AboutContact usRSS
dotsbydots
SEARCHCONTACT US

Buzz

Most popular

Daily
Weekly
1
Four months after Intel shut it down, Ignite relaunches as an independent accelerator
2
Boomi acquires Israeli data management startup Rivery in $100M deal
3
Israel launches its first domestically built quantum computer
4
Chainalysis acquires Israeli blockchain security startup Hexagate in $60M deal
5
“I foresee one of the best decades in the history of the State of Israel”
More news

Check Point

20 stories about Check Point
כנס וירג'ין לחדשנות 2019 גיל שוויד מנכ"ל ובעלי צ'ק פוינט

Check Point acquiring Israeli cybersecurity startup Spectral for $60 million

01.02.22|Sophie Shulman
Founded in 2020, Spectral’s developer-first approach to security focuses on code safety and trust, fast code scanning, and simple developer experience
default image

"The secondary celebration will not continue. The market of 2021 is over"

22.01.22|Sophie Shulman
Shlomo Kramer is the godfather of cybersecurity. Since founding with his partners the pioneering Check Point, he has built two more giant companies, his latest being Cato Networks. He's also invested successfully in dozens of startups, several of which have already become unicorns
מימין גיל שוויד ו שלמה קרמר

Cybersecurity valuations are a bubble, warn Check Point co-founders

20.10.21|Meir Orbach
Gil Shwed and Shlomo Kramer haven’t been partners for over two decades, but both believe that current cyber growth is unrealistic
Eyal Elyashiv Aviv Yehazkel Cynamics

Cynamics raises $7 million led by Marius Nacht

22.09.21|James Spiro
The company analyses 1% of network samples to predict the remaining 99% and prevent threats and attacks
students of adva

Could Ultra-Orthodox women be the solution Israeli tech is looking for?

08.09.21|Daniel Farber-Ball
Battling the human capital scarcity, the Adva program trains Ultra-Orthodox women as developers and helps them enter the local ecosystem
Gil Friedrich Avanan

Check Point acquiring Avanan for $300 million, its biggest purchase in over a decade

30.08.21|Sophie Shulman
The cloud-email security vendor has developed a patented application-programming interface (API) solution to stop email threats before they arrive in the inbox
מוסף שבועי 28.11.19 ניר צוק מנכל חברת פלאו אלדו ישראלי לשעבר

Palo Alto’s new focus on profitability is bad news for Israeli startups

26.08.21|Sophie Shulman
The cyber giant spent over $3 billion on acquisitions in three years, which shot up its valuation. However, as it aims to increase profits, Israeli companies which hoped to be bought are likely going to have to wait
גיל שויד ב כנס חדשנות ב מרכז פרס

Check Point surpasses market forecasts for Q2, recording $217 million profit

26.07.21|CTech
The Israeli cybersecurity company’s revenue was up 4% year over year to $526 million, with its cash balance reaching $4 billion. “We’ve seen a 93% increase in ransomware attacks, as Gen V attacks are now the new norm,” said CEO Gil Shwed
Oded Vanunu Check Point

Cryptocurrency technology is “the new engine” for cybercrime, says Check Point

23.07.21|James Spiro
Speaking to CTech during Cyber Week, Check Point’s Oded Vanunu shares how cybercrime has evolved on the blockchain, and what governments can do to protect against attacks
גיל שויד מנכל צק פוינט

Check Point is ready to fight for its place, reveals numbers behind cloud operation

07.06.21|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli cybersecurity pioneer wants to prove to everyone that even though it might have arrived late to the cloud game, no one should count Gil Shwed’s company out. ”We will make more acquisitions and continue to be aggressive with the cloud”
אנטי וירוס אבטחה סייבר מובייל האקר

Cybersecurity startup Exabeam raises $200 million at $2.4 billion valuation

01.06.21|Meir Orbach
Israeli co-founder Nir Polak to step down from role of CEO to become chairman of the board
וג'די זאביט מייסד משותף Orca security

The entrepreneur from Kafr Manda who built a cybersecurity unicorn

30.05.21|Maayan Manela
From the day he got his first computer, Orca Security co-founder Wagde Zabit knew he found his calling. How does one man from a small Arab community get to the top of Startup Nation?
מוסף שבועי 20.5.21 דיוויד בלאמברג

David Blumberg: When visiting Israel, I leave my heart at passport control and follow my head

22.05.21|Sophie Shulman
For decades David Blumberg has been part of the local tech scene, now in a rare interview with Calcalist, he discusses his vision, Israel, and how come a Jewish, Gay, fourth-generation Californian supports Donald Trump
מוסף שבועי 21.3.19 ד.נ.א גיל שוויד

Check Point surpasses market forecasts for Q1, plans to recruit 600 new employees this year

26.04.21|Sophie Shulman
The Israeli cybersecurity giant ended the first quarter of 2021 with total revenues of $508 million, a modest 4% increase year over year
גיל שויד ב כנס חדשנות ב מרכז פרס

Check Point CEO Gil Shwed exercises $32.5 million worth of options in 2020, down by $7 million from previous year

04.04.21|Hezi Sternlicht
The Israeli cybersecurity giant has registered relative stagnation in its sales over recent years, with its shares climbing 10% over the past 12 months, while the Nasdaq index surged by 70%
איור מלחמת סייבר

As cyber wars escalate, Israeli tech gains an edge

02.04.21|Sophie Shulman
With giant Russian cyberattacks against the U.S., the transition to online services during the pandemic and stricter regulations to protect data, Israeli cyber companies are set to benefit from 2021
מגזין מנהלים 25.12.17 אני לא מסתנוור גיל שוויד

With the cloud blocking its horizon, Check Point is facing its moment of truth

11.03.21|Sophie Shulman
Under Gil Shwed's conservative leadership, the Israeli cybersecurity giant didn't capitalize fast enough on the cloud, leaving it to face some hard decisions
האקר הגנת הפרטיות ערוץ פטנטים וקניין רוחני

Check Point reveals leap in cyberattacks on Israeli medical facilities toward end of 2020

06.01.21|Raphael Kahan
Medical facilities have become a target for cybercriminals during the pandemic; in Israel the figure stands particularly high at 813 attacks per week compared to global average of 620
Anat Greemland Scale-Up Velocity ענת גרימלנד

Tech training program ‘Adva’ completed by 81 ultra-Orthodox women, leading to employment opportunities at leading companies

29.12.20|James Spiro
The program gives women access to companies like Apple, Facebook, Check Point, and XM Cyber
שלמה קרמר Shlomo Kramer Gateways Stampa

Shlomo Kramer: The firewall revolutionary

30.11.20|CTech
The IDF’s Unit 8200 alum has backed dozens of startups with hundreds of millions of dollars
Previous ArticlesMore Articles