TEL AVIV, July 31 (Reuters) - Israeli cybersecurity

startup Noma Security, whose platform secures enterprise data

and AI models against AI agents, said on Thursday it raised $100

million in a private funding round, bringing total funds raised

to date to $132 million.

Israel's cyber security sector has been active of late and

many startups have raised significant sums in funding rounds and

in mergers and acquisitions. A surge in cyberattacks, including

data breaches and ransomware, has driven demand for more

comprehensive defences and fueled interest in cyber firms.

On Wednesday, Palo Alto Networks ( PANW ) said it would buy

Israeli peer CyberArk Software for $25 billion. It

follows Alphabet's $32 billion acquisition of Israeli

startup Wiz in March.

Noma Security's Series B round was led by U.S.-based venture

capital firm Evolution Equity Partners, with continued

participation from Ballistic Ventures and Israeli firm Glilot

Capital.

The latest funds, it said, will be used to further expand

its operations across North America and Europe, Middle East and

Africa and to more rapidly grow its product, research and

development teams in Tel Aviv.

Noma Security, which was founded in 2023, came into

prominence last November after raising $32 million.

The company said it helps organisations "identify millions

of AI and AI agent risks while simultaneously prioritising and

mitigating novel threats at scale." AI agents are AI systems

that act autonomously on behalf of users or organisations.

(Reporting by Steven Scheer; Editing by Emelia

Sithole-Matarise)