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Maximum Zero-Day Prevention Without Compromising Productivity

By Jonathan Gold-Shalev, Senior Product Manager, Threat Prevention Organizations use security products to either detect or prevent known and unknown threats. Most threats enter a network via web browsing, web file downloads, phishing emails, and…

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“Agent Smith”: The New Virus to Hit Mobile Devices

In the Wachowski Brothers’ classic Matrix trilogy, “Agent Smith” famously describes the human race as a species that multiplies until every resource is consumed. In reality, it is the “Agent Smith” of the mobile malware…

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June 2019’s Most Wanted Malware: Emotet Takes a Break, but Possibly Not for Long

In June, the most significant change in the threat landscape was not an increase in attacks or a new type of malware, but the absence of one of the most prominent threats of the last…

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CyberNext: Join us for an Invitation-Only Global Cybersecurity Summit

by Eddie Doyle, Global Cyber Security Strategist, published July 8, 2019   Our world is hyper digital, but stopping the next wave of cyber threats depends on high-level, lightning speed in-person conversations.   In cybersecurity,…

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Five Valuable Tips for Success at Microsoft Inspire 2019

By Jonathan Maresky, Product Marketing Manager, Cloudguard IaaS, published July 2, 2019   I like Microsoft Inspire.   The conference, previously known as Microsoft WPC (Worldwide Partner Conference) was my first foray into the wonderful…

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Security Flaws in Electronic Arts’s Origin Platform

Today’s kids and kids-at-heart are arguably more addicted to computer games than ever before, and some of the most popular are sports themed. But for cyber criminals the only sport they are addicted to is…

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“I’ve Looked at Clouds from Both Sides Now”: Reflections on Visibility, Context & Control in Cloud Security”

By Noa Katz, Product Marketing Manager, Cloud Security, published June 21st 2019   “I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now From up and down, and still somehow It’s cloud illusions I recall I really…

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Secure Your Cloud with Check Point CloudGuard and Infinity Architecture at AWS re:Inforce 2019 in Boston

By Jonathan Maresky, Product Marketing Manager, Cloudguard IaaS, June 20th 2019     AWS re:Inforce 2019 kicks off next week June 25-26 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.   It’s the first time that…

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Check Point’s Threat Emulation Stops Large-Scale Phishing Campaign in Germany

Research by: Kobi Eisenkraft, Moshe Hayun, published June 19th 2019   Introduction   During the first week of June 2019, Check Point researchers encountered a new, large-scale phishing campaign targeting German companies across all industries.…

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CPR Zero: Check Point Research’s Vulnerability Repository

During the past 3 years, Check Point Research has invested significant resources into vulnerability research. For every vulnerability we discover, we first notify the vendor and immediately develop new protections which are integrated into the…

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