Check Point Software Technologies
Israeli cybersecurity company founded by Unit 8200 veterans
| Check Point Software Technologies
| |
|---|---|
| Type | Public (Nasdaq: CHKP) |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder(s) | Gil Shwed, Shlomo Kramer, Marius Nacht |
| Headquarters | Israel / United States |
| Industry | Cybersecurity / network security |
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.[1] Shwed's pathway into security, Computer Weekly reported, began in the Israeli Intelligence Corps' renowned signals intelligence and code decryption team, Unit 8200.[2]
Leadership
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.[1][3] 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).[3][1]
Forbes has described co-founder Marius Nacht as a veteran of Talpiot, an elite Israeli army programme.[4]
See also
- Cyber and tech firms founded by ex Unit 8200 or occupation forces veterans
- Unit 8200
- Team8
- Cato Networks
- Palo Alto Networks
External links
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assaf Gilead, Check Point names Nadav Zafrir next CEO, Globes, 24 July 2024.
- ↑ The Security Interviews: Gil Shwed's 10-year vision for security, Computer Weekly, 25 February 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sophie Shulman, Nadav Zafrir to replace Gil Shwed as CEO of Check Point, Ctech, 24 July 2024.
- ↑ Marius Nacht, Forbes, accessed October 2026.