CyberInt

History and Milestones

CyberInt was founded in 2009 in Tel Aviv, Israel, by Itay Yanovski, Raz Alon, and Shay Priel. The company’s initial focus was on cyber threat intelligence, particularly monitoring the deep and dark web for threat actors targeting organisations. In 2016, CyberInt gained media attention when it discovered dark‑web forum discussions indicating successful brute‑force attacks on Tesco Bank accounts months before the bank publicly disclosed the breach.

The company underwent several leadership transitions: Amir Ofek served as CEO from 2016 to 2019, followed by Itai Margalit from 2019 to 2020. In August 2020, Yochai Corem was appointed CEO, a role he held until the acquisition. Under Corem’s leadership, CyberInt evolved from a services‑driven model to a product‑led approach, launching the Argos Edge SaaS platform.

Funding Rounds

CyberInt raised significant venture capital: Series A in 2014 of $10 million, Series B in 2018 of $18 million (led by Viola Growth with $12 million), and Series C in 2022 of $28 million in equity plus $12 million in credit (total $40 million), led by StageOne Late Stage Arm, Neva SGR, and Viola Growth. The Series C round supported product development, go‑to‑market expansion, and the shift to a platform‑centric offering.

Acquisition by Check Point

On August 27, 2024, Check Point Software Technologies announced its intention to acquire CyberInt to transform its security operations and expand managed threat intelligence solutions. The acquisition was completed on October 1, 2024. CyberInt became part of Check Point’s External Risk Management division, with its technology rebranded as Check Point Exposure Management. Yochai Corem transitioned to General Manager of Exposure Management at Check Point.

Business Approach and Key Capabilities

CyberInt’s core philosophy was “Impactful Intelligence” – delivering intelligence that is true, relevant, actionable, and cost‑effective. The company’s unified platform, Argos (later rebranded under Check Point), combined several modules: Attack Surface Management for automated discovery and monitoring of internet‑facing assets; Deep & Dark Web Monitoring for collecting and analysing data from elusive sources to detect leaked credentials, PII, and early signs of attacks; Cyber Threat Intelligence providing tactical, operational, and strategic intelligence from a global threat knowledgebase; Digital Risk Protection for detection and takedown of phishing sites and fraudulent social media profiles; Supply Chain Intelligence for continuous assessment of third‑party vendor cyber risk; and a CTEM (Continuous Threat Exposure Management) framework integrating discovery, correlation, prioritisation, validation, and remediation. The platform claimed a 93% true positive rate and offered one‑click takedowns, automated workflows, and integrations with existing security tools.

Market Recognition

In 2023, CyberInt was recognised as “Company of the Year” by Frost & Sullivan in the External Risk Mitigation & Management category. The company’s approach of consolidating multiple point solutions into a single platform was widely adopted by security operations centres (SOCs) dealing with understaffing and high alert volumes.