Check Point has announced the acquisition of the Israeli start-up Spectral

The Israeli information security company Check Point has announced the acquisition of the Israeli start-up Spectral. The company did not provide information regarding the purchase amount, but it is estimated that it is about $ 60 million. The purchase is expected to close in full in the immediate term.
This transaction joins a series of acquisitions made by Check Point in recent years, mainly by Israeli start-ups. The acquisition will add to Check Point capabilities in the area known as DevSecOps, which means protecting applications running in the cloud from cyber attacks, already in their development and coding phase. A key player in this field is Check Point's rival, Palo Alto, which entered it through a series of acquisitions, led by Israeli Twistlock.
Spectral was founded in 2020 by CEO Dotan Nahum, VP of Development Lior Reuven, VP of Technology Uri Shamai and VP of Business Idan Didi. It has so far raised $ 6.2 million from the Amiti and Mizmaa funds, and it employs 20 people. .
The company has developed a solution that monitors and protects against security errors in code files and other assets of the organization. "The scan is done in a matter of seconds, and can detect errors in hundreds of systems used by the enterprise ecosystem, provide real-time protection, and present problems in management tools. , The company explained in the past.
Check Point has announced that it will integrate the products into its Infinity platform as part of its cloud protection products (CloudGuard), thus becoming a broad protection platform - from code to cloud.
Dr. Dorit Dor, VP of Products, Research and Development at Check Point: "The acquisition of Spectral is our fifth cloud acquisition in recent years, and it expresses our commitment to cloud developers. We will support this important community, thus taking another step forward in the mission. We provide automatic, applicable and secure cloud protection for all types of clouds, and for all uses. "
Nahum said that "the combination of Check Point's deep cloud protection capabilities and threat intelligence together with our unique products, will enable more organizations and developers around the world to receive the best protection for the development stages, with tools that are already highly trusted and appreciated."