Appointment
Cynet appoints Arik Litichevsky as VP of R&D
The former Check Point senior executive will lead 100 employees into the company’s next stage of growth
Cybersecurity company Cynet has announced that it has appointed former Check Point executive Arik Litichevsky as its new VP of R&D. Litichevsky will be joining from Odo Security, which was founded in 2017 and sold to Check Point for $30 million in 2020.
"Arik has a rich experience and knowledge in his field, and proven successes in building products that have left their mark on the global market,” said Eyal Gruner, CEO and co-founder of Cynet. “I am glad to have an expert of such a level of expertise joining our ranks. I have no doubt that he will make a tremendous contribution to the next stage of Cynet’s growth."
In his new role, Litichevsky will lead 100 employees into the company’s next stage of growth, anticipating that the number of customers it serves will raise from ‘hundreds to thousands’. This will include adapting the architecture to new scopes, various quality improvements, reducing costs, and more. Litichevsky previously also served as the VP of R&D and Operations Manager of Taptica, which he joined following the purchase of Areaone for $15 million where he served as VP of Development.
Cynet was founded in 2015 and has developed an autonomous cybersecurity solution that assists with the detection, prevention, and response to cyberattacks. The company employs 260 people in its offices across Israel, the USA, and Europe. It has raised a total of $78 million across three rounds.
