Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. announced the new Check Point Quantum Firewall Software R82 (R82) and
additional innovations for the Infinity Platform. As organizations face a 75% surge in cyber-attacks worldwide, R82 delivers new
AI-powered engines to prevent against zero-day threats including phishing,
malware, and domain name system (DNS) exploits. It also includes new
architectural changes and innovations that drive DevOps agility for data center
operations as well as simplicity and scale.
"Threats are
continuing to multiply exponentially, and organizations need intelligent
solutions that can keep them a step ahead," said Nataly Kremer, Chief Product
Officer at Check Point Software Technologies. "Network security is increasingly
strategic. Our suite of AI-powered threat prevention tools - from Check Point
Quantum Firewall Software R82 to GenAI Protect and more - are not only bringing
world-class innovations, but also relentlessly focused on making it
operationally simple and resilient."
Quantum
Software R82 delivers over 50 new capabilities for enterprise customers
including:
- Industry Leading AI-Powered Threat Prevention to block 99.8% of zero-day threats. It introduces four
new AI engines to find hidden relationships and patterns to block over
500K additional attacks per month that protect against sophisticated
zero-day phishing and malware campaigns.
- Agile Datacenter Operations to accelerate app development with automated
integration of security policy. With dramatically simplified firewall
virtualization, organizations achieve 3X faster provisioning of virtual
systems for multi-tenancy and agile application development benefiting
DevOps.
- Operational Simplicity to offer seamless scalability for networks of all
sizes, automatically adapting to business growth and traffic spikes. It
enables organizations to achieve resilience with built-in load sharing and
clustering technology (ElasticXL), while benefiting from 3x faster
provisioning and operations for firewall management.
- Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) to provide the latest NIST-approved cryptography Kyber
(ML-KEM) for quantum-safe encryption, providing assurance that today's
encrypted data won't turn into tomorrow's treasure chest for threat
actors.
"Maintaining
effective network security requires AI, automation, and the ability to adapt
quickly to the latest threats," said Frank Dickson, IDC Group Vice President of
Security and Trust. "Security needs to be strong, but it also needs to enable
business innovation at the speed of DevOps. With Check Point's new
collaborative AI-powered solutions and Quantum Firewall Software, Check Point
looks to deliver high performance AI threat prevention while enabling
organizations to innovate quickly."
The new
capabilities build upon Check Point's recently released suite of AI-powered
threat prevention innovations:
- Check Point Infinity AI Copilot is a
responsive AI-powered assistant designed to automate and accelerate
security management and threat resolution.
- Check Point GenAI Protect is a
pioneering solution for the safe adoption of generative AI in enterprises.
- Check Point Infinity External Risk
Management
(ERM) delivers continuous monitoring and real-time threat
prevention, augmented by expert managed services. This protects customers
against a wider array of external risks, from credential threat and
vulnerability exploitation to phishing attacks and fraud.
"We've seen a
definite performance increase and operational value with our upgrade to Check
Point's Quantum Firewall Software R82 software release. The new Quantum
Firewall software allows us to secure and manage our encrypted traffic more
easily than ever," said Jeff Burgess, Manager I.T. Enterprise, Aviation
Technical Services. "With Check Point, all of our security products are
working in sync together to provide a level of security which was previously
unattainable."