Nir Zuk: Backstory of a Cybersecurity Legend

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"I started my cybersecurity 'career' as one of the earlier virus developers in the world," Nir Zuk, co-founder of Palo Alto Networks, told Cybercrime Magazine, when we dove into his background.

Zuk 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.

In 2025, Cybercrime Magazine named Zuk its Cybersecurity Person of the Year. https://cybersecurityventures.com/2025-cybersecurity-person-of-the-year-nir-zuk-palo-alto-networks-founder-cto/

Today, Zuk is co-founder and CEO at Cylake.

Cylake is building a complete, AI-native, data-driven cybersecurity platform for the world’s largest and most regulated institutions. Their approach does not depend on the public cloud; instead, it’s designed to operate on-premises or in private cloud environments, so that their customers retain full data and operational control. Cylake's platform is currently under development, in consultation with several design partners, and is planned for general availability in early 2027.

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