Research Note: Check Point to Acquire Lakera for End-to-End AI Security

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Check Point Software announced its intention to acquire Lakera, an AI-native security platform, for $300 million in a transaction expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025.

The acquisition is designed to establish comprehensive AI security capabilities as part of its broader solution stack.

Research Note: FortiGate 700G Series for the Modern Campus

Executive Summary Fortinet’s recent introduction of the FortiGate 700G series marks a significant advancement in Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) technology, purpose-built to address the evolving security and networking demands of today’s complex campus environments. This new series leverages Fortinet’s proprietary ASIC technology and unified operating system, FortiOS, to deliver exceptional performance, advanced threat protection, and energy […]

Research Note: Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE for 5G

Palo Alto Networks Prisma 5G SASE

Earlier this month at MWC 2025, Palo Alto Networks announced the general availability of Prisma SASE 5G, its new cloud-delivered cybersecurity solution for enterprises leveraging 5G connectivity.

The offering expands the company’s SASE portfolio to provide integrated Zero Trust security for 5G-enabled infrastructure, including mobile users, IoT/OT devices, and SD-WAN endpoints.

Research Note: Check Point & Wiz Enter Strategic Partnership

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Wiz and Check Point recently announced a strategic partnership to integrate cloud network security with cloud-native application protection. The collaboration will merge Check Point’s AI-driven cloud security and networking capabilities with Wiz’s Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP).