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Check Point Revamps Small and Medium Businesses Security to Protect from the Most Advanced Cyber Attacks | |
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 08:57:05 AM | |
The new 1500 series security gateways offer the best industry catch rate with award winning threat prevention to serve the unique needs of small and medium businesses SAN CARLOS, CA — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a leading provider of cyber security solutions globally, announced the release of the new 1500 series security gateways for SMBs. The two new SMB appliances set new standards of protection against the most advanced fifth-generation cyberattacks, and offer unrivalled ease of deployment and management. According to the 2019 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, 43% of all breach victims were small businesses, and 63% of attack attempts against SMBs were successful. The cost of disruption from cyber-attacks against SMBs can exceed $1M, according to a Ponemon Institute report, which can have a devastating effect on an organization. The 1550 and 1590 gateways are powered by Check Point’s R80 release. R80 is the industry’s most advanced security management software, and includes multi-layered next-generation protection from both known threats and zero-day attacks using the award-winning SandBlast™ Zero-Day Protection, plus antivirus, anti-bot, IPS, app control, URL filtering and identity awareness. The new 1500 series empowers Small and Midsize businesses with Enterprise Grade Security:
“Small businesses play a critical role in economic growth and innovation across the globe, but often lack the resources to fully protect themselves against today’s advanced cyber-threats,” said Itai Greenberg, VP of Product Management at Check Point Software Technologies. “Now, small and midsize businesses can enjoy truly enterprise-grade security with industry-leading threat prevention capabilities, coupled with easy and intuitive management.” Availability The 1550 and 1590 Gateways are available now Effective May 30th, 2020, Check Point will cease to sale the following security gateway models: 730, 750, 770, 790, 1430, 1450, 1470 and 1490 wired and wireless (excluding VDSL). |