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Palo Alto Networks va agrandir son centre en Israël de 250 employés. Le centre de
R&D israélien de Palo Alto est le deuxième plus grand en dehors de son siège
californien, employant environ 1 000 personnes.
Palo Alto Networks est une entreprise américaine qui construit du matériel de télécommunications. Elle est spécialisée dans les services de sécurité pour les réseaux et les ordinateurs.
Palo Alto Networks est fondée en 2005 par Nir Zuk, un ancien ingénieur de Check Point, créateur du concept « Stateful Inspection », et de NetScreen. Nir Zuk avait remarqué la difficulté des entreprises à maîtriser les outils de sécurité, ainsi que leur incapacité à accéder à des applications de sécurité modernes sans risques. Cela l’a poussé à développer un pare-feu permettant d’identifier et de fournir un contrôle précis des applications au sein d’un système d’information. Nir Zuk invente également le terme « Extended detection and response » en 2018.
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Cyber giant Palo Alto Networks plans to hire 250 employees in Israel over the next year, according to information obtained by Calcalist. The positions to be opened in the company’s Tel Aviv offices will include product managers, development managers, developers, cyber researchers, analysts, QA, and DevOps personnel.
Palo Alto’s Israeli R&D center is its second largest outside of its California headquarters. The Israeli center primarily focuses on developing its main products, including Cortex, which automates cyber incident management, and Prisma, designed for cloud security.
Palo Alto, founded in 2005 by the Israeli Nir Zuk, is currently traded on Wall Street with a market cap of $78 billion, making it the world’s largest cyber company in terms of market cap. Palo Alto’s stock is included in both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indices.
The company employs approximately 1,000 people at its Israeli development center, which was initially built through the acquisition of several startups. Palo Alto most recently purchased Cider Security for $300 million in November 2022, and had previously acquired seven other Israeli startups, including Bridgecrew Technologies for $156 million in February of 2021, Cybera in 2012 for $200 million, LightCyber in 2017 for $105 million, and Secdo in 2018 for $100 million. In 2019, it acquired Twitslock for $410 million, PureSec for roughly $100 million, and Demisto for $500 million.
About three weeks ago, Palo Alto released its financial results for the fiscal year ending in June, reporting a slowdown in growth, which is in line with other cyber companies. However, the company provided a pleasant surprise with its profitability. It anticipates a 19% growth this year, reaching revenues of $11 billion, and expects a profit per share between $5.4 and $5.27. Revenues for the current quarter are projected to total $1.8-1.85 billion, showing a decrease compared to the previous quarter. Despite the growth slowdown, Palo Alto is gearing up for organizations’ continued transition to cloud-based operations and the expansion of artificial intelligence functionalities in cybersecurity systems.
« The development of artificial intelligence and the increase in the scope and sophistication of cyber threats create an ever-increasing demand for cyber solutions, » said Gonen Fink, Senior Vice President & Head of Israel R&D Center at Palo Alto in an interview with Calcalist. « We are looking for intelligent individuals from all technology backgrounds who have a passion for learning, the ability to build new products, and want to be part of our vision where each day in the world is safer than the last. Moreover, we emphasize recruiting from underrepresented populations in Israeli high-tech because our workforce should reflect the diversity of our society, » Fink added.
