# Tomer Saban

> Tomer Saban is the co-founder and CEO of WireX Systems, a network detection and response (NDR) and forensics company he started in 2010. With around 15 years in telecommunications and network security, he came out of Nice Systems' intelligence division and the Israeli 8200 Entrepreneurship Program to build a platform that turns raw network packets into readable, context-rich stories so security teams can investigate incidents in minutes rather than days. WireX's signature Contextual Capture technology aims to make advanced investigation accessible to every analyst in a security operations center, not just senior forensics experts.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at WireX Systems
- **Organizations:** WireX Systems, Nice Systems (former)
- **From:** Israel
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Education:** B.Sc. in Computer Science, College of Management Academic Studies (Israel), Alumnus, 8200 Entrepreneurship and Innovation Support Program (EISP), Alumnus, Merage Institute for U.S.-Israel Innovation Leadership Program
- **Known for:** Co-founded and scaled WireX Systems, a network detection and response and forensics company, from 2010., Developed the company's Contextual Capture approach that translates network packets into readable, context-aware investigation data., Alumnus of the selective Israeli 8200 Entrepreneurship Program and the Merage Institute leadership program.

## Career timeline

- **circa 2003** — Joined Nice Systems, working as a software engineer and later R&D team leader in the intelligence division.
- **2010** — Co-founded WireX Systems to build security forensics systems, initially for intelligence agencies.
- **2015** — WireX closed a $9.3M funding round led by Vertex Ventures with Magma, Entrée Capital and angel investors including Mickey Boodaei.
- **2018** — WireX partnered with Gigamon to deepen network visibility and accelerate incident response.
- **2020s** — Continues as CEO, positioning WireX in the network detection and response (NDR) market from Sunnyvale, California.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and scaled WireX Systems, a network detection and response and forensics company, from 2010.
- Developed the company's Contextual Capture approach that translates network packets into readable, context-aware investigation data.
- Alumnus of the selective Israeli 8200 Entrepreneurship Program and the Merage Institute leadership program.
- Named contributor/agenda author for the World Economic Forum and Diplomatic Courier on cybersecurity topics.
- Led WireX to a $9.3M funding round backed by Vertex Ventures and Magma Venture Partners.

## Latest updates

- **2018-04** — WireX Systems announced a partnership with Gigamon to provide deeper visibility into security threats and speed up incident response.

## Links

- Website: https://wirexsystems.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/tomersaban
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/WireXSystems
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wirexsystems/

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