Former NSO CEO, Ex-Austrian Chancellor Start Cyber Firm (1)

The former chief executive officer of Israeli spyware company NSO Group, Shalev Hulio, has joined with ex-Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz to found a new cybersecurity startup focused on protecting critical infrastructure.

Their company, Dream Security, has raised $20 million in funding in a round led by venture capitalist Dovi Frances, a spokesperson said. Gil Dolev -- former CEO of Wayout Group, an Israeli tech company that had catered to intelligence agencies before it was acquired -- will also join the new business.

Dream will use the funds to build an artificial intelligence-based solution that will monitor and respond ...