Check Point

Official Websitewww.checkpoint.com
Primary DomainNetwork Firewalls & Endpoint Security
HeadquartersTel Aviv, Israel & San Carlos, California, USA
Founded1993
DeploymentQuantum Security Gateways, Harmony Endpoint Agent, CloudGuard Multi-Cloud

Vendor & Platform Overview

Check Point Software Technologies is an industry icon credited with inventing stateful packet inspection, the foundational technology of modern firewalls. Protecting over 100,000 organizations worldwide, Check Point's unified Infinity architecture spans Quantum perimeter security, Harmony remote workforce protection, and CloudGuard cloud native security.

Architecture & Detection Telemetry

Check Point's ecosystem is unified by ThreatCloud AI, a global threat intelligence engine analyzing big data telemetry across millions of connected gateways. Check Point Harmony Endpoint provides autonomous prevention, SandBlast deep sandboxing, and automated remediation against ransomware, while Quantum gateways utilize dedicated Threat Extraction and Threat Emulation engines to reconstruct safe file copies before delivery.

Mitigated Threat Types & Incident Playbooks

Targeted malware classifications and primary attack vectors defended by Check Point's security stack:

Zero-Day Network Infiltration →Autonomous Worms & Lateral Movement →Covert Backdoors & Reverse Shells →Enterprise Ransomware Extortion →

SOC Incident Response & Containment Workflow

Recommended operational sequence for security operations teams triaging alerts generated by Check Point:

When Harmony Endpoint detects an active intrusion, the automated Incident Response engine generates a forensic attack tree detailing the entry vector, dropped payloads, and infected registry keys. Responders invoke network isolation, trigger automatic file rollbacks from local shadow snapshots, and push dynamic blocking rules across all Quantum firewalls via SmartConsole API in seconds.

Enterprise Security Products

Consumer Security Products

Other Products & Solutions

Non-catalog offerings, enterprise IT platforms, and consumer productivity solutions provided by Check Point:

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Check Point SandBlast technology?

SandBlast is Check Point's zero-day threat prevention suite that includes CPU-level threat emulation to catch evasion-resistant malware before it unpacks in software sandboxes, alongside Threat Extraction, which sanitizes weaponized documents instantly.

How does Check Point Infinity architecture operate?

Infinity is Check Point's consolidated security architecture that shares real-time ThreatCloud AI intelligence seamlessly across network gateways (Quantum), cloud workloads (CloudGuard), and user endpoints (Harmony).

Can Check Point automatically roll back files encrypted by ransomware?

Yes. Check Point Harmony Endpoint incorporates an autonomous Anti-Ransomware engine that identifies ransomware behaviors and automatically restores affected files from secure local repository backups.