Check Point Software Technologies Named a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls

Recognition Marks the 16^th Time in this Gartner Magic Quadrant

SAN CARLOS, Calif., Oct. 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls. It is the 16^th time in the company’s history that Check Point has been listed as a Leader for Enterprise Network Firewalls (ENFW).

“To be recognized as a Leader in the 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls for the 16^th time we believe is no small feat,” said Peter Alexander, Chief Marketing Officer at Check Point. “We feel that this recognition is a testament to Check Point’s continued commitment in delivering our customers with the robust threat prevention technology needed to address the issues surrounding today’s fifth-generation cyber-attack landscape.”

According to Gartner: “In this mature market, vendors differentiate on feature strengths. Security and risk management leaders must consider the trade-offs between best-of-breed enterprise network firewall functions and risk tolerance.”

The Check Point Infinity architecture, along with its comprehensive enterprise product line, delivers the most innovative and effective security across all network segments, keeping customers protected against any threat, anytime and anywhere. Check Point’s Infinity architecture offers:

For more information about today’s announcement, and to receive a complimentary copy of the 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls, go to https://pages.checkpoint.com/enterprise-network-firewall-gartner-report-2018.html

*Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls, Adam Hils, Jeremy D'Hoinne, Rajpreet Kaur, 4 October 2018.

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About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com) is a leading provider of cyber security solutions to corporate enterprises and governments globally. Its solutions protect customers from 5^th-generation cyber-attacks with an industry leading catch rate of malware, ransomware and other targeted attacks. Check Point offers a multilevel security architecture with our new Gen V advanced threat prevention that protects all networks, cloud and mobile operations of a business against all known attacks combined with the industry’s most comprehensive and intuitive single point of control management system. Check Point protects over 100,000 organizations of all sizes.