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Nir Zuk: Backstory of a Cybersecurity Legend<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-06-17 09:25:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t17 Jun Nir Zuk: Backstory of a Cybersecurity Legend<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPosted at 09:20h
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tby\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTaylor Fox<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tThis week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine
\nSausalito, Calif. \u2013 Jun. 17, 2026
\n\u2013 Watch the YouTube video
\n\u201cI started my cybersecurity \u2018career\u2019 as one of the earlier virus developers in the world,\u201d\u00a0Nir Zuk, co-founder of Palo Alto Networks,\u00a0told Cybercrime Magazine, when we dove into his background.
\nZuk founded PAN in 2005, pioneering the next-generation firewall and revolutionizing the cybersecurity industry. After two decades of helping to build the company into the global cybersecurity leader, he stepped away in 2025 to turn his attention to a new set of challenges and untapped ideas he is passionate about pursuing.
\nIn 2025, Cybercrime Magazine named Zuk its\u00a0Cybersecurity Person of the Year.
\nToday, Zuk is co-founder and CEO at\u00a0Cylake.
\nCylake is building a complete, AI-native, data-driven cybersecurity platform for the world\u2019s largest and most regulated institutions. Their approach does not depend on the public cloud; instead, it\u2019s designed to operate on-premises or in private cloud environments, so that their customers retain full data and operational control. Cylake\u2019s platform is currently under development, in consultation with several design partners, and is planned for general availability in early 2027.
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