https://powerbase.info/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Check_Point_Software_TechnologiesCheck Point Software Technologies - Revision history2026-11-10T22:24:34ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.35.14https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Check_Point_Software_Technologies&diff=286963&oldid=prevUnit 8200 Bot: Create company profile (Unit 8200 / Israeli cyber-intel research)2026-10-19T16:39:08Z<p>Create company profile (Unit 8200 / Israeli cyber-intel research)</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|'''Israeli cybersecurity company founded by Unit 8200 veterans'''}}<br />
{{Infobox company<br />
| name = Check Point Software Technologies<br />
| type = Public (Nasdaq: CHKP)<br />
| founded = 1993<br />
| founder = [[Gil Shwed]], [[Shlomo Kramer]], [[Marius Nacht]]<br />
| hq_location = Israel / United States<br />
| key_people = [[Nadav Zafrir]] (CEO from December 2024); [[Gil Shwed]] (executive chairperson)<br />
| industry = Cybersecurity / network security<br />
}}<br />
'''Check Point Software Technologies''' is an Israeli cybersecurity company founded in 1993 by [[Gil Shwed]], [[Shlomo Kramer]] and [[Marius Nacht]]. According to ''Globes'', the three founders "all of whom had served in the 8200 unit". The company listed on Nasdaq in 1996.<ref name="Globes2024">Assaf Gilead, [https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-check-point-names-nadav-zafrir-next-ceo-1001485073 Check Point names Nadav Zafrir next CEO], ''Globes'', 24 July 2024.</ref> Shwed's pathway into security, ''Computer Weekly'' reported, began in the Israeli Intelligence Corps' renowned signals intelligence and code decryption team, [[Unit 8200]].<ref name="CWShwed">[https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252478882/The-Security-Interviews-Gil-Shweds-10-year-vision-for-security The Security Interviews: Gil Shwed's 10-year vision for security], ''Computer Weekly'', 25 February 2020.</ref><br />
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== Leadership ==<br />
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Shwed managed Check Point for more than thirty years after its founding. In July 2024 the company appointed [[Nadav Zafrir]], co-founder of the venture firm [[Team8]] and a former commander of Unit 8200, as chief executive from December 2024, with Shwed becoming chairperson.<ref name="Globes2024"/><ref name="CtechZafrir">Sophie Shulman, [https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bywtlrroa Nadav Zafrir to replace Gil Shwed as CEO of Check Point], ''Ctech'', 24 July 2024.</ref> ''Ctech'' stated that Zafrir served as commander of Unit 8200 between 2009 and 2013; ''Globes'' described him as having commanded the unit (the two reports give different date ranges).<ref name="CtechZafrir"/><ref name="Globes2024"/><br />
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''Forbes'' has described co-founder [[Marius Nacht]] as a veteran of [[Talpiot]], an elite Israeli army programme.<ref name="ForbesNacht">[https://www.forbes.com/profile/marius-nacht/ Marius Nacht], ''Forbes'', accessed October 2026.</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Cyber and tech firms founded by ex Unit 8200 or occupation forces veterans]]<br />
* [[Unit 8200]]<br />
* [[Team8]]<br />
* [[Cato Networks]]<br />
* [[Palo Alto Networks]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [https://www.checkpoint.com/ Official website]<br />
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