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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
"The Davos of Cybersecurity": Team8's CISO Village Summit 2025 Gathers Cybersecurity Leaders from the NSA, Google, Checkpoint, Wiz, and more to Redefine Defense and Resilience in the Age of AI
Charm Security and Fig Security are the big winners of the CISO Village Choice 2025 NEW YORK, June 17, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Last week, Team8, a global venture fund that builds and invests in companies across cybersecurity, data, AI, fintech, and digital health, as well as at their intersections, hosted its flagship CISO Village Summit 2025. The immersive five-day gathering in Miami and the Florida Keys brought together more than 100 out of the 600-strong CISO village representing the most influential companies in the world Under the theme "Cyber Resilience at Machine Speed: AI as Your Force Multiplier" this year's summit explored the rapidly changing cybersecurity landscape amid the rise of generative AI and autonomous technologies, examining how artificial intelligence is transforming both the nature of threats, the defenses built to counter them and the tantamount important of the people and communities behind them. Known as the "Davos of Cybersecurity," the CISO Village Summit featured a curated lineup of thought leaders, public officials, and industry pioneers, including: Anne Neuberger, former Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology ; Nadav Zafrir, CEO of Check Point and Team8 Co-Founder; Ami Luttwak, CTO and Co-Founder of Wiz; Admiral Mike Rogers, former NSA Director and Team8 Operating Partner; Phil Venables, Former CISO of Google Cloud; Rich Baich, CISO at AT&T Marene Allison, former CISO of Johnson & Johnson; Jason Clinton, CISO of Anthropic; Dylan Patel, CEO of SemiAnalysis A key highlight was the 3rd annual CISO Village Choice Awards, held in partnership with Discount Bank and IDB Bank. Fifteen emerging cybersecurity startups showcased to their solutions to a highly engaged audience of global security executives. Charm Security won the Best Innovation Award, followed by Orchid Security as runner-up. Fig Security took home the Best Performance Award, with Astelia named runner-up. Notably, previous winners such as Dig Security (acquired by Palo Alto Networks) and Nagomi Security have achieved significant industry milestones. Departing from the traditional conference model, the summit was designed to break down silos, both technical and organizational. Through war-room simulations, candid 'unconference' debates, and hands-on threat modeling, participants were encouraged to confront today's biggest challenges in real time. Just as important were the wellness and connection experiences: mornings began with run clubs, floating meditation, and breathwork, while days and evenings included keynotes from 4-Time Olympic gold medalist Anthony Ervin and Leadership Expert David Mead, alongside intimate dinners. In one case, a participant at the end of the Summit added that "I feel like I was lost and found my people." The significance of the theme in this moment in time was particularly poignant: "Speed is the defining challenge in security today. Historically, back to the '90s and 2000s, we had traditional infrastructure and the risks associated with it. Then came the cloud, and the time it took to address cloud-related issues started to shrink. Now we're in the age of AI, and that timeframe is shrinking even more. Our ability to embrace AI, to think ahead and find innovative ways to reduce that speed is going to be critical." - Rich Baich, CISO at AT&T Liran Grinberg, Team8 Co-founder & Managing Partner and Amir Zilberstien, Team8 Managing Partner spoke on the power of the summit and said, "While the summit was a resounding success, the recent tragic events in Israel are a reminder of how critical it is for global leaders to build resilience in the face of escalating threats, both digital and physical. The greatest cybersecurity risk today is isolation, when defenders are left disconnected from one another, the technology, and the communities they serve, falters. This summit is designed to give them the platform, perspective, and global community they need to lead at machine speed." View source version on Contacts Ilan Fisher,Global Media Manager+972-50-460-7429
Business Wire
5 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
" The Davos of Cybersecurity": Team8's CISO Village Summit 2025 Gathers Cybersecurity Leaders from the NSA, Google, Checkpoint, Wiz, and more to Redefine Defense and Resilience in the Age of AI
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Last week, Team8, a global venture fund that builds and invests in companies across cybersecurity, data, AI, fintech, and digital health, as well as at their intersections, hosted its flagship CISO Village Summit 2025. The immersive five-day gathering in Miami and the Florida Keys brought together more than 100 out of the 600-strong CISO village representing the most influential companies in the world Under the theme 'Cyber Resilience at Machine Speed: AI as Your Force Multiplier' this year's summit explored the rapidly changing cybersecurity landscape amid the rise of generative AI and autonomous technologies, examining how artificial intelligence is transforming both the nature of threats, the defenses built to counter them and the tantamount important of the people and communities behind them. Known as the 'Davos of Cybersecurity,' the CISO Village Summit featured a curated lineup of thought leaders, public officials, and industry pioneers, including: Anne Neuberger, former Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology ; Nadav Zafrir, CEO of Check Point and Team8 Co-Founder; Ami Luttwak, CTO and Co-Founder of Wiz; Admiral Mike Rogers, former NSA Director and Team8 Operating Partner; Phil Venables, Former CISO of Google Cloud; Rich Baich, CISO at AT&T Marene Allison, former CISO of Johnson & Johnson; Jason Clinton, CISO of Anthropic; Dylan Patel, CEO of SemiAnalysis A key highlight was the 3rd annual CISO Village Choice Awards, held in partnership with Discount Bank and IDB Bank. Fifteen emerging cybersecurity startups showcased to their solutions to a highly engaged audience of global security executives. Charm Security won the Best Innovation Award, followed by Orchid Security as runner-up. Fig Security took home the Best Performance Award, with Astelia named runner-up. Notably, previous winners such as Dig Security (acquired by Palo Alto Networks) and Nagomi Security have achieved significant industry milestones. Departing from the traditional conference model, the summit was designed to break down silos, both technical and organizational. Through war-room simulations, candid 'unconference' debates, and hands-on threat modeling, participants were encouraged to confront today's biggest challenges in real time. Just as important were the wellness and connection experiences: mornings began with run clubs, floating meditation, and breathwork, while days and evenings included keynotes from 4-Time Olympic gold medalist Anthony Ervin and Leadership Expert David Mead, alongside intimate dinners. In one case, a participant at the end of the Summit added that 'I feel like I was lost and found my people.' The significance of the theme in this moment in time was particularly poignant: "Speed is the defining challenge in security today. Historically, back to the '90s and 2000s, we had traditional infrastructure and the risks associated with it. Then came the cloud, and the time it took to address cloud-related issues started to shrink. Now we're in the age of AI, and that timeframe is shrinking even more. Our ability to embrace AI, to think ahead and find innovative ways to reduce that speed is going to be critical." - Rich Baich, CISO at AT&T Liran Grinberg, Team8 Co-founder & Managing Partner and Amir Zilberstien, Team8 Managing Partner spoke on the power of the summit and said, 'While the summit was a resounding success, the recent tragic events in Israel are a reminder of how critical it is for global leaders to build resilience in the face of escalating threats, both digital and physical. The greatest cybersecurity risk today is isolation, when defenders are left disconnected from one another, the technology, and the communities they serve, falters. This summit is designed to give them the platform, perspective, and global community they need to lead at machine speed.'
Techday NZ
28-05-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Check Point to acquire Veriti, boosting threat management suite
Check Point Software Technologies has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Veriti Cybersecurity, expanding its offering in threat exposure and risk management. The acquisition aims to strengthen Check Point's Infinity Platform with Veriti's automated, multi-vendor platform for pre-emptive threat exposure and mitigation. Veriti is recognised for introducing pre-emptive exposure management that delivers automated remediation of threat exposure risks across more than 70 security vendors, without disrupting ongoing operations. Nadav Zafrir, Chief Executive Officer at Check Point Software Technologies, said, "The acquisition of Veriti marks a significant step toward realising our hybrid mesh security vision. It strengthens the Infinity Platform's open-garden approach, enabling seamless, multi-vendor remediation across the entire security stack. With Veriti, we're advancing preemptive, prevention-first security – an imperative in today's AI-driven threat landscape." The announcement addresses the growing challenge of AI-enabled cyber attacks and the complexities brought about by hyperconnected IT environments in modern enterprises. As organisations distribute their assets across clouds, datacentres, and endpoints, the risk of cyber attacks grows due to an expanded attack surface. Traditional reactive security methods are considered inadequate to address these increased risks effectively. Veriti's platform continuously identifies, prioritises, and remediates risk in multi-vendor security environments through automated patching and collaborative threat intelligence. The company, founded in 2021, has pioneered the Preemptive Exposure Management (PEM) category by actively discovering and mitigating risks that can be hidden in gaps between disparate security tools. The technology continuously monitors logs, threat indicators, and vulnerabilities present in an organisation's environment, and then coordinates protections in real time. Its integrations cover more than 70 security vendors, enabling security teams to detect and prevent attacks promptly without business disruption. Veriti's core capabilities to be integrated into the Check Point Infinity Platform include automated, cross-vendor virtual patching, which instantly applies non-disruptive protections based on vulnerabilities identified by security platforms such as CrowdStrike, Tenable, and Rapid7. This approach can reduce patching time from several weeks to a matter of minutes. The platform also enables real-time threat intelligence enforcement by verifying threat indicators from any connected tool, and orchestrating automated protection across firewalls, endpoints, web application firewalls, and cloud platforms. This coordination is designed to improve response times and effectiveness in multi-vendor security scenarios. An additional aspect of Veriti's offering is its seamless integration with existing environments through an API-based architecture, which does not require software agents or cause operational disruptions. The platform is compatible with more than 70 security vendors and supports a wide ecosystem. Veriti also extends its synergy with Wiz by ingesting Wiz's cloud exposure insights, such as information on unpatched servers or applications, and enables safe, automated virtual patching via Check Point or other vendors' network gateways. The platform's context-aware remediation analyses an organisation's exposures, configurations, and existing protections to apply appropriate controls in a manner that does not impair operations. Adi Ikan, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Veriti, said, "Security teams today suffer from a lack of action: exposures aren't just detected, they're compounding, hiding in the gaps between tools, teams, and timelines." He added, "We founded Veriti to help organisations not just see risk, but remediate it safely, at scale, and most importantly - without disruption." By joining Check Point, we're accelerating that mission. Together, we'll help organisations reduce their exposure faster through the security tools they already trust." Upon completion of the transaction, Veriti's capabilities will be incorporated into Check Point's Infinity Platform as part of its Threat Exposure and Risk Management suite. Combined with Check Point's recent External Risk Management solution, Veriti enhances the company's ability to address internal and external exposures across the complete enterprise attack surface. The finalisation of the acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected by the end of the second quarter of 2025.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
TD Cowen Reaffirms Buy on Check Point (CHKP), Highlights Veriti Acquisition
On May 27, TD Cowen reaffirmed its stance on Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP), keeping its Buy rating and $285 price target on the company's shares. Shaul Eyal, an analyst for the firm, emphasized the strategic importance of Check Point Software's recent acquisition and how it may improve the company's standing in the cybersecurity industry. The deal, which is expected to finalize by the end of the second quarter of 2025, is valued at more than $100 million and marks Check Point's first acquisition under the direction of CEO Nadav Zafrir. Veriti Cybersecurity, the acquired company, will support an open-garden strategy to improve Check Point's null Platform. It is expected that this strategy will strengthen Check Point Software's capabilities in Exposure Management, a sector that is gaining interest due to its essential role in cybersecurity, and enable multi-vendor remediation across several security layers. By allowing Veriti to instantly apply virtual patching through Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP) gateways and absorb cloud exposure analytics, the acquisition also enhances Check Point's strategic alliance with cloud security firm Wiz. While we acknowledge the potential of CHKP to grow, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and have limited downside risk. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than CHKP and that has 100x upside potential, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock. Read Next: and Disclosure: None. Sign in to access your portfolio
Channel Post MEA
28-05-2025
- Business
- Channel Post MEA
Check Point Acquires Veriti
AI-fueled attacks and hyperconnected IT environments have made threat exposure one of the most urgent cybersecurity challenges facing enterprises today. In response, Check Point Software Technologies has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Veriti Cybersecurity, the first fully automated, multi-vendor pre-emptive threat exposure and mitigation platform. 'The acquisition of Veriti marks a significant step toward realizing our hybrid mesh security vision,' said Nadav Zafrir, CEO at Check Point Software Technologies. 'It strengthens the Infinity Platform's open-garden approach, enabling seamless, multi-vendor remediation across the entire security stack. With Veriti, we're advancing preemptive, prevention-first security – an imperative in today's AI-driven threat landscape.' AI has brought cyber security to a tipping point, enabling the launch of attacks at scale. At the same time, enterprises are hyperconnected, with assets spread across clouds, datacenters, and endpoints, vastly expanding their attack surface. Traditional reactive security is too slow. Veriti continuously identifies, prioritizes, and remediates risk across your multi-vendor environment through automated patching and collaborative threat intelligence, all without disrupting business. Founded in 2021, Veriti pioneered the Preemptive Exposure Management (PEM) category—actively discovering and mitigating risks across siloed tools. Veriti continuously monitors logs, threat indicators, and vulnerabilities identified across the environment and propagates protections in real time. With integrations into over 70 vendors, it empowers security teams to detect, understand, and prevent attacks without delay. Core capabilities Veriti brings to the Check Point Infinity Platform: Automated, cross-vendor virtual patching: Veriti instantly applies risk-free, non-disruptive protections across dozens of third-party tools, based on vulnerabilities identified by platforms like CrowdStrike, Tenable, and Rapid7, dramatically reducing patching time from weeks to minutes. Veriti instantly applies risk-free, non-disruptive protections across dozens of third-party tools, based on vulnerabilities identified by platforms like CrowdStrike, Tenable, and Rapid7, dramatically reducing patching time from weeks to minutes. Real-time threat intelligence enforcement: Veriti verifies threat indicators from any connected tool and automatically orchestrates protection across firewalls, endpoints, WAFs, and cloud platform, enabling fast, coordinated, multi-vendor threat response. Veriti verifies threat indicators from any connected tool and automatically orchestrates protection across firewalls, endpoints, WAFs, and cloud platform, enabling fast, coordinated, multi-vendor threat response. Seamless integration with 70+ security vendors: Built with a fully API-based architecture, Veriti integrates into existing environments without agents or disruption, supporting the broadest security ecosystem in the market. Built with a fully API-based architecture, Veriti integrates into existing environments without agents or disruption, supporting the broadest security ecosystem in the market. Stronger synergy with Wiz: Veriti ingests Wiz's cloud exposure insights, such as vulnerable, unpatched cloud servers or applications, and enables automatic, safe virtual patching of those assets through Check Point gateways (and other vendors' as well), enhancing Check Point's ability to execute on its strategic partnership with Wiz. Veriti ingests Wiz's cloud exposure insights, such as vulnerable, unpatched cloud servers or applications, and enables automatic, safe virtual patching of those assets through Check Point gateways (and other vendors' as well), enhancing Check Point's ability to execute on its strategic partnership with Wiz. Safe, context-aware remediation: Veriti analyzes each customer's environment, including exposures, configurations, and existing protections, to apply the right controls safely, and without operational impact. 'Security teams today suffer from a lack of action: exposures aren't just detected, they're compounding, hiding in the gaps between tools, teams, and timelines,' said Adi Ikan, CEO and co-founder of Veriti. 'We founded Veriti to help organizations not just see risk, but remediate it safely, at scale, and most importantly – without disruption. By joining Check Point, we're accelerating that mission. Together, we'll help organizations reduce their exposure faster through the security tools they already trust.' Following the closure of the transaction, Veriti's capabilities will be integrated into the Check Point Infinity Platform as part of the Threat Exposure and Risk Management offering. Combined with the recently added External Risk Management (ERM) solution, Veriti enhances Check Point's ability to deliver complete risk lifecycle coverage—proactively managing both internal and external exposures across the entire attack surface. The closing of the transaction is subject to the customary closing conditions and is expected to occur by the end of Q2 2025. 0 0
