In huge acquisition, Check Point snaps up Israel's Avanan for about $300 million
With more than 100 employees, Avanan protects more than 5,000 customers and over 2.5 million inboxes. The two companies have been cooperating for the past three years
Ami Rojkes Dombe
| 31/08/2021
Gil Shwed, founder and CEO of Check Point, at the annual Cybertech Global conference. Photo: Gilad Kavalerchik
Avanan, which was founded in 2015, is a cloud email security vendor. The company developed a patented application programming interface (API) solution to stop email threats before they arrive to the inbox (inline), for both internal and external emails using AI-based engines.
With more than 100 employees, it protects more than 5,000 customers and over 2.5 million inboxes. The solution deploys in minutes like an app and is configured in a few clicks.
"More and more businesses are moving to cloud-email platforms and with email becoming a major channel to launch devastating cyber-attacks, this acquisition represents a huge potential as organizations are looking for a new approach to email and collaboration suite security," said Dr. Dorit Dor, Check Point’s Chief Product Officer.
"By integrating Avanan into Check Point Infinity, organizations will be able to modernize legacy solutions with email security as-a-service and protect cloud email and collaboration suites from the most sophisticated attacks. We’ve been using the Avanan technology as an OEM for the last 3 years," Dor said.
With more than 100 employees, Avanan protects more than 5,000 customers and over 2.5 million inboxes. The two companies have been cooperating for the past three years
Gil Shwed, founder and CEO of Check Point, at the annual Cybertech Global conference. Photo: Gilad Kavalerchik
Avanan, which was founded in 2015, is a cloud email security vendor. The company developed a patented application programming interface (API) solution to stop email threats before they arrive to the inbox (inline), for both internal and external emails using AI-based engines.
With more than 100 employees, it protects more than 5,000 customers and over 2.5 million inboxes. The solution deploys in minutes like an app and is configured in a few clicks.
"More and more businesses are moving to cloud-email platforms and with email becoming a major channel to launch devastating cyber-attacks, this acquisition represents a huge potential as organizations are looking for a new approach to email and collaboration suite security," said Dr. Dorit Dor, Check Point’s Chief Product Officer.
"By integrating Avanan into Check Point Infinity, organizations will be able to modernize legacy solutions with email security as-a-service and protect cloud email and collaboration suites from the most sophisticated attacks. We’ve been using the Avanan technology as an OEM for the last 3 years," Dor said.
