Tag: Check Point Blog

Check Point Software Technologies Expands SecureAcademy™ Program in Canada with Eight New Universities and Colleges to Empower the Next-Generation of Cybersecurity Professionals

The cybersecurity education program provides programming to academic institutions across the country, including Sheridan College, Willis College, and, most recently, the University of Calgary. Canadian organizations across all sectors are being targeted by cyberattacks. As the incidence of cybercrime continues…

Navigating the Terrain: GPT’s Journey into Malware Analysis

Key Takeaways: We delve into the inherent strengths and common challenges that GPT (OpenAI’s GPT-4 henceforth “GPT”) encounters when engaged in the realm of malware analysis, providing tangible examples for clarity. Examining the root cause and structure of the ‘ceiling’…

Data Posture Management in Action: Meet the New Check Point CloudGuard

Traditionally, securing sensitive data begins with scanning your environment and classifying the data, allowing you to pinpoint where sensitive information resides. This audit process instills confidence by enabling you to establish policies to prevent data breaches. However, it is crucial…

Keeping Up with Today’s Top Mobile Spyware Threat Trends

You’re doing all you can to build a hardened cybersecurity fortress around your digital assets. But are you leaving a backdoor open to attackers without realizing it? Mobile devices are central to how we all work today, but they’re also…

A Hole in the (fire) Wall: Check Point Research reveals technique allowing attackers to bypass Firewall rules designed to stop NTLM credential thefts, and provides protection methods

Highlights: Check Point Research (CPR) reveals a technique abusing Microsoft Access’s feature (Part of the Office suite) that might allow attackers to bypass Firewall rules designed to stop NTLM (NetNTLM) credential theft.  Attacks against NTLM vary between brute force attacks…

Cloud Security in Action: Meet Check Point CloudGuard

Digital transformation and the widespread adoption of cloud technologies are creating mega-shifts across all industries. The adoption of cloud is far from straightforward and linear, as companies navigate their cloud adoption journey in phases. Moreover, the range of technologies employed…

Check Point Recognized on the 2023 CRN Edge Computing 100 List

Today, accelerated cloud adoption and hybrid work require security to expand beyond the traditional network perimeter, making edge security a paramount focus. CRN’s fourth-annual Edge Computing 100 list honors trailblazing vendors leading the channel with next-generation technology that helps build…

Getting to Know Zehra Hussain

Zehra Hussain is an Incident Response Analyst based in Sydney, Australia. Her role involves responding to security incidents and ensuring the protection of sensitive data and systems. With a background in digital forensics and satellite engineering, Zehra brings unique expertise…

Why OSS Packages Can’t Scale without New Security Measures

In the vibrant arena of software development, open-source software (OSS) has emerged as a vital catalyst for spurring innovation, nurturing collaboration, and boosting cost efficiency. OSS projects have seen explosive growth, with millions of dedicated developers contributing to a jaw-dropping…

Evolving Cyber Dynamics Amidst the Israel-Hamas Conflict

Highlights: Pro-Palestinian cyber activists have broadened their scope beyond Israel, targeting countries perceived as Israeli allies in the war against Hamas. The cyber operations mainly serve as informational and retaliatory tactics, with limited reported damage. Target selection is influenced by…

Securely Migrating to AWS with Check Point

The cloud has emerged as the primary infrastructure backbone for most enterprises, providing a scalable, flexible, reliable, and customizable platform for the delivery of mission-critical applications. As a result, it has become the leading foundation of server architecture for both…

Empowering Cybersecurity: A Generative AI Revolution

October is not just about falling leaves and pumpkin spice; it’s also Cybersecurity Awareness Month—a time to reflect on the ever-evolving landscape of digital threats and the innovative solutions that keep us protected. In this blog post, we’ll explore the…

Getting to Know: Kim Forsthuber

Kim Forsthuber is a Channel Specialist for at Check Point Software Technologies. As a Channel Specialist, Kim works closely with Check Point’s partners to develop and execute strategic marketing and sales plans for the Harmony portfolio. Prior to Check Point,…

Phishing via Dropbox

A burgeoning attack involving Dropbox is making the rounds. In the first two weeks of September, we saw 5,550 of these attacks. Hackers are using Dropbox to create fake login pages that eventually lead to a credential harvesting page. It’s…

What is Alert Deafness?

Ping! One of the CI pipelines is failing. Ding! Critical production error incoming… The exponential increase in data processed by organizations means a rise in errors, failures, and vulnerabilities is expected. But with pings and dings popping up over 500…

Getting to Know: Kacey Darling

In her 12+ years in cybersecurity, Kacey Darling has held a variety of roles across sales and marketing across Check Point, including Channel Development Manager, Account Manager and Field Marketing Manager for the North Central region of the United States.…

Cyber Stakes: The MGM Ransomware Roulette

  What we have learned and the steps to protect your enterprise Highlights MGM Resorts was hit by a major ransomware attack that took systems offline in locations across Las Vegas Prolific ransomware group ALPHV claimed responsibility in a post…

Getting to Know: Grant Asplund

For more than 25 years, Grant Asplund has been sharing his insights on how businesses can best protect themselves from sophisticated cyber-attacks in an increasingly complex world. As Check Point’s chief evangelist, he travels the world enthralling audiences with his…

Phishing via Google Looker Studio

A burgeoning attack involving Google Looker Studio is making the rounds. In the last few weeks, we’ve seen over a hundred of these attacks. Google Looker Studio is a tool that converts information—slideshows, spreadsheets, etc—into visualized data, such as charts…

Addressing the Rising Threat of Web DDoS Tsunami Attacks in 2023

The first half of 2023 has seen a massive surge in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, unveiling a new level of sophistication, frequency, and size that organizations must confront. This rising threat is particularly exemplified by the popularity in…

How companies can get a grip on ‘business email compromise’

***This blog was originally published on the World Economic Forum*** More use of SaaS applications means employee business accounts are being targeted for “business email compromise” (BEC). BEC has evolved from basic email phishing scams to more sophisticated iterations, including…

Check Point Software: XDR Leader in Frost Radar™ 2023 Report

We are proud to announce that Check Point Software has been named an innovation and growth leader in the 2023 Frost Radar™ Extended Detection and Response Report! “XDR is an essential tool that distinguishes itself by providing organizations with cross-layered…

Check Point Shares Analysis of Qakbot Malware Group

On August 29, 2023, the FBI announced it dismantled the Qakbot (also referred to as Qbot) multinational cyber hacking and ransomware operation, impacting 700,000 computers around the world – including financial institutions, government contractors and medical device manufacturers. The Qakbot…

Check Point Software: XDR Leader in Frost Radar™ 2023 Report

We are proud to announce that Check Point Software has been named an innovation and growth leader in the 2023 Frost Radar™ Extended Detection and Response Report! “XDR is an essential tool that distinguishes itself by providing organizations with cross-layered…

Check Point Software: XDR Leader in Frost Radar™ 2023 Report

We are proud to announce that Check Point Software has been named an innovation and growth leader in the 2023 Frost Radar™ Extended Detection and Response Report! “XDR is an essential tool that distinguishes itself by providing organizations with cross-layered…

Check Point Software: XDR Leader in Frost Radar™ 2023 Report

We are proud to announce that Check Point Software has been named an innovation and growth leader in the 2023 Frost Radar™ Extended Detection and Response Report! “XDR is an essential tool that distinguishes itself by providing organizations with cross-layered…

Check Point Software: XDR Leader in Frost Radar™ 2023 Report

We are proud to announce that Check Point Software has been named an innovation and growth leader in the 2023 Frost Radar™ Extended Detection and Response Report! “XDR is an essential tool that distinguishes itself by providing organizations with cross-layered…

Check Point Software: XDR Leader in Frost Radar™ 2023 Report

We are proud to announce that Check Point Software has been named an innovation and growth leader in the 2023 Frost Radar™ Extended Detection and Response Report! “XDR is an essential tool that distinguishes itself by providing organizations with cross-layered…

Check Point Software: XDR Leader in Frost Radar™ 2023 Report

We are proud to announce that Check Point Software has been named an innovation and growth leader in the 2023 Frost Radar™ Extended Detection and Response Report! “XDR is an essential tool that distinguishes itself by providing organizations with cross-layered…

Check Point Software: XDR Leader in Frost Radar™ 2023 Report

We are proud to announce that Check Point Software has been named an innovation and growth leader in the 2023 Frost Radar™ Extended Detection and Response Report! “XDR is an essential tool that distinguishes itself by providing organizations with cross-layered…

Check Point Software: XDR Leader in Frost Radar™ 2023 Report

We are proud to announce that Check Point Software has been named an innovation and growth leader in the 2023 Frost Radar™ Extended Detection and Response Report! “XDR is an essential tool that distinguishes itself by providing organizations with cross-layered…

How to close the IT Talent Gap with a SASE Solution

According to cybersecurityventures.com unfilled cyber security positions will hit 3.5 million in 2023, with more than 750,000 of those positions based in the U.S. The lack of talent in this area can lead to inadequate threat detection, weaker security, and…

Preventing DNS Tunneling with AI Deep Learning

DNS Tunneling is probably considered a relic of the early Internet days, back when the first firewalls were deployed and malware analysis was a little bit simpler than it is today. Though attackers have evolved, using steganography and encryption to…

Verify You Are Human (So We Can Steal Your Credentials)

Web server management faces numerous security challenges. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are one such threat. These attacks involve multiple bots bombarding the server with a high volume of requests in a short period of time, resulting in a…

Check Point Wins Gold Stevie International Business Award

Check Point is thrilled to accept the International Business Awards’ Gold Stevie award for our Quantum Titan security platform! At Check Point, we are transforming how organizations secure their networks across on-premise, cloud and IoT environments. Powered by ThreatCloud AI,…

Avoiding False Positive: The Silent SAST Killer

Author: Dotan Nahum False positives are the most frustrating aspect of performing security testing. It’s like playing a game of whack-a-mole: every time you run a test, you have to wonder whether false positives will pop up in your results…