Check Point Named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Firewall Solutions, Q4 2026

Analysts judged the technology and strategy. Our customers vouched for the experience.

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Here is what the recognition is driven by:
Stop attacks before they land  Whether the threat is a human or an AI, live threat intelligence acts in runtime to block it first. 
Agentic management runs the busywork  Agents turns your business intent into automation across workflows, usability, and policy management. Forrester highlighted Check Point's innovation and our “extensive use of AI for security.” 
One policy for every environment, in every form factor  The same protections run across your data center, cloud, branch, and edge — in physical, virtual, and containerized form factors — all from a single console.  
Pricing that scales with you  Licensing stays flexible and transparent — including Firewall-as-a-Subscription, so you get scalable security without a large upfront investment. 
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Why Check Point Is a Leader

Forrester says it all:

"Organizations with advanced AI use cases or complex firewall management needs should consider Check Point Software Technologies."

In Their Own Words

Chris Newman

Senior IT Director, Denver Broncos

“Honestly, it just works great, so it frees me up to focus on the stadium gameday production. Check Point makes my job easier.”

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Abraham Sevillano

Director of Business and Innovation, Grupo Reyes

“We decided to go with Check Point because it provides us with a robust, mature, and scalable architecture that prevents attacks. And Check Poi...

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Dima Spector

Cloud Solution Architect and acting CTO, Ministry of Environmental Protection

"We gained the highest level of security across our on-premises and cloud infrastructure. Check Point delivered the threat prevention, scalabil...

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Frequently Asked Questions 

Why did Forrester name Check Point a Leader in enterprise firewall solutions? 

Forrester named Check Point Software Technologies a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Firewall Solutions, Q4 2026. We believe we were recognized as a leader for delivering Hybrid Mesh ...

How is AI changing enterprise firewall and network security requirements? 

AI raises the stakes on both sides. Organizations now need to see and secure their own use of AI, including shadow AI and autonomous agents, while also defending against faster, AI-driven cybe...

How does Check Point help organizations secure employee use of AI tools? 

Check Point helps organizations discover AI tools used by employees, enforce security policies, prevent data leakage in prompts, and maintain visibility across AI usage. 

How does Check Point Hybrid Mesh Network Security protect the data center, cloud, branch, and edge consistently? 

Check Point Hybrid Mesh Network Security applies one consistent policy across every environment — data center, cloud, branch, and edge — managed from a single console. Its firewalls run as phy...

How does Check Point use AI for security? 

Check Point’s Agentic Network Security Management turns your business intent into automation — orchestrating the workflows, usability, and policy management your team once handled by hand, and...

How does Check Point firewall licensing and pricing work? 

Check Point licensing is flexible, transparent, and built to scale as your needs change. That includes Firewall-as-a-Subscription, which delivers scalable security without a large upfront inve...

See how the firewall is evolving.  And how Check Point keeps you secure through the shift. 

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