Prior to joining Deep Instinct in 2016, Shimon served for 14 years as an officer in the Israel Defense Force’s elite cyber unit. Shimon’s background includes a wide range of cyber security and research positions, where he managed multifunctional teams of hackers, researchers and engineers. Shimon led the development of new methods and tools for the analysis of cyber-campaigns, as well as a series of innovative cyber intelligence collection capabilities.
Over the years Shimon has worked extensively with a variety of industry, defense and intelligence partners and agencies in North America and Europe. He is a recipient of the President of Israel Award for Outstanding Military Service, and holds B.Sc (Electrical Engineering) and MBA (Finance and Tech management) degrees, both with distinction.