Check Point Software Technologies Achieves Highest Ranking in Miercom Next Generation Firewall Benchmark Report
Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ: CHKP) announced its Quantum Cyber Security Platform achieved remarkable results in Miercom’s 2023 NGFW Security Benchmark report, recording a 99.7% malware block rate and 99.9% phishing prevention rate. This performance significantly surpasses competitors like Palo Alto Networks and Cisco, where average malware block rates were around 54.1%. The Quantum platform also boasts an ultra-low 0.1% false positive rate, ensuring high accuracy in threat detection. These accolades affirm Check Point's market leadership in advanced threat prevention, particularly as global cyberattacks surged by 38% in 2022.
- 99.7% malware block rate and 99.9% phishing prevention rated by Miercom.
- Achieved Miercom's Certified Secure Award for competitive performance.
- Ultra-low false positive detection rate at 0.1%, highest accuracy compared to competitors.
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SINGAPORE, Feb. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CPX APAC -- Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions globally, today announced that its Check Point Quantum Cyber Security Platform achieved a near perfect score with a
The first 24 hours of a malware campaign are the most critical. Preventing an attack at this point can immediately stop widespread damage. A security system with a higher block rate during the first day of discovery means an organization will spend less resources and energy responding to and remediating infected servers and endpoints. Check Point achieved the highest position across all key firewall tests against competitors Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, and Cisco. When put through the Zero+1 Day* Malware Test, Check Point prevented
“Miercom conducted rigorous testing to determine the strengths and weaknesses of each enterprise firewall. It is apparent that some key competitor solutions have significant gaps in their ability to prevent malware, even after the malware was known to the industry for at least three days. In some cases, they did not block the malware that they detected,” Eyal Manor, VP of Product Management at Check Point Software said. “The report validates the effectiveness of our prevention-first, collaborative approach to Cyber Security. Check Point Quantum Cyber Security Platform Titan solution and its position in the market, revolutionizes threat prevention and security management.”
Check Point Software’s performance in the competitive test earned Check Point Quantum Next-Gen Firewall Miercom’s Certified Secure Award. This is Miercom’s highest award for achievement in competitive, hands-on testing.
“Based on our test findings and observations, we can see that Check Point Quantum excels in all the security efficacy testing categories. Check Point Quantum Next-Gen Firewall was superior in advanced threat prevention and offers the best protection against the latest generation of cyberattacks including Zero+1 Day Malware Malware based on recent competitive testing,” said Rob Smithers, CEO at Miercom. “The solution demonstrated the highest detection and prevention efficacy against a blend of malicious samples, indicating well-rounded protection from multiple attack vectors. As a result, we proudly award Check Point with the Miercom Certified Secure certification in recognition of their superior competitive performance and exceptional value.”
Other Check Point highlights from the report include:
- Best Block Rate at
99.7% : In the Zero+1 Day Malware Prevent (First to Block) Results Check Point led with a99.7% prevention rate while competitors were as low as43% . - Lowest False Positive Rate at
0.13% : In False Positive Malware Detection Tests, where content is falsely reported as malicious, Check Point had the highest accuracy versus competitors that were up to 2 times lower. - Top phishing prevention at
99.9% with the lowest miss rate at .01% : In Phishing Prevention Tests, Check Point led with the lowest miss rate of 1 per 1,000. Tested competitors miss rate were over 10 times higher, with some missing as many as 720 per 1,000 phishing emails.
Check Point Research has determined that the volume of global cyberattacks increased by
Download a copy of the report https://resources.checkpoint.com/network-security/2023-miercom-network-security-firewall-competitive-report.
* “Zero+1 Day” means one day past Zero-Day discovery,
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About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (https://www.checkpoint.com/) is a leading provider of cyber security solutions to corporate enterprises and governments globally. Check Point Infinity’s portfolio of solutions protects enterprises and public organisations from 5th generation cyber-attacks with an industry leading catch rate of malware, ransomware and other threats. Infinity comprises four core pillars delivering uncompromised security and generation V threat prevention across enterprise environments: Check Point Harmony, for remote users; Check Point CloudGuard, to automatically secure clouds; and Check Point Quantum, to protect network perimeters and datacenters, all controlled by the industry’s most comprehensive, intuitive unified security management; Check Point Horizon, a prevention-first security operations suite. Check Point protects over 100,000 organizations of all sizes.
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