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  • Comment: Per reviewer request, here are three independent, reliable, and in-depth sources that I believe meet WP:GNG for company notability:
    Datos Insights – Fintech Spotlight Q3 2024
    Gabrielle Inhofe. Risk Insights & Advisory Fintech Spotlight: Q3 2024. Link.
    Profiles GYTPOL over 7 pages. Discusses configuration visibility, non-disruptive remediation, and relevance for financial security teams.
    *Public summary PDF:* Available here.
    KLAS Research – Cybersecurity Solutions for Healthcare 2025
    Jaren Day and Ciera Walker. Cybersecurity Solutions for Healthcare 2025. Link.
    Profiles GYTPOL’s security capabilities for clinical IT.
    *Public summary PDF:* Download.
    Calcalist – "Inside the Mind of Israel’s Cyber Queen"
    Diana Bahur-Nir and Meir Orbach. CTECH by Calcalist. Link.
    Feature story on Tal Kollender and GYTPOL's founding, growth, and global expansion.
    —Ilan Y Mintz 15:11, 24 July 2025 (UTC)
  • Comment: I looked at a couple of the sources you have so far: Cyber Magazine is a passing mention, not in-depth. AWS blogs is a blog, so primary and probably not independent of the subject. We would need three in-depth, secondary, reliable, and independent sources to meet GNG.
    To proceed, please post your best WP:Three sources and we can go from there. See WP:Perennial sources for help identifying reliable sources. Caleb Stanford (talk) 20:28, 21 July 2025 (UTC)
  • Comment: Sources need to be independent. Stuartyeates (talk) 20:23, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
  • Comment: In accordance with the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use, I disclose that I have been paid by my employer for my contributions to this article. Ilan Y Mintz (talk) 13:21, 20 July 2025 (UTC)



GYTPOL is a cybersecurity company.

GYTPOL
Company typePrivate
IndustryCybersecurity
Founded2019
FoundersTal Kollender, Yakov Kogan, Gilad Raz
ProductsGYTPOL
Websitewww.gytpol.com

Overview

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GYTPOL is a cybersecurity company dually headquartered in the United States and Israel. The company and its mission were featured in a televised interview on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in 2024, where CEO Tal Kollender discussed how GYTPOL helps organizations secure their information technology environments by hardening risky configurations before they lead to a security incident.[1]

The company was co-founded in 2019 by Kollender, Yakov Kogan, and Gilad Raz. Kogan and Raz had previously co-founded Digital Fuel and steered the company to acquisition by VMware.[2]

GYTPOL specializes in Continuous Exposure Management (CEM) and configuration security assurance — identifying and remediating dangerous configurations that could be exploited in cyberattacks.[3]

The platform is used by organizations in various sectors, including manufacturing, healthcare, and financial services.

History

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GYTPOL was founded in 2019 by cybersecurity expert Tal Kollender together with Yakov Kogan and Gilad Raz. According to Infosecurity Magazine, GYTPOL addresses security gaps caused by misconfigurations — settings that deviate (often unnoticed) from established best practices or intended security policies.[4]

In a 2025 research paper, Gartner emphasized the growing need for configuration security tools beyond traditional vulnerability scanners and endpoint protection platforms. GYTPOL was cited as a representative vendor in this emerging category, recognized for its focus on server and endpoint hardening and continuous posture management.[5]

The company operates without venture capital, in contrast to the investment-driven model common in cybersecurity startup ecosystems.[6]

Despite that, the company has expanded into global markets, securing customers in Europe, North America, and the Middle East.[6]

Technology

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The GYTPOL platform provides live misconfiguration detection and remediation capabilities across endpoints, servers, and cloud computing instances. It compares system configurations to guidance published by the Center for Internet Security (CIS), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and MITRE, enabling Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC) easing, acceleration, and enhancement.[7]

The platform pairs its own enrichment, monitoring, and remediation capabilities together with those of its data and technology partners to offer more complete exposure management. GYTPOL integrates with a variety of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), domain controller, Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Mobile Device Management (MDM), and Network Access Control (NAC) tools.[8]

The platform supports non-disruptive remediation by mapping critical dependencies and enabling rollback on demand.[9]

The platform is used by organizations such as the Carlsberg Group to improve Information Technology cyber hygiene and reduce attack surface risk.[10]

Industry Recognition

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In February 2024, both Cyber Magazine and Intelligent CISO reported GYTPOL's selection to the inaugural cohort of a new AWS & CrowdStrike Cybersecurity Accelerator.[11][12] A ten-week, equity-free startup accelerator, the program provides experienced industry mentorship and support for innovative solution providers.

The program culminated in a competitive showcase at RSA Conference 2024, where GYTPOL was named the winner, according to AWS’s official blog.[13]

That same year, GYTPOL was featured among 9 vendors identified by Cybernews as the "Best endpoint protection solutions," evaluated for coverage, remediation, and usability.[14]

In its Fintech Spotlight Q3 2024, independent analyst firm Datos Insights profiled GYTPOL as a key player in risk and exposure management. The report noted the platform’s strengths in non-disruptive remediation, configuration visibility, and highlighted its relevance for financial services security teams.[7]

Also in 2024, GYTPOL was named to CTECH’s “50 Most Promising Israeli Startups” list.[15]

In both 2024 and 2025, GYTPOL was named to the "Cyber 150", an annual list curated by IT-Harvest.[16] The list recognizes the most influential and innovative cybersecurity vendors worldwide.

In 2025, KLAS Research released a Healthcare Cybersecurity Report that included a profile on GYTPOL as a provider of configuration focused security and policy enforcement for clinical IT environments.[9]

Leadership

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Tal Kollender, GYTPOL's co-founder and CEO, has been recognized for her contributions to the cybersecurity field. In 2023, the United Cybersecurity Alliance awarded her the title of Cybersecurity Woman Entrepreneur of the Year.[17]

In 2024, Tal appeared on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange for an interview with Judy Shaw of Floor Talk. The televised segment detailed Tal's journey from teenage hacker to cyber leader and discussed GYTPOL's approach to enterprise security.[1]

In 2025, Tal was featured on AWS Security Live for a 20-minute interview at AWS re:Inforce.[18] In the interview, Tal's discussed her backstory, why she founding GYTPOL, the company's business prospects, and the trajectory of the industry going forward.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tal Kollender of GYTPOL is helping organizations secure their IT environments". NYSE Floor Talk. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  2. ^ Derrick Harris, GigaOm. "VMware buys Digital Fuel to make cloudonomics easier", accessed July 20, 2025.
  3. ^ Tom Davis, Microsoft. "Start locally, expand globally", accessed July 20, 2025.
  4. ^ "GYTPOL". Infosecurity Magazine. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  5. ^ Grenier, Eric. "How to Secure Enterprise Hosts Using Hardening Baselines". Gartner Research. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  6. ^ a b Bahur-Nir, Diana; Orbach, Meir (29 August 2024). "Inside the mind of Israel's cyber queen: Tal Kollender's unlikely path to success". CTECH by Calcalist. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  7. ^ a b Inhofe, Gabrielle. "Risk Insights & Advisory Fintech Spotlight: Q3 2024". Datos Insights. Retrieved 20 July 2025. (Note: you must be a subscriber to access the full 40 page report, including 7 devoted to GYTPOL) Summary available here
  8. ^ According to publicly available vendor announcements and integration documentation.
  9. ^ a b Day, Jaren; Walker, Ciera. "Cybersecurity Solutions for Healthcare 2025". KLAS Research. Retrieved 20 July 2025. (PDF available here)
  10. ^ Customer Stories, Microsoft. "Carlsberg secures 25,000 devices globally with GYTPOL Validator hosted on Azure cloud", accessed July 20, 2025.
  11. ^ Millar, Jonny (6 February 2024). "AWS & CrowdStrike partner to accelerate cybersecurity". Cyber Magazine. BizClik Media. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  12. ^ Clewlow, Amy (7 February 2024). "CrowdStrike and AWS select 22 startups for cybersecurity accelerator". Intelligent CISO. HMG Strategy. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  13. ^ AWS Editorial Team, AWS Startup Spotlight. "AWS and CrowdStrike announce the winner of the AWS & CrowdStrike Cybersecurity Accelerator", accessed July 20, 2025.
  14. ^ Cybernews Team, Cybernews. "Enterprise Endpoint protection solutions", accessed July 20, 2025.
  15. ^ Meir Orbach and Sophie Shulman, CTECH. "[https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/r1f6hqqga Top 50 Startups List]", accessed July 20, 2025.
  16. ^ Richard Stiennon, The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA). "Cyber 150", accessed July 20, 2025.
  17. ^ Editorial Team, Women In Security Magazine. "Profile of Tal Kollender", accessed July 20, 2025.
  18. ^ AWS Partner Network, YouTube Channel. "AWS Security LIVE! from re:Inforce 2025: Day 2", accessed July 20, 2025.

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