Security News > 2023 > February > Check Point’s annual cybersecurity event spotlights power of AI

Artificial intelligence in the service of security was a major focus at global cybersecurity firm Check Point's annual showcase for customers, CPX 360 2023.

Besides pulling the wraps off dozens of new products and services, including Quantum SD-WAN and an Extended Cyber Attack Prevention Platform that covers network, endpoints, emails and more, the event gave stage time to Check Point's ThreatCloud AI generative AI framework.

During the opening keynote, Gil Shwed, the company's founder and CEO, called 2023 the tipping point for AI as a security tool.

New "Horizon" for everything SOC. The company, which last year launched Horizon, a comprehensive approach to prevention first, this year introduced Horizon XDR/XPR, which it called an industry-first, AI powered, extended detection, protection and response framework meant to handle complex attacks on all fronts.

Dan Wiley, head of threat management and Check Point's chief security advisor, pointed out that the tools required to run a traditional SOC are pretty extensive, requiring a SIM or data lake to store data, intelligence to explain what's in that data, orchestration, ticketing systems and a team of IT people to cover the clock.

Incorporating generative AI - ThreatCloud AI - with other services under the Horizon umbrella enables a real-time feedback loop of detection and prevention, according to Wiley.

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