Check Point Acquires Email Security Company Avanan: Executive Perspectives
In a prepared statement about the deal, Check Point Chief Product Officer Dorit Dor said:“More and more businesses are moving to cloud-email platforms and with email becoming a major channel to launch devastating cyber-attacks, this acquisition represents a huge potential as organizations are looking for a new approach to email and collaboration suite security. By integrating Avanan into Check Point Infinity, organizations will be able to modernize legacy solutions with email security as-a-service and protect cloud email and collaboration suites from the most sophisticated attacks. We’ve been using the Avanan technology as an OEM for the last 3 years and I am confident that with this new addition, customers will enjoy the best email security with the best cyber security capabilities.”
“Avanan’s journey to reinvent email security is starting a whole new chapter. By merging with Check Point Software, we are combining Avanan’s best in class A.I. that catches the sophisticated email-borne attacks everyone else misses, with Check Point Software’s unparalleled security capabilities and threat intelligence. With Check Point Software’s global organization, we plan to bring our joint solution to all organizations, of all sizes and geographies, to anyone that needs better security for their email and collaboration suite.”
Check Point Software: Acquisitions and Organic Channel Growth
Check Point has steadily acquired various technologies to round out its cybersecurity capabilities. Example acquisitions include:- secure remote access firm Odo Security (September 2020);
- serverless security specialist Protego (December 2019); and
- cloud infrastructure protection provider Dome9 (October 2018).
