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Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. provides cybersecurity software and services for enterprises, businesses, consumers and government customers. News about CHKP commonly covers results for its security subscription, product and license businesses; demand indicators such as calculated billings and remaining performance obligations; and capital actions, including ordinary-share repurchase authorizations.
Company updates also focus on the Infinity Platform and related product families, including Harmony for workspace security, CloudGuard for cloud security, Quantum for network security, Infinity Core Services, Check Point WAF and the AI Defense Plane. Recurring themes include AI-powered threat prevention, web application and API protection, SASE, email security, exposure management, government security authorizations and integrations with cloud platforms.
Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ: CHKP) has announced it will release its first quarter 2025 financial results on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, before U.S. markets open. The cybersecurity solutions provider will host a video conference call with investors at 8:30 AM EST/5:30 AM PST on the same day.
The company will broadcast a live video webcast of the earnings call through their investor relations website at checkpoint.com/ir.
Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ: CHKP) has strengthened its position in Attack Surface Management (ASM) following its acquisition of Cyberint, as recognized in the latest GigaOm Radar report. Cyberint, now rebranded as Check Point External Risk Management, was highlighted as a top performer in the Maturity/Platform Play quadrant.
The solution combines automated asset discovery and continuous risk monitoring with advanced threat intelligence, offering comprehensive cyber threat visibility across open, deep, and dark web. Gartner predicts organizations implementing continuous exposure management programs will be 3X less likely to suffer breaches by 2026.
Key features include:
- Augmented threat visibility through continuous scanning
- Proactive security validation with exposure testing
- Advanced threat intelligence powered by Check Point ThreatCloud AI
Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ: CHKP) and Variscite have announced a strategic partnership to enhance IoT/embedded device security. The collaboration integrates Check Point's Quantum IoT Protect with Nano Agent technology into Variscite's System on Module (SoM) products.
The Nano Agent provides comprehensive device-level protection against advanced cyber threats, including denial-of-service attacks, malware, botnets, and zero-day vulnerabilities. Key features include:
- Built-in firmware security
- Protection against unauthorized access
- Secure login capabilities
- User data and privacy protection
- Enhanced workload security
The solution features minimal storage, memory, and CPU requirements, and can be easily implemented on Variscite's software platform. Importantly, it helps device manufacturers comply with the EU's new Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), which mandates security requirements for connected devices.
Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ: CHKP) has been recognized as a Leader in three GigaOm Radar reports for its CloudGuard solution, covering Application & API Security, Cloud Network Security, and Cloud Workload Security. The recognition highlights the company's platform unification, prevention-first approach, and AI-powered threat prevention capabilities.
CloudGuard's key strengths include AI-driven vulnerability detection, real-time threat detection and response, and automated security policy adaptation across multi-cloud environments. The solution provides comprehensive protection for workloads, applications, and data, featuring extensive hybrid-cloud support and automated configuration enforcement.
Check Point has also announced a strategic partnership with Wiz, a leading CNAPP provider, to enhance their cloud security capabilities. The collaboration aims to strengthen their offerings in hybrid environment support, workload detection and response, and automated configuration enforcement.
Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ: CHKP) has announced a strategic partnership with Wiz to enhance cloud security solutions. The collaboration aims to bridge cloud network security and Cloud Native Application Protection (CNAPP) through technological integration and business alliance.
The partnership offers four key benefits: unified security insights through integration of Check Point's network controls within Wiz's CNAPP platform, enhanced risk context with Wiz's analysis feeding into Check Point's platform, improved prioritization of unsecured assets, and optimized security operations with tailored recommendations.
As part of the agreement, Check Point will assist in migrating its CNAPP customers to Wiz and plans to reallocate resources towards cloud security business, including cloud network security, web application firewall (WAF), and generative AI technologies.
Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ: CHKP) has achieved industry-leading threat prevention rates according to Miercom's 2025 security benchmark report. The company's Infinity Platform demonstrated a 99.9% block rate on Zero+1 day malware, 99.7% phishing prevention rate, and 98% block rate on high and critical network intrusion exploits.
In Miercom's new firewall comparison using CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities database, Check Point emerged as the most secure with only one KEV, while competitors had between 11 and 21 vulnerabilities. The report evaluated threat prevention across on-premises, cloud, and Firewall-as-a-Service scenarios, with Check Point outperforming competitors in all categories. In SSE/SASE threat prevention, Check Point achieved a 99% block rate, while other vendors ranged from 74% to 96%.
Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ: CHKP) has unveiled new AI-powered capabilities for its Infinity Platform to enhance cybersecurity operations. The announcement comes as cyber-attacks increased 44% year-over-year, highlighting the need for improved security solutions.
The company introduced six new AI-powered innovations focused on three key areas: Unified Identity & Policy, Collaborative Threat Prevention, and Operational Simplicity. Key features include Quantum Policy Insights for improved security posture, Infinity Playblocks for security automation, and Infinity AI Copilot for enhanced security administration.
These innovations aim to address the challenges of siloed security approaches, where organizations typically manage multiple systems across networks, endpoints, email, and cloud environments. The new capabilities are designed to reduce complexity, strengthen threat prevention, and accelerate zero trust implementation across the platform.
Check Point Software (NASDAQ: CHKP) has released its Q4 and full-year 2024 financial results, showing strong growth across key metrics. Q4 calculated billings increased 11% to $959 million, with total revenues up 6% to $704 million. The company's Remaining Performance Obligation reached $2.5 billion, marking a 12% year-over-year increase.
For full-year 2024, calculated billings grew 9% to $2,658 million, while total revenues increased 6% to $2,565 million. Security Subscriptions Revenues showed particularly strong growth, up 13% to $1,104 million. The company maintained strong profitability with Non-GAAP EPS increasing 9% to $9.16.
The company announced leadership changes, with founder Gil Shwed transitioning to Executive Chairman and Nadav Zafrir assuming the CEO role. Additionally, Itai Greenberg was appointed as Chief Revenue Officer, and Roi Karo joined as Chief Strategy Officer. The company continued its share repurchase program, buying back approximately 7.7 million shares for $1,300 million in 2024.
Check Point Software (NASDAQ: CHKP) released its 2025 Security Report, revealing a 44% increase in global cyber-attacks year-over-year. The report, based on data from 170 countries, highlights significant cybersecurity trends including the rising use of generative AI in attacks and a 58% surge in Infostealer attacks.
Key findings include: AI-powered disinformation campaigns affecting one-third of global elections, ransomware tactics shifting to data exfiltration, and healthcare seeing a 47% increase in attacks. Education remained the most targeted sector with a 75% year-over-year increase in attacks. The report noted that 96% of exploits used vulnerabilities from previous years, while over 70% of infected devices were personal ones used in BYOD environments.
Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ: CHKP) has announced it will release its fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial results on Thursday, January 30, 2025, before U.S. markets open. The company will host a video conference call with investors at 8:30 AM EST/5:30 AM PST on the same day. A live video webcast will be available on the company's investor relations website.