Blackstone leads investment in Israeli cybersecurity firm fighting AI traffic threat

Blackstone led a $27 million investment round in Huskeys, an Israeli cybersecurity startup founded by Itai Gafni and Roy Weisfeld, alumni of IDF's Unit 8200. The company, established in 2025, focuses on mitigating risks from agentic traffic generated by artificial intelligence models. Huskeys estimates that by 2027, 70% of internet traffic will be AI-generated, necessitating new security solutions to differentiate between legitimate AI agents and malicious attacks. CEO Itai Gafni stated, "Artificial Intelligence has changed the way the internet operates, bringing enormous opportunities alongside new security risks." The company's Virtual Patching system identifies and responds to AI agent breaches, and they are developing a centralized security platform. This investment marks Blackstone's first early-stage cybersecurity investment, with additional strategic investments from Okta and Zscaler.