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Check Point and Wiz Enter Strategic Partnership to Deliver End-to-End Cloud Security

Check Point and Wiz Enter Strategic Partnership to Deliver End-to-End Cloud Security

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The partnership integrates some of the best-in-class cloud network and CNAPP security through seamless technology integration and a strategic business alliance, setting a new standard for enterprise protection

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., a pioneer and global leader of cyber security solutions, announced a strategic partnership with leading cloud security provider Wiz to address the growing challenges enterprises face securing hybrid cloud environments. This collaboration bridges the longstanding gap between cloud network security and Cloud Native Application Protection (CNAPP) through a deep technological integration and strategic business alliance, delivering an industry-leading unified, holistic security solution.

โ€œThis partnership between the parties was formalized in order to create a new security paradigmโ€”combining Check Pointโ€™s cloud network security expertise with Wizโ€™s CNAPP leadership to deliver comprehensive protection across hybrid mesh environments,โ€ said Nadav Zafrir, Chief Executive Officer at Check Point. โ€œTogether, we are transforming how organizations manage risk, enabling teams to collaborate with greater efficiency and control.โ€

Todayโ€™s enterprises operate in complex environments where network and cloud security often function in silos, creating critical visibility and control gaps. Cloud network security teams lack context about cloud-specific risks, while cloud security teams struggle to understand how cloud network security controls protect assets. This fragmentation leads to inefficiencies, misconfigurations, and increased cyber risks.

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โ€œBringing together Wizโ€™s leading CNAPP technology and Check Pointโ€™s expertise in cloud network security enhances visibility and prioritizes risks more effectively,โ€ said Assaf Rappaport, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Wiz. โ€œOur partnership is aimed to ensure that companies can seamlessly protect their network and cloud environments with an integrated, industry-leading solution while continuing to democratize cloud security.โ€

The partnership between Check Point and Wiz addresses these issues head-on offering customers:

  • Unified Security Insights: Check Pointโ€™s cloud network security controls integrated within Wizโ€™s CNAPP risk platform, enabling cloud security teams to automatically prevent attacks access real-time network-driven insights for smarter risk prioritization
  • Enhanced Risk Context: Wizโ€™s advanced risk analysis feeds integrate directly into Check Pointโ€™s platform, providing network security teams with actionable recommendations to optimize security coverage and configurations
  • Prioritization of Unsecured Assets: Cloud security teams are empowered to identify and address unsecured assets more effectively, leveraging network security data to guide decision-making
  • Optimized Security Operations: Network security teams benefit from tailored recommendations generated by Wizโ€™s platform, enhancing operational efficiency across hybrid environments

The mutually beneficial partnership includes joint integration and the assisted migration of Check Pointโ€™s CNAPP customers to Wiz. Check Point expects to reallocate resources and make further investments across its cloud security business, including cloud network security, web application firewall (WAF), generative AI (GenAI), and other key cloud technologies.

This collaboration underscores both companiesโ€™ long-term commitment to driving security innovation and addressing the most pressing cloud security challenges faced by modern enterprises.

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