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Check Point Software Technologies

Check Point Software Technologies offices in Tel Aviv. (Courtesy)
February 12, 2026, 8:58 pm
Check Point snaps up three Israeli startups to bolster its AI security arsenal
Cybersecurity giant says string of local acquisitions comes amid growing demand for protection against AI-driven cyber threats as businesses are rapidly adopting autonomous agents
By Sharon Wrobel
Brig. Gen. (res.) Yossi Karadi, director general of the Israel National Cyber Directorate (INDC) speaks at the 2026 Cybertech conferece in Tel Aviv, Jan. 27, 2026. (Courtesy of Gilad Kavalerchik)
January 27, 2026, 11:26 pm
Fought without a single bullet: Official warns of coming ‘AI-driven cyber war’
Cyber Directorate head Yossi Karadi says Israel needs to cooperate with cybersecurity industry as country was target of 26,000 cyberattacks last year, a 55% increase on 2024
By Sharon Wrobel
Check Point Software Technologies offices in Tel Aviv. (Courtesy)
January 14, 2026, 3:11 pm
Beijing tells local firms to stop using US, Israeli cybersecurity software
Sources say Check Point Software Technologies on list of banned companies, along with US firms Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet
By Reuters and ToI Staff
ILLUSTRATIVE- Cybersecurity. (NicoElNino via iStock)
February 11, 2025, 7:39 pm
Israel’s Check Point and Wiz partner to merge cyber tech
The new partnership looks to offer a comprehensive and holistic cloud protection solution against cyber threats and breaches
By Sharon Wrobel
Nadav Zafrir, co-founder and managing partner at venture capital group Team8. (Courtesy).
July 24, 2024, 3:53 pm
Israel’s Check Point names Nadav Zafrir as new CEO
Zafrir, co-founder and managing partner of venture capital group Team8, will replace cybersecurity firm co-founder Gil Shwed, who stepped down in February
By Sharon Wrobel
Gaby Portnoy, director general of the Israel National Cyber Directorate, speaks at the Cybertech 2024 conference in Tel Aviv, April 9, 2024. (Cybertech)
April 9, 2024, 5:43 pm
Cyberattacks by Iran, Hezbollah have tripled during the war, says Israel cyber czar
Iranian-linked hacker group conducts cyberattacks against Israel from the offices of a disguised IT company in the heart of Tehran, Cyber Directorate chief reveals
By Sharon Wrobel
Check Point Software's founder Gil Shwed speaking at CyberTech 2017. (Courtesy, Gilad Kavalerchik)
August 10, 2023, 9:04 pm
Check Point scoops up Tel Aviv cyber startup in $490m deal to protect remote workers
Deal comes after Perimeter 81 was valued at $1 billion in June 2022; founded in 2018, the startup develops network cybersecurity solutions for hybrid workplaces
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: Programming scripts on a computer monitor. (Motortion/iStock by Getty Images)
March 1, 2022, 11:21 am
Russian invasion of Ukraine sees online forces mobilize as cyberattacks mount
Cyber-assaults on Ukrainian government, military sectors up almost 200% as ‘hacktivists’ and researchers wage war online, say Israeli cyber specialists
By Ricky Ben-David
Check Point CEO Gil Shwed speaks at the Cybertech Israel Conference and Exhibition, in Tel Aviv, on January 31, 2017. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
February 1, 2022, 7:32 pm
Check Point acquires Israeli startup Spectral to offer developer-first security
Cybersecurity giant says purchase emphasizes commitment to cloud developers, amounts to 7th acquisition in 3 years
By Ricky Ben-David
Check Point CEO Gil Shwed speaks at the Cybertech Israel Conference and Exhibition, in Tel Aviv, on January 31, 2017. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
August 30, 2021, 6:03 pm
Cybersecurity giant Check Point acquires Israeli startup to protect cloud emails
Founded in 2015 in Tel Aviv, Avanan protects emails and cloud collaboration solutions like G-Suite and Slack from cyberattacks
By Ricky Ben-David
An illustrative image of computer pop-up box screen warning of a system being hacked. (solarseven; iStock by Getty Images)
August 22, 2021, 6:56 pm
Education sector sees 29% global increase in cyberattacks, Check Point reports
India suffers highest volume of weekly attacks on education and research facilities, followed by Italy and Israel
By Ricky Ben-David
Illustrative: People wearing protective face masks to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus stand inside a train in Tehran, Iran on July 8, 2020. (AP/Ebrahim Noroozi)
August 15, 2021, 4:25 am
Hacker group, not Israel, behind cyberattack on Iran’s train system – report
Cybersecurity company Check Point names opposition group Indra, which it says inflicted ‘nation-state-level damage’ in July assault
By ToI Staff
Illustrative image of Amazon Kindle e-readers, April 28, 2016, in New York. (AP/Kathy Willens)
August 9, 2021, 10:43 am
Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point uncovers Amazon security flaw
Now-closed vulnerability allowed attackers to breach and take control of Kindle e-readers, security company says
By Luke Tress
An illustrative image of a ransomware attack by hackers (AlexLMX; iStock by Getty Images)
July 26, 2021, 3:00 pm
Check Point reports 93% surge in smart ransomware attacks over past year
In the first half of 2021, Israel saw on average 2.5 times more cybersecurity attacks than globally, Israeli cybersecurity giant says
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative. A hacker breaking into a computer. (gorodenkoff via iStockPhoto)
June 8, 2021, 2:28 pm
Israel researchers find four security flaws in Microsoft Office software
Check Point Software Technologies says vulnerability in graph-making tool is part of legacy code and has been around for years; urge users to update software to fix
By Shoshanna Solomon
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