It’s no secret that the threat environment has changed in recent years, with more sophisticated and more frequent cyberattacks. I recently spoke with Gil Shwed, co-founder and CEO of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. He’s widely credited with inventing the modern firewall and keeps a close eye on the threat environment. Here are some of his observations:
Of course, AI can also be used to fight cyberattacks. We are using a lot of AI in our tools. We have what we call ThreatCloud, which is a network of threat sensors that share data and collaborate to fight malware. We use about 75 different threat engines, as we call them, to identify and stop these attacks. Now, 42 of them are already AI-based. We just launched five new ones and launched 12 last year.
The typical cloud application is connected to 15 other applications. From a security standpoint, it’s a nightmare. That means 15 other applications can impact the security of the application you’re using. It creates a lot of challenges and it’s a huge investment on our end to defend the cloud.