Argus Cyber Security is an Israeli automotive cyber security company. It was purchased by

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in 2017, for $430 million. In October 2017, Argus added a solution to enable OEMs to deliver over-the-air vehicle software updates.

History

The company was founded in 2013, by Ofer Ben-Noon, Oron Lavi, and Yaron Galula, three ex-soldiers of Israel's

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. The Argus management team includes former employees of Daimler, Fiat Chrysler, and General Motors. The Israeli startup is headquartered in Tel Aviv, has a team of more than 200 people and offices in Detroit, Silicon Valley, Stuttgart and Tokyo. The company has dozens of pending and granted patents and was identified as a Top 25 Technology Company To Watch by The Wall Street Journal. As a result of an acquisition in November 2017, Argus Cyber Security is part of Germany's Continental's subsidiary Elektrobit (EB). In December 2020, Argus Co-founder Ofer Ben-Noon stepped down from his position as CEO and was replaced by Ronen Smoly, previously Argus VP Sales.

Partnerships

In January 2016, Argus partnered with

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to extend the Argus offering with Check Point Car Capsule for secure communication between vehicle and the cloud. In July 2016, Argus was chosen to participate in Startup Autobahn, a joint project run by

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and ARENA2036. Argus partnered with

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in November 2016 to create an integrated cyber security solution for central gateway protection. In January 2017, Argus joined with Elektrobit to create a solution to protect electronic control units (ECU). The same month they announced a combined solution with Qualcomm. In February 2017,

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announced its partnership with Argus creating a joint solution including Argus IDPS and NXP Calyso MCU to detect and prevent advanced cyber attacks in real-time. In July 2017, Argus and Riscure announced a joint '

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' competition, participants faced challenges simulating real-life automotive cyber security scenarios to win. In June 2018, Argus partnered with Phantom Auto on a teleoperation safety technology that blocks attacks on connected vehicles.

Awards and recognition

* Inc. Top 20 Tech Innovators to watch in 2018 *

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2017 Top 100 * The

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References

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