Check Point is turning network firewalls into cloud-based subscriptions
Check Point recently introduced its new Firewall-as-a-Subscription offering, giving organizations access to comprehensive network protection designed for the AI era. The Israeli cybersecurity company says customers no longer need to purchase expensive hardware appliances before getting started with the new platform. However, they'll be locked into monthly or annual payments... Read Entire Article
Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point has introduced a new firewall service called Firewall-as-a-Subscription, designed to protect networks against AI-powered threats. The service, which is built on Check Point's latest firewall platform, R82.20, offers comprehensive network protection and management capabilities for bots, chatbots, and AI agents.
Unlike traditional hardware appliances, customers can access the Firewall-as-a-Subscription offering through monthly or annual payments, committing to the service for a minimum of three years. The platform includes features such as an agentic console for managing firewall devices and services, Check Point Force hardware firewalls tailored to an organization's needs, SandBlast's AI-powered threat prevention, and on-the-fly security updates.
Check Point argues that the rising cost of hardware appliances and the need for constant upgrades make the subscription model more appealing to organizations. The company's president of global technical sales, Avi Rembaum, claims that the Firewall-as-a-Subscription service provides advanced AI security, threat prevention, and agentic management through a single, simple subscription, enabling organizations to secure their AI transformation.
As AI agents increasingly pose a threat to internet services, with big tech companies like Amazon and Meta clashing over agents' online shopping abilities and Nvidia proposing a safety platform to keep rogue AI agents in check, Check Point's subscription-based approach to network security appears to be a practical solution to combat these emerging agentic threats.
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