Siemens Backs Israeli ‘Predictive Malware’ Cyber Firm CyActive

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http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/09/18/siemens-backs-israeli-predictive-malware-cyber-firm-cyactive/

By CHRISTOPHER ALESSI
Wall Street Journal - Digits
Sept 18, 2014

The venture capital unit of German industrial giant Siemens said Thursday 
it was investing an undisclosed sum in Israeli cyber-security startup 
CyActive.

Launched in 2013, CyActive gained traction earlier this year when it was 
accepted into the Cyber Labs startup incubator, an investment vehicle 
backed by Jerusalem Venture Partners and Ben-Gurion University of the 
Negev.

CyActive’s business focuses on industrial and utility companies—high-risk 
targets for cyber security attacks. Industrial systems often operate 
continuously and are rarely taken offline for security updates, explained 
CyActive Chief Marketing Officer Danny Lev.

The company’s approach starts from the premise that most hackers are 
unlikely to create entirely original viruses. Advanced threats “always 
have at least one recycled or adapted program,” Lev said.

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