CheckPoint Acquires Web App Security Startup ForceNock
In October, Check Point acquired Tel Aviv-based cloud cybersecurity company Dome9 Security to bolster its cloud management and active policy enforcement capabilities
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Nasdaq-listed network and cloud security provider Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. has acquired Tel Aviv-based ForceNock Security Ltd., the company announced Monday. Check Point did not disclose the financial terms of the deal.
Check Point CEO Gil Shwed. Photo: Yuval Chen
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Founded in 2017, ForceNock develops a web applications security solution that utilizes machine learning algorithms. The company has five employees according to LinkedIn.
![Check Point CEO Gil Shwed. Photo: Yuval Chen Check Point CEO Gil Shwed. Photo: Yuval Chen](https://pic1.calcalist.co.il/PicServer3/2017/12/21/781346/21_l.jpg)
Founded in 1993, the Check Point pioneered Firewall technology. Considered an information security market leader, the company is one of Israel's flagship technology companies.
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Check Point reported revenues of $471 million for the third quarter of 2018, a 4% year-over-year increase, and a GAAP operating income of $226 million.
In October, Check Point acquired Tel Aviv-based cloud cybersecurity company Dome9 Security Inc. to bolster its cloud management and active policy enforcement capabilities.