Inside Varonis Systems’s journey through data-security software

Varonis Systems was founded in 2005 by Yaki Faitelson and Ohad Korkus after recognising that organisations had poor visibility into who could access their growing stores of unstructured data.

How Varonis Systems developed

The company developed software to map permissions, monitor file activity and identify risky access, then expanded into cloud data security, classification and automated remediation. Varonis went public in 2014.

Varonis Systems in 2026

By 2026, Varonis provided a data-security platform intended to reduce excessive access and detect threats across cloud and enterprise data stores.

Its growth reflects a shift in cybersecurity thinking from protecting devices alone toward protecting the data itself, especially as sensitive files spread across software-as-a-service platforms.

Information was checked against public company material, regulatory filings and reputable independent reporting where available, using sources accessible on 18 September 2026.