Ofer Israeli

Ofer Israeli

Having pioneered deception-based cybersecurity, Ofer Israeli is the founder and CEO of Illusive Networks, a cybersecurity firm at the forefront of deception-based cybersecurity.

Prior to establishing Illusive Networks, Ofer was an entrepreneur in residence at Team8, Israel’s leading cybersecurity think tank and company creation platform. Before joining Team8, Ofer served as the team leader at Check Point Software Technologies, Israel’s seminal cybersecurity firm, where he managed development teams around the world focused on Cloud and Document Security Management and Endpoint Security Management.

Ofer started his career as a research assistant in the Atom Chip Lab at Beer-Sheva University, where he focused on theoretical Quantum Mechanics. Ofer holds B.Sc. degrees in Computer Science and Physics from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, one of Israel’s leading research universities.
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