Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a leading provider of cyber security solutions globally, today announced it has been recognized as a Leader in the 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Threat Management (UTM). It is the seventh consecutive year that Check Point has been listed as a Leader for UTM.
Check Point’s Next Generation Firewall (Check Point Security Gateways) continues to have one of the largest UTM market share and continues to focus on enhancing threat prevention technologies, including anti-ransomware and CPU level emulation capabilities. Its solutions assist companies in protecting their data from advanced fifth-generation threats and attacks.
With a comprehensive suite of solutions for SMB and enterprises, Check Point Infinity architecture delivers the most innovative and effective security across all network segmentations, keeping customers protected against large-scale fifth-generation cyber threats. Check Point’s Infinity architecture offers:
- The most advanced threat prevention: SandBlast continues to innovate and enhance anti-ransomware and CPU-level emulation capabilities, improving performance, prevention and protection against zero-day exploits.
- Wholeness of security vision: Protecting small-to-midsize enterprises against even the most sophisticated attacks with a comprehensive product portfolio, including Next Generation Firewalls (NGFW) and a focused SMB strategy providing multiple UTM models supporting Internet, VDSL and 4G/LTE interfaces with built-in routing capabilities to the enterprise.
- Largest offering of security solutions: Covering network security, cloud security, mobile and endpoint security, Check Point security gateways features include granular, network-based DLP with more than 700 premade data types for Web, FTP and email traffic.
- Top-tier security management, R80.10: Featuring centralized management control across all networks and cloud environments, increasing operational efficiency and lowering the complexity of managing your security.
“Check Point is proud to be recognized as a Leader for the seventh consecutive year in the 2018 Magic Quadrant for Unified Threat Management (SMB Multifunctional Firewalls),” said Peter Alexander, Chief Marketing Officer at Check Point. “In today’s fifth-generation cyber-attack environment, it’s crucial to take the necessary measures toward a better secured architecture. Businesses must fortify themselves with threat prevention – not just detection – technology that will combat large scale, multi-vector attacks before they happen.”
For more information about today’s announcement, read a complimentary copy of the report on 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Threat Management (SMB Multifunctional Firewalls).
Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Unified Threat Management (SMB Multifunction Firewalls), Rajpreet Kaur | Claudio Neiva, 20 September 2018.
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