2023 is the year for AI and the technology will force a change in strategy within the cyber security industry, according to Gil Shwed, founder and CEO of Check Point Software Technologies.
Speaking at the company’s annual customer and partner event CPX360 in Munich this week, Shwed said: “For me, 2023 is the tipping point for AI as we begin to become more dependent on its capabilities in daily life, and it cements itself as an integral part of how we defend our evolving networks.”
Shwed added that the continued commitment to hybrid working has resulted in more than a 50% increase in the number of digital devices used per person. This coincides with a rise in both the number of cyber attacks and the level of sophistication, with Check Point seeing a 38% increase in cyber attacks globally in 2022, compared to 2021.
The Check Point boss said companies do not regularly ensure that systems work together and this represents a weak point in security.
He said: “For many businesses, the problem is that their products don’t work together, it’s simply too complex. We need to ensure that all systems are communicating with each other to contain the risk if breached. This isn’t currently standard practice and in 2023, that will make businesses vulnerable.”
Three Cs of good security
Check Point continues to endorse a prevention-first approach to cyber security, delivered through the three Cs of good security: comprehensive, consolidated and collaborative.
Prevention-first means organisations use technology that covers all vectors to prevent an incident from occurring in the first place, can consolidate architecture to enhance security coordination and effectiveness and integrate with third-party systems to deliver the most accurate real-time data.
At CPX360 Check Point’s VP of product management, Eyal Manor underlined the value of the company’s Infinity Global Services, an end-to-end security service that will help organisations prevent advanced cyber threats, respond to widespread attacks and enhance every aspect of their security resilience.
Manor said it was launched to address the growing complexity of cyber security and the lack of qualified professionals to manage it, with a skills gap of 3.4 million in the industry.
Ofir Israel, VP of threat prevention at Check Point, spoke about the impact of AI, looking at cyber warfare and how this technology has changed the world of cyber security.
* Check Point is a sponsor of the 2023 ITWeb Security Summit, to be hosted in June in Johannesburg and Cape Town. The company will use the forum to emphasise its prevention-first cyber security strategy
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