INTERVIEW
CHECK POINT
CHECK POINT EXTENDS ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANCE TO ORGANIZATIONS Check Point is a multinational provider of software products for IT security, including network security, and cloud security. Ram Narayanan, Country Manager at Check Point Software Technologies - ME explains the cloud transformation security consultancy that the company offers to organizations. Speak about the partnership that Check Point Software can offer to enterprises in their digital transformation journey At Check Point Software we aim to extend architectural assistance to organizations to support their development of a proper strategy for this journey. Check Point Software understands that cloud transformation is a complex undertaking, and knows the value our customers place in our architectural workshops. Because of this, Check Point Software offers a Cloud Transformation Security Consultancy service designed specifically around cloud transformation. This service provides an efficient and thorough platform for transitioning corporate security programs to a digital future. Our advisors help customers understand the security design patterns of multiple cloud use cases (Public/Private IaaS, security of cloud, and through cloud, and many more). Discuss the role of cloud and its services in digital transformation Cloud adoption has grown rapidly in recent years. While many organizations were already moving to the cloud, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated this transition. With the normalization of remote work, companies needed to be able to support and provide critical services to their off-site workforce. As a result, over 98% of organizations use some form of cloud-based infrastructure, and over threequarters (76%) have multi-cloud deployments composed of services from two or more cloud providers.
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These cloud environments host critical business applications and store sensitive company and customer data. • Some of the key benefits from moving to the cloud include: • Shifting business models from Capex to Opex, so that companies pay only for what they use, be it IaaS, PaaS or SaaS. • Scalability, where computing, network, and storage capacities can be increased • Agility, where developers can make continuous improvements • High availability, disaster recovery, and redundancy are improved by cloud vendors Elaborate on the opportunities of SMEs and large enterprises while choosing to transform digital applications and devices Digital transformation empowers organizations to expand business opportunities, increase profitability and efficiency, while reducing operational costs. However, digital transformation can also expose enterprises to a variety of vulnerabilities and challenges that if not properly addressed could result in financial loss, identity theft, and leakage of private and sensitive information. Tell us about the anti-phishing and ransomware strategies enforced by Check Point Software in favor of its customers Phishing is one of the most talked about cyber-attack, and for a good reason. It can come in many shapes and forms, as it is constantly www.VARonline.com
Ram Narayanan Country Manager at Check Point Software Technologies - ME
evolving and introducing new ways of tricking users using their biggest weakness – their human nature. Check Point Software’s anti-phishing solutions includes different products to address different attack vectors from which phishing attacks come: • Harmony Email & Office - It deploys between the inbox and its native security • Harmony Endpoint - ZeroPhishing identifies and blocks the use of phishing sites in real time • Harmony Mobile - Check Point Software’s Zero-Phishing technology for mobile devices. It allows organizations to combat zero-day phishing attacks by inspecting the web page itself and making an informed determination as to whether it is a phishing site or not Check Point Software’s AntiRansomware, a ransomware protection solution, protects organizations from the most sophisticated ransomware attacks, and safely recovers encrypted data, ensuring business continuity and productivity.
