Check Point Blog

Where should a CISO live?

By  Edwin Doyle, Global Security Strategist, published August 22nd 2019 Charles Darwin said, “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent. It is the one most adaptable to change.”…

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To Bot or not to Bot your PCI Compliance

By Marina Segal and Aditya Gupta – Product Management CloudGuard Dome9   Building cloud environments and systems that need to be compliant with PCI requirements is a common task for many companies. PCI compliance is…

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Check Point Enables Agile and Automated Cloud Security at VMworld 2019 US

By Jonathan Maresky, Product Marketing Manager, Cloudguard IaaS, published August 15, 2019 VMworld 2019 US takes place during August 25-29 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The VMworld website says that participants describe VMworld…

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A Guide to CloudGuard IaaS Offerings in the AWS Marketplace

By Jonathan Maresky, Product Marketing Manager, Cloudguard IaaS, published August 14, 2019   Check Point CloudGuard IaaS for AWS delivers advanced, multi-layered cloud network security and protects cloud assets in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and…

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Check Point’s SandBlast Protects Israeli Bank Customers from Smishing Campaign

Research by: Kobi Eisenkraft   Recently a new smishing (SMS phishing) attack targeted users in Israel. In a smishing campaign, attackers send SMS messages from supposedly legitimate organizations. These messages try to persuade you to…

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July 2019’s Most Wanted Malware: Vulnerability in OpenDreamBox 2.0.0 WebAdmin Plugin Enables Attackers to Execute Commands Remotely

In July, a new vulnerability in the OpenDreamBox 2.0.0 WebAdmin Plugin that has impacted 32% of organizations globally in the last month, was discovered. The vulnerability, ranked the 8th most exploited, enables attackers to execute…

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2019 NSS Labs BPS Test: Check Point Leads in Security Effectiveness

By Tal Eisner, Threat Prevention Product Marketing We are thrilled to announce that Check Point achieved the highest security effectiveness score in the 2019 NSS Labs Breach Prevention Systems (BPS) group test. Check Point’s Next…

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Reverse Engineering WhatsApp: Encryption for Chat Manipulation and More at Black Hat USA

The industry is preparing for the biggest annual event, Black Hat USA 2019, in Las Vegas, Aug. 3-8. Black Hat USA returns to Las Vegas for its 22nd year, at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.…

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What is Zero Trust Security? And Why Should You Care

By Dana Katz, Product Marketing Manager, Security Platforms    An ever-evolving IT environment and cyber-threat landscape have made legacy security infrastructures ineffective. Based on the outdated assumption that anything within the security perimeter can be…

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New Splunk Application Boosts SOC Efficiency

By Eytan Segal, Head of Product Management, Threat Prevention Analyzing Check Point threat events in Splunk has never been easier! Procedures for threat monitoring and analysis are key for identifying cyber attacks against an organization,…

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