Check Point

“Check Point’s Michal Livshits: From analyst to VP at 33 — and why impossible’ isn’t an option

At the Jerusalem Post Women Leaders Summit, the VP of Financial Planning shared how her team empowers organizational growth through clarity, discipline, and long-term vision.

Michal Livshits VP, Financial Planning & Business Analysis, Check Point & Shira Singer, Head of Digital Customer Experience, Mekorot
Sigal Gillmore, chief human resources officer at Check Point Software Technologies

Sigal Gillmore on leadership, resilience and AI: The questions shaping Check Point’s future

 Police and security personnel at the scene of a shooting attack at a checkpoint near Jerusalem, November 16, 2023

Attempted ramming suspect near Jerusalem tunnel turns himself in to police for investigation

Rotate founders Ro’ee Margalit and Avidan Barak

Why have small and mid-sized businesses become prime targets in the AI era?


Israeli cybersecurity company Check Point buys three start-ups for over $150m.

Check Point's 2025 annual revenue was $2.725 billion, up 6% from 2024.

Checkpoint was founded in 2010 in Tel Aviv

Belgian 12-year-old caught driving in place of drunk father while sober mother sat in back seat

During routine checks, officers observed a vehicle approaching the checkpoint at an unusually slow speed, which then stopped just eight meters from the inspection point.

Driving (Illustrative photo)

Israel begins construction of upgraded security barrier on Jordan border

Israel has begun construction on the first two sections of an upgraded security barrier along its border with Jordan, a key part of a $1.7B project to strengthen the border against emerging threats.

An Israeli soldier walks next to the border fence between Israel and Jordan, in southern Israel near Eilat February 9, 2016.

Don't take your shoes off: TSA ends longstanding shoe removal policy at US airports

Secretary Noem announced that new screening technologies now let travelers keep their shoes on, thanks to multi-layered security developed over recent years.

 Don't take your shoes off: TSA ends longstanding shoe removal policy at US airports.

Check Point, Israel Canada to buy NIS 800m Tel Aviv site

The land is zoned for the construction of two residential buildings containing about 300 apartments and 60,000 square meters of office and commercial space.

 View of the Check Point building in Tel Aviv.

Startup Nation Central CEO: Israel leads cyber security boon despite war

A new report from Startup Nation Central shows an increase in private funding to Israel driven by the country’s dominant cybersecurity field.

 A cybersecurity employee from the Paris 2024 flying squad manages a simulated cyber attack and pretends to resolve it from a computer on the Olympic site which will host the hockey events at Yves-du-Manoir Stadium in Colombes, near Paris, France, May 3, 2024.

National Cyber Directorate warns of weakness in Check Point products

There exists a weak point in the technology which allows cyber attacks to be carried out through it.

Are ransomware attacks going to continue to rise? Worrying trends indicate that they may.

Cyberattacks up 20% since October 7 Hamas war, says Shwed

  Speaking at the Jerusalem Post's Israel Summit broadcast event, Check Point CEO said that the government sector has experienced a 50% increase in attacks.

 Check Point CEO Gil Shwed speaks with Zvika Klein at the Israel Summit

President Herzog's Telegram account hacked, Israel's Shin Bet probing

The account was quickly returned to normal after the Shin Bet was charged with handling the situation.

 President Isaac Herzog meets with Israel's political parties to hear their recommendations for prime minister, November 10, 2022.

50 Influential Jews: Cybertech Leaders - No. 49

Heading two of Israel's most prominent cybersecurity companies, Gil Shwed and Merav Bahat epitomize the pivotal role Jewish leaders play in securing the digital landscape and driving innovation.

 Check Point CEO Gil Shwed and Dazz CEO Merav Bahat.