Check Point and Wiz, a leading cloud security provider, have partnered to tackle the growing security challenges faced by businesses using hybrid cloud environments.
This partnership unites cloud network security with Cloud Native Application Protection (CNAPP) through technical integration and a business alliance, creating a unified and comprehensive security solution.
According to Nadav Zafrir, Chief Executive Officer at Check Point, “This partnership was formalised in order to create a new security paradigm—combining Check Point’s cloud network security expertise with Wiz’s CNAPP leadership to deliver comprehensive protection across hybrid mesh environments. Together, we are transforming how organisations manage risk, enabling teams to collaborate with greater efficiency and control.”
Modern businesses operate in complex environments where network and cloud security often operate separately, resulting in gaps in visibility and control.
Cloud network security teams lack information about cloud-specific risks, while cloud security teams struggle to understand how cloud network security controls protect assets.
This separation causes inefficiencies, misconfigurations, and increases cyber risks.
Assaf Rappaport, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Wiz, stated, “Bringing together Wiz’s leading CNAPP technology and Check Point’s expertise in cloud network security enhances visibility and prioritises risks more effectively. Our partnership is aimed to ensure that companies can seamlessly protect their network and cloud environments with an integrated, industry-leading solution while continuing to democratise cloud security.”
The Check Point and Wiz partnership provides customers with several key benefits:
Unified Security Insights, where Check Point’s cloud network security controls are integrated into Wiz’s CNAPP risk platform, allowing cloud security teams to automatically prevent attacks and access real-time network-driven insights for better risk prioritization.
Enhanced Risk Context, where Wiz’s advanced risk analysis feeds directly into Check Point’s platform, giving network security teams actionable recommendations to improve security coverage and configurations.
Prioritization of Unsecured Assets, empowering cloud security teams to identify and address unsecured assets more effectively using network security data.
Optimized Security Operations, where network security teams receive tailored recommendations from Wiz’s platform, improving operational efficiency across hybrid environments.
The partnership involves joint integration and assisted migration of Check Point’s CNAPP customers to Wiz. Check Point plans to reallocate resources and further invest in its cloud security business, including cloud network security, web application firewall (WAF), generative AI (GenAI), and other cloud technologies.
This collaboration emphasizes both companies’ dedication to driving security innovation and solving the most critical cloud security challenges facing modern businesses.
