Check Point Software Technologies Ltd

XMUN:CPW

Business Description

Sector

Information Technology

Industry

Technology

Headquarters

Israel IL

Employees

6 825

IPO date

Jun 28, 1996

Check Point Software Technologies makes cybersecurity products that help companies protect networks, devices, cloud systems, and remote users from hacking and data theft. Its core products include firewalls, threat-prevention software, endpoint security, and cloud security tools that sit at key points in a customer’s IT environment and inspect traffic and activity for attacks.

Its main customers are businesses, public-sector organizations, and service providers that need to defend corporate networks and user access. Check Point sells through software licenses, subscriptions, support contracts, and security appliances, so it earns money when customers buy the products upfront and then keep paying for updates, threat intelligence, and ongoing protection.

What makes Check Point’s business model distinct is that it sits in a critical layer of cybersecurity infrastructure rather than a single app or niche tool. It is strongest where security must be enforced consistently across firewalls, endpoints, and cloud workloads, which makes it a long-term vendor for organizations that want one set of tools to monitor and block threats across many parts of their environment.