Check Point Software stories

Check Point received the highest ranking in the market presence category and the highest possible score in 13 criteria, including data security.

"These awards were handed out in recognition of channel excellence in helping customers accelerate stronger cybersecurity capabilities."

"Atmosec's capabilities in SaaS discovery, risk assessment, and full visibility are instrumental in addressing these challenges."

Management at Check Point Software and WatchGuard Technologies have responded regarding the OAIC 1H 2023 Notifiable Data Breaches Report.

“We have been tracking Qakbot for a while and this takedown operation is an important step in disrupting a major cyber crime operation."

Lockbit3 leads ransomware surge in the year's first half, while unconventional targets surface amid new attack patterns.

Sadiq Iqbal, who is the Security Engineering Manager for the Office of the CTO at Check Point Software Technologies, joins us today to tell us more about Checkpoint Software and its solutions for the APAC market.

Check Point will help organisations accelerate the adoption of secure access across remote users, sites, cloud, data centres, and the internet.

Check Point Software has deployed comprehensive security architecture at MidCoast Council in New South Wales with Check Point Infinity. 

Check Point is expanding its Zero-Phishing offering with a new AI-powered engine to tackle the increasing threat of phishing attacks and brand spoofing.

"With a 48% increase in cloud-based attacks last year, securing the cloud has never been more urgent or challenging. The world runs on the cloud."

"This attack pattern emphasises the importance for companies to implement a multi-layered cyber security strategy and to prioritise patching quickly when vulnerabilities are disclosed."

Cyber resilience is not just about dealing with threats, it’s about the board’s overall ability to make informed decisions.

MSSP partners in Australia can now offer enhanced prevention-first email security to local customers with access to local data centres.

"What is evident in the MOVEit exploitation is how ransomware groups have shifted focus away from data encryption to data extortion."

Researchers uncovered a substantial Qbot malspam campaign distributed through malicious PDF files attached to emails seen in multiple languages.

"This email does a pretty good job of spoofing a Microsoft OneDrive or SharePoint document share page, although it’s not legitimate."

The first two months of 2023 have seen a 41% increase in the average number of weekly attacks per organisation targeting IoT devices compared to 2022.

The CVE-2023-21554  vulnerability allows an attacker to potentially execute code remotely and without authorisation.

Check Point Research has identified a growing trend on the dark web and hacking underground involving the theft and sale of stolen ChatGPT Premium accounts.

A new Emotet campaign is bypassing Microsoft blocks to distribute malicious OneNote files, according to Check Point Software Technologies.

Named “Phishing Scams 3.0”, this method involves attackers using actual legitimate services to execute their attack.

Check Point Research identified security vulnerabilities in Chess.com, which, left unpatched, can be used to cheat and solve games without playing.

Check Point analysed ChatGPT4 and released five scenarios that threat actors can exploit to streamline malicious efforts faster and more precisely.