Today, Check Point Software has unveiled its new Check Point Quantum Firewall Software R82 (R82), as well as additional innovations for the Infinity Platform. The R82 delivers new AI-powered engines to prevent against zero-day threats including phishing, malware, and domain name system (DNS) exploits. It also includes new architectural changes and innovations that drive DevOps agility for data centre operations as well as simplicity and scale.
With attacks on the rise globally, it is essential that organisations build strong security stacks that can cope with increasingly complex threats. In fact, research has found that organisations are currently facing a 75% surge in cyberattacks worldwide. As Nataly Kremer, Chief Product Officer at Check Point Software Technologies, notes: “Threats are continuing to multiply exponentially, and organizations need intelligent solutions that can keep them a step ahead. Network security is increasingly strategic. Our suite of AI-powered threat prevention tools – from Check Point Quantum Firewall Software R82 to GenAI Protect and more – are not only bringing world-class innovations, but also relentlessly focused on making it operationally simple and resilient.”
Quantum Software R82 delivers over 50 new features to enhance enterprise security and operations. This includes advanced AI-powered threat prevention that blocks 99.8% of zero-day threats, agile data centre operations for accelerated app development, operational simplicity for seamless scalability and faster provisioning, and post-quantum cryptography to protect data from future quantum computing threats.
Frank Dickson, IDC Group Vice President of Security and Trust, said: “Maintaining effective network security requires AI, automation, and the ability to adapt quickly to the latest threats. Security needs to be strong, but it also needs to enable business innovation at the speed of DevOps. With Check Point’s new collaborative AI-powered solutions and Quantum Firewall Software, Check Point looks to deliver high performance AI threat prevention while enabling organizations to innovate quickly.”
The new capabilities build upon Check Point’s recently released suite of AI-powered threat prevention innovations including Check Point Infinity AI Copilot, Check Point GenAI Protect and Check Point Infinity External Risk Management (ERM).
“We’ve seen a definite performance increase and operational value with our upgrade to Check Point’s Quantum Firewall Software R82 software release. The new Quantum Firewall software allows us to secure and manage our encrypted traffic more easily than ever,” said Jeff Burgess, Manager I.T. Enterprise, Aviation Technical Services. “With Check Point, all of our security products are working in sync together to provide a level of security which was previously unattainable.”
This news comes at a busy time of evolution for Check Point. In October, Check Point announced the acquisition of Cyberint.
