Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
About
Check Point Software Technologies is a global leader in cyber security solutions, providing cutting-edge solutions to protect corporate enterprises and governments worldwide. The company has been securing the digital world for over 30 years with AI-powered, cloud-delivered security solutions and maintains an industry-leading 99.9% prevention rate.
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Ideal Customer
- Check Point's primary sweet spot spans mid-market and enterprise organizations, with its core Quantum and CloudGuard platforms targeting large enterprises and government agencies with complex, multi-environment security needs.
- The company also serves SMBs through its Quantum Spark next-generation firewall line, which is designed for businesses with one to 500 employees and emphasizes ease of management.
Key Differentiators
- Check Point's core differentiation is its 'prevention-first' philosophy — claiming an industry-leading 99.8% attack block rate and preventing over 3 billion attacks annually — in contrast to competitors who emphasize detection and response after a breach has occurred.
- Its ThreatCloud AI engine processes over 3 billion artifacts daily across more than 150,000 connected networks and over 50 AI engines, providing real-time, automated threat intelligence across the entire Infinity Platform.
Industries Served
- Check Point serves a broad range of industries including finance and banking, healthcare, retail, government agencies, telecommunications, manufacturing, and education, as well as service providers and consumers.
- The company has notable specializations in federal and public sector security (with a dedicated government platform), healthcare cybersecurity, and financial services.
Service Coverage
- Check Point Software Technologies operates globally with a presence in over 60 countries and protects more than 100,000 organizations worldwide.
- The company maintains its primary headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel, with U.S. corporate offices in Redwood City, California, and has approximately 82 office locations internationally.
Partnerships
- Check Point operates a global partner ecosystem selling primarily through a two-tier distribution model — distributors to resellers, MSSPs, and service providers — with approximately 57% of FY2025 sales flowing through its ten largest distributors, including Arrow Electronics and Ingram Micro.
- The company has major technology partnerships with NVIDIA (AI Factory Firewall integrated with BlueField DPUs), Microsoft (Azure Virtual WAN, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Defender), Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud (AI Defense Plane integrated with Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform), and over 80 native integrations with third-party security products including Wiz, Illumio, and CrowdStrike.
Company Size & Ownership
- Check Point Software Technologies was founded in 1993 by Gil Shwed, Marius Nacht, and Shlomo Kramer, and went public on NASDAQ (ticker: CHKP) in June 1996.
- The company employs approximately 6,825 people globally as of 2025, with some sources citing figures as high as 8,300+ following recent acquisitions.
Compliance & Certifications
- Check Point holds ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification across a broad set of its cloud and network security products, as well as ISO 27017, ISO 27018, and ISO 27701 for cloud and privacy controls.
- The company achieved full FedRAMP Moderate authorization in September 2025 for its Infinity Platform for Government, and subsequently earned GovRAMP Authorization extending coverage to all U.S. government levels.
Compiled from public sources by VenSearch · Last researched October 13, 2026
Offerings
12 offeringsAgentic Network Security Orchestration
An agentic platform that uses AI agents to observe, decide, act, and adapt across networks. Transforms complex projects like micro-segmentation and Zero Trust rollout from months to minutes using specialized AI agents that reason over a live Knowledge Graph of the actual environment.
AI Factory Firewall
Integrates with NVIDIA to secure enterprise and service provider AI infrastructure at scale. Provides comprehensive code, host and network-level security with AI-native runtime protection integrated at the DPU-level to protect against AI threats including model inversion and model theft.
Check Point Cloud Firewall
Cloud-native security gateways that provide automated, advanced threat prevention and unified security management across public, private and hybrid-clouds. Extends on-premises security to the cloud with consistent policies and integrates with leading infrastructure-as-code tools.
Check Point Cloud Firewall for Azure Virtual WAN
Industry-leading threat prevention and unified security management specifically for Azure Virtual WAN and hybrid clouds. Tightly integrated with Azure Virtual WAN to provision cloud security gateways automatically into the hub with maximum operational efficiency.
Check Point SD-WAN
A software blade activated in Check Point Gateways that provides comprehensive prevention against zero-day, phishing, and ransomware attacks while optimizing routing for users and over 10,000 applications. Unifies top security with optimized internet and network connectivity for business resilience.
Check Point WAF
A cloud-native Web Application Firewall and API security solution that provides precise threat prevention using contextual AI to protect applications against known and unknown threats without relying on signatures. Features dual-layer machine learning architecture for real-time prevention with minimal tuning.
Managed Firewall as a Service
Managed firewall services providing ongoing management and monitoring of firewall infrastructure.
NOC-as-a-Service
Managed network operations center services for monitoring and maintaining network infrastructure.
Professional Services
Cloud and IT professional services including security deployment and optimization, lifecycle management services, and advanced technical account management.
Smart-1 Appliances
Security management appliances that consolidate security management for all-in-one solutions. The Smart-1 700/7000 series provides powerful management of firewalls and security policies with consolidated visibility, logging and auditing across enterprise networks.
SOC-as-a-Service
Managed security operations center services providing continuous monitoring and threat detection capabilities.
Training Programs
Comprehensive training courses, certification programs, security awareness training, and CISO training through the Secure Academy.
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