# Itai Tevet

> Itai Tevet is the co-founder and CEO of Intezer. A former head of the Israeli military’s cyber incident response team, he has led the company from code-reuse analysis into AI-powered security investigations and response. His public writing focuses on scarce analyst capacity, forensic evidence and the changing role of human security teams.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Intezer
- **Organizations:** Intezer, Israel Defense Forces
- **Education:** College of Management, MAMRAM
- **Known for:** Co-founded Intezer and serves as CEO., Previously led the IDF cyber incident response team., Led Intezer through its September 2024 $33 million Series C.

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Entered MAMRAM training, according to his TECHBLITZ interview biography.
- **2008** — Joined the Israel Defense Forces; subsequent roles included commander, R&D team leader and head of IDF CERT.
- **2015** — Co-founded Intezer with Roy Halevi and Alon Cohen, as dated in the 2020 TECHBLITZ interview biography and 2017 Globes reporting.
- **2017** — Intezer announced an $8 million Series A led by Intel Capital.
- **2019** — Described Intezer research collaborations with Check Point and IBM Security in his year-end review.
- **2024** — Announced a $33 million investment led by Norwest Venture Partners to expand AI-based security operations.
- **2026** — Introduced Org Brain, an organizational and procedural memory system for Intezer’s AI SOC.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Intezer and serves as CEO.
- Previously led the IDF cyber incident response team.
- Led Intezer through its September 2024 $33 million Series C.
- Helped guide the company from genetic code analysis to automated security investigations.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Published the LinkedIn article “You can’t learn from an alert you never looked at” on September 14.
- **2026-07** — Introduced Org Brain on July 21; discussed its memory design, human overrides and early performance estimates in a July 22 interview.
- **2026-06** — Published a LinkedIn article on where Claude, Codex and AI SOC tools fit in the security operations stack on June 10.
- **2026-05** — Published a LinkedIn article describing an AI-native go-to-market operating model built over 30 days.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itai-tevet-43776767
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/itaitevet

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Last updated: 2026-10-22