Check Point Software Technologies Limited has extended the Check Point Quantum portfolio with Quantum Lightspeed Firewalls to introduce the biggest network security revolution in the last decade. Quantum Lightspeed sets the standard for firewall performance to enable hyper-fast datacentre security for every enterprise.
With the emergence of distributed SaaS applications and the need to better support remote workers, the modern data centre is rapidly evolving to a hybrid architecture, with both on-premises and cloud operations. With network traffic growing two times every 3 years, enterprises of all sizes are challenged with delivering hyper-fast datacentre security at the speed of the network.
Utilising an innovative ASIC technology developed by NVIDIA, Check Point Quantum Lightspeed delivers breakthrough firewall performance that allows enterprises to support elephant flows and securely transfer terabytes of data in minutes instead of hours. Financial institutions can now securely process millions of hi-frequency trades with microsecond latency, and any business can provide fast access for remote users and support high growth businesses.
Commenting on the development, Dr. Dorit Dor, chief product officer, Check Point, said, “As more enterprises rely on their hybrid datacentres to conduct business transactions, they need to implement a solution with network security speed. Our goal was to design a solution that would work in the most demanding data centres which require high security throughput, low latency and can expand on demand to support rapid growth. Check Point Quantum Lightspeed hyper-fast firewalls deliver line-rate firewall performance at the speed of the network, setting a new standard in cybersecurity performance.”
Meanwhile, Michael Kagan, CTO, NVIDIA, said, “AI, 5G and the proliferation of smart devices are just some of the trends propelling enormous growth in data centre traffic and creating new cybersecurity challenges for enterprise. NVIDIA turbocharges zero-trust security in the data centre and enables innovators such as Check Point to develop next-generation solutions like the Check Point Quantum Lightspeed security gateway, powered by the extreme performance of the NVIDIA ConnectX SmartNIC.”
