Check Point Software Technologies is launching a Managed Security Service Providers (MSSP) program with access to local data centres in Australia, specifically for its Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration Solution.
Through the establishment of a local instance for these Check Point solutions, Check Point’s MSSP partners in Australia will be able to securely store customers’ emails and data onshore, with data sovereignty.
The Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration Solution prevents phishing attacks across inbound, outbound and internal communications in real-time, well before they reach end-users.
This patented technology reduces phishing emails from reaching the email inbox by 99.2%, leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to analyse over 300+ indicators of phishing attack vectors, and ingesting data from Check Point’s ThreatCloudAI global AI cybersecurity engine.
In the first half of 2022, according to Check Point Research, email-delivered attacks were responsible for over 89% of all phishing attacks, and whilst email remains the most common type of phishing attack method, organisations need to prioritise security capabilities for this and other collaboration tools by implementing a prevention-first security framework.
The Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration MSSP Program allows MSPs to self-manage email security solutions through consumption billing and a multi-tenanted portal, hosted in Australia.
“In-country data residency is vital for both Australian customers and the MSSPs with these Check Point services and solutions,” said Les Williamson, Regional Director, Check Point Australia & New Zealand. “Taking less than five minutes to set up, the Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration solution saves MSSP partners hours of work changing mail exchange records and fine tuning, whilst also providing a multi-layered prevention-first security architecture and protection to business email and collaboration applications”, commented Williamson.
In addition to securing O365 and GSuite, Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration solutions also secures the data moving through SaaS based collaboration tools such as MS Teams, One Drive, SharePoint, Google Drive, Slack, Dropbox and Box.
Having worked with SMBs across multiple sectors including mining, NFP, financial services and healthcare, CEO at managed IT services provider Ever Nimble, Chris Morrissey, says the rise in business email attacks is the biggest threat to Australian SMBs.
“Having spent the last three years utilising Check Point’s Harmony Email & Collaboration solution, we’ve seen hundreds of emails picked up each day which has meant a significant reduction in risk for customers, says Morrissey. “Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration provides an all-encompassing, holistic solution to protecting a customer’s entire cloud environment. With Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, customers can go from no-email security to a seamlessly integrated, prevention-first cybersecurity posture in 15 minutes. It’s an effective cost-saving measure even for SMBs with limited IT/security budgets.
“Having local data tenancy capabilities has also been an absolute game changer. Any business that values cybersecurity posture should be investing in data sovereignty. Not only does it provide more security to business emails, but also to files that are saved online, such as in OneDrive,” he continued.
