Check Point Launches Firewall-as-a-Subscription for AI Security

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Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., a pioneer and global leader in cyber security solutions, today announced the new Firewall-as-a-Subscription program that gives organizations of every size access to Check Point’s most advanced AI security and network threat prevention. Through one predictable subscription, organizations get Check Point Force Firewalls with the AI Network Firewall capabilities introduced in R82.20, AI-powered threat prevention, Live Updates and agentic management, without a large upfront hardware purchase.

Inflation and rising interest rates are increasing borrowing costs and shrinking capital budgets, and for many organizations a single rate rise can wipe out the budget for a planned firewall refresh. Security budgets are under the same pressure. According to the IANS Research and Artico Search 2026 Security Budget Benchmark, the median security budget did not grow this year and 55% of CISOs saw their budgets stay flat or fall. While 64% asked for an increase, only...

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