

Banking

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• Data immunization solution – securing your files

• One of the founders is from the 8200 Unit

• Credit Suisse was among its global clients

• Credit Suisse NEXT invested USD 10 million in its recent round

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Case study #2:

Banking

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• External & internal fraud detection & prevention on a single platform

• Founder has Software background from the military

• Company acquired by NASDAQ-traded company

• Deployed in several banks across Switzerland

• Sells globally

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Case study #3:

Pharma/ Industrials/ Energy/ Utilities

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• “Industrial Internet” cybersecurity solution for Operational Networks (OT)

• Agnostic, non-intrusive to the network

• Collects & monitors data, and detects abnormal behavior & data breaches

• Founders come out of the Cybersecurity Unit

• Currently deploying 3 POCs in Switzerland

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About Cyverse

• Boutique consultancy based out of Zurich and Herzliya

• Proprietary access to Israel’s most advanced cybersecurity

solutions

• We and our startups are privately-held & entirely civilian

• We are backed by academic research at University of St. Gallen

HSG

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Google Endeavors just invested in Israeli

cybersecurity startup “Illusive Networks”

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“The business world is currently under a

cyber siege… Our support of innovative

startups that develop creative and cutting-

edge cybersecurity solutions is critical.”

Eric Schmidt, Google’s Chief Executive Officer

Israel, June 10th, 2015

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We look forward to meeting you.

Shira Kaplan

Cyverse Founder & CEO

Shira.kaplan@cyverse.ch

Verena Conzett Str. 21 8004

Zurich, Switzerland

+41 43 53 93 188

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Herzliya, Israel

+972 99 554842

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