In the rapidly evolving world of cybersecurity, staying ahead of threats requires constant vigilance and adaptation. As a leader in strategic consulting and provider of comprehensive NIST cyber risk assessments, we’re excited to announce the upcoming release of our modified…
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PCI Compliance Levels: A Developer’s Guide to PCI Compliance
Compliance is something that developers dislike. Traditionally led by risk and information security teams, compliance standard enforcement in organizations is not something software engineers are trained to do. So when the words “PCI compliance” are tossed around, for many developers…
A Shadowed Menace : The Escalation of Web API Cyber Attacks in 2024
Highlights: Significant Increase in Attacks: In the first month of 2024, attempts to attack Web APIs impacted 1 in 4.6 organizations worldwide every week, marking a 20% increase compared to January 2023, highlighting the growing risk associated with API vulnerabilities. Industry-Wide…
VirusTotal Threat Intelligence Now Seamlessly Integrated in Infinity XDR/XPR
Check Point Technologies announces VirusTotal threat intelligence is now an integral part of Infinity XDR/XPR prevention-first security operations platform. Security teams and SOC analysts depend on high quality threat intelligence from multiple sources to investigate indicators of compromise (IOCs) and…
CloudGuard Streamlines Azure Virtual WAN security with Direct Ingress
As Azure Virtual WAN continues to gain popularity among enterprise customers with distributed and complex IT environments, the need for a comprehensive, consolidated, and collaborative security solution to protect these deployments becomes even more crucial. Check Point CloudGuard provides customers…
Securing the Road Ahead: Addressing Persistent Cloud Misconfigurations in the Automotive Industry
Explore a pair of security exposures from the automotive industry and how the proper security tools could have prevented these ‘same old issues’ from happening. Earlier this month, BMW was yet another victim of dangerous misconfigurations in their cloud storage,…
Digital Deception at the Ballot Box: The Shadow Machinery of Election Manipulation: How Deepfake Technology Threatens the 2024 U.S. Elections
Main Takeaways: Widespread Availability: The ease of access to deepfake technology raises alarms for election security. Unmasking the Invisible Architects: The potential for election fraud through the adept use of artificial intelligence and deepfake technologies, orchestrated by a clandestine network…
SASE Survey Reveals User Experience Is Top of Mind
The results are in: end user experience is everything when it comes to SASE. That was the primary feedback from 650 security professionals we surveyed regarding SASE adoption. A full 71% put end user experience as their top concern. This…
2024’s Cyber Battleground Unveiled: Escalating Ransomware Epidemic, the Evolution of Cyber Warfare Tactics and strategic use of AI in defense – Insights from Check Point’s Latest Security Report
Key Takeaways: · Rising Threats: Cybersecurity landscape faces an unprecedented surge in ransomware attacks, with 1 in every 10 organizations globally being targeted in 2023. · Evolution of Tactics: Adversaries exploit zero-day vulnerabilities, employ disruptive wipers, utlise emerging RaaS (Ransomware-as-a-Service)…
Hybrid Mesh and the Check Point Infinity Platform
Gartner has recently recognized Check Point as a Representative Vendor for Hybrid Mesh Firewall Platforms (“Hybrid Mesh”). This blog explores what hybrid mesh is and how the Check Point Infinity Platform delivers on the promise of a cyber security strategy…