Transition to security products and services supporting telework and remote access

「In addition to deploying the new products and services described above, the company continued to hold seminars on the solutions it handles. For example, it explains secure data access in an era of network transformation, focusing on Check Point’s SASE solutions, as well as next-generation load-balancing solutions that can scale out even on premises and AI-enabled new functions that improve operational management while deploying products as a platform vendor. The company is also promoting sales activities tailored to customer needs, including seminars for personnel at companies using business-support AI and ChatGPT in their operations, covering cyberattacks and information leaks involving the misuse of AI and generative AI.」

「The company continued preparations to add Trend Micro Incorporated’s cloud-network IPS, Trend Micro Cloud One - Network Security (C1NS), to the monitoring coverage of its Security Plus Managed Security Service, a security operations and monitoring service. Adding C1NS will enable monitoring of communications over cloud network routes.」

「In preparation for providing smart security services, the company continued preparing to launch the Security Plus Managed Security Service for Sysdig SaaS (MSS for Sysdig SaaS), a monitoring service using Sysdig Secure, an integrated security solution for cloud container environments developed by Sysdig, Inc. This is the first step in expanding its service menu to enable integrated operational support in the increasingly demanded cloud security field.」

「Specifically, as the first new product launch under the Azjent Medium- to Long-Term Growth Strategy, the company began providing the ASM (Attack Surface Management) Checkup Free Analysis Service in January 2024. The service enables users to check the status of IT assets from the same perspective as an attacker. As cloud use expands and remote work increases, organizations’ IT assets and the number of potential starting points for cyberattacks are also increasing, making it necessary to manage IT assets appropriately and identify risks as a countermeasure against attacks.」

「The principal activities during the second quarter included accelerating consideration of new products to strengthen the response to security needs that are rapidly shifting from the conventional on-premises model to the cloud model as DX and telework advance, while continuing customer outreach through digital marketing. Specifically, the company held a seminar introducing its security measures, including ransomware protection and file sanitization, at Interop Tokyo 2023 Online, the online version of the Interop Tokyo 2023 exhibition held in June. It also exhibited security solutions for responding to various attacks, including ransomware and other malware, at FIT Osaka 2023 (Financial Information Technology Exhibition), an exhibition for regional financial institutions.」

「The principal activities during the first quarter included continuing to strengthen the response to security needs that are rapidly shifting from the conventional on-premises model to the cloud model. As one initiative, the company entered into a distributor agreement with Radware (Israel) to improve cloud security and began providing its WAAP (Web Application and API Protection) solution.」

「The principal activities included strengthening the company’s solutions and customer outreach through digital marketing as a response to security needs rapidly shifting from the conventional on-premises model to the cloud model as DX and telework advance. Specifically, the company conducted online seminars centered on areas of high public interest, including ransomware protection and the secure use of public clouds, introducing Check Point’s endpoint solution Harmony Endpoint and cloud security platform Cloud Guard. The company also began selling Cloud Native Protector Service from SkyHawk (Israel), a new product with incident visualization functionality.」

「The principal activities during the second quarter included continuing to strengthen the response to security needs that are rapidly shifting from the conventional on-premises model to the cloud model as DX and telework advance. For example, the company conducted digital marketing centered on areas of high public interest, including online seminars introducing ransomware protection and explaining key points for using cloud services securely, and pursued customer outreach.」

「The principal activities during the first quarter included strengthening the response to security needs that are rapidly shifting from the conventional on-premises model to the cloud model as DX and telework advance, while developing digital marketing centered on ransomware protection and other areas of high public interest and pursuing customer outreach.」

「For example, Harmony Endpoint, one of the products handled by the company, has a gapless rollback function that can restore encrypted data to the immediately preceding version as a ransomware countermeasure. Combining it with other products handled by the company, such as VOTIRO and IRONSCALES, makes it possible to build distinctive pre- and post-ransomware protection.」

「The principal activities during the third quarter included continued focus on publicizing and selling the products handled by the company, as in the previous fiscal year. In particular, online seminars introduced Hysolate, an OS separation solution, as a way of addressing security in remote work, as well as Check Point’s zero-trust solutions and other products.」

「The company will continue to raise awareness of Check Point’s SASE solutions Harmony and Hysolate Workspace as solutions that enable advanced implementation of zero-trust architecture driven by the advance of DX and telework.」

「Combining Check Point’s SASE security solution Harmony with Hysolate Workspace makes it possible to implement more advanced zero-trust architecture, a new trend in cybersecurity.」

「As a principal initiative, we strengthened our portfolio by searching for new products and conducting validation aimed at expanding the functionality of existing products, in order to better address increasingly diverse and complex security needs resulting from the advance of DX and telework.」

「The company continued to promote sales of its products by actively pursuing digital marketing, an initiative it has maintained since the spread of COVID-19. In particular, its online seminars introduced Hysolate, an OS-isolation solution, and Check Point endpoint solutions as security measures for remote work, which is becoming the new normal.」

「As a principal initiative, we entered into an agreement with Hysolate (Israel) and began selling Hysolate, an operating-system separation solution for client devices. Hysolate is a hypervisor for client devices that can run multiple operating systems, including Windows and Linux. In telework, which is currently spreading rapidly, network separation is achieved by separating an internal OS for a clean environment connected to the internal network, including the cloud, from an external OS for a dirty environment connected to the internet, where vulnerabilities associated with the web, email and web conferencing services such as Zoom are a concern. Even if malware enters the external OS, the operating systems are completely isolated from one another, preventing compromise of the internal network through the internal OS.」

「The challenges facing the product business include the need for a product lineup that addresses a security paradigm different from previous assumptions, including the increase in web conferencing and the substantial growth in remote access as telework progresses. The challenges facing the services business include developing new offerings that capture emerging needs associated with changes in working practices and further improving quality.」