Cyberint, its external risk management technology and around 170 employees will become part of Check Point Software.
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Check Point Software has entered into an agreement to Acquisition of Cyberint Technologies The company specializes in software and services for external cyber risk management. The transaction is expected to be completed at the end of 2024. The parties did not provide any information on financial details.
Once the acquisition is complete, Cyberint’s technology and approximately 170 employees will be used to enhance Check Point’s security operations center (SOC) offerings and expand Check Point’s managed threat intelligence offerings by integrating Cyberint’s capabilities into the Check Point Infinity Platform.
Cyberint was founded in 2010. The analysts at Frost & Sullivan named it “Company of the Year 2023” in the External Risk Mitigation & Management category. In addition to its headquarters in Israel and offices in the USA (Texas and Boston), the company also has offices in Great Britain, Singapore and Japan. It has not yet been represented in Germany, but already has a reference customer in the form of Ströer. It has also set up a program for resellers and for MSSPs.
“Leaked credentials and fake websites designed for malicious purposes are alarmingly common today, and over 90 percent of organizations face these threats,” says Yochai Corem, CEO of Cyberint. This underscores the urgent “need for real-time intelligence and proactive defense strategies” that Cyberint technology can effectively meet.
“We are very excited to join the Check Point team. Integrating our solutions into the Infinity platform will enhance our ability to protect organizations. Together, we will provide a more comprehensive security SOC offering that covers both internal and external threats,” says Corem.
Sharon Schusheim, Chief Services Officer at Check Point Software Technologies, added: “The added expertise of Cyberint enables us to transform identified risks into autonomous preventive measures and collaborate with Check Point and third-party security products to contain compromised assets and minimize external risks.”
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