Westcon-Comstor Launches AI-Driven Check Point Infinity Platform to Combat Cyber Threats

In response to the escalating cybersecurity threats facing enterprises worldwide, Westcon-Comstor, a leading value-added global distributor of security and cloud solutions, today unveiled the Check Point Infinity AI Platform as a key weapon in the fight against these advanced threats. 

This AI-powered, cloud-delivered platform is designed to deliver comprehensive, consolidated, and collaborative security across diverse IT environments – from data centres and networks to cloud services, branch offices, and remote user operations. By harnessing the power of artificial intelligence, the platform ensures that reseller partners and their end-user customers can counteract even the most sophisticated cyber-attacks with unmatched efficacy.

The Check Point Infinity AI Platform is not only technologically advanced but also highly regarded in the industry. It has earned prestigious accolades, having been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Zero Trust Platform Providers, Q3 2023, and acknowledged as a Leader in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls. These recognitions underscore the platform’s effectiveness in delivering top-tier security and demonstrate its strong industry reputation and credibility. By leveraging this platform, Westcon-Comstor ensures that its reseller partners and their end-user customers are protected by one of the most respected and comprehensive security solutions available today. 

The Check Point Infinity Platform represents the pinnacle of cybersecurity innovation. By leveraging AI and cloud technologies, we are giving our partners’ customers a tool that ensure that they are not just responding to threats – but anticipating and neutralising them before they can impact their partners’ operations.

Aveshan Aiyer, Channel Manager for Check Point, Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa

Key Features of the Check Point Infinity AI Platform:

• Comprehensive Threat Prevention: Utilises over fifty AI engines to deliver real-time, industry-leading threat prevention across all attack vectors, including networks, users, email, and IoT. The platform prevents more than 3 billion attacks annually, achieving an industry-best 99.8% block rate.

• Consolidated Security Operations: Offers unified security management that enhances efficiency and ensures complete threat prevention, helping to seal security gaps and enable automatic, immediate threat intelligence sharing across all security environments.

• Collaborative Security Response: Features AI-powered security engines that can be applied to any attack vector, with shared real-time threat intelligence, anomaly detection through ThreatCloud AI, and automated threat response with XDR and Playblocks. The platform also supports API-based third-party integration for broader security ecosystem connectivity.

The Check Point Infinity Platform revolutionises enterprise IT security with its AI-driven capabilities, providing unmatched protection and operational efficiency. By delivering precise prevention against sophisticated threats such as zero-day malware and phishing, the platform ensures the highest levels of security for enterprise environments. This advanced threat prevention is achieved through a blend of over fifty AI engines that work collaboratively to stop attacks before they can cause harm, maintaining an industry-best 99.8% block rate.

In addition to enhanced security, the Infinity Platform simplifies the complex landscape of cybersecurity operations. By consolidating various security functions into a single unified framework, it significantly reduces IT complexity and operational overhead. This streamlined approach leads to increased operational efficiency and noticeable reductions in infrastructure costs. 

Moreover, the Infinity Platform Agreement introduces a predictable business model that further enhances cost savings, allowing enterprises to reduce their total cost of ownership (TCO) by achieving 50% higher operational efficiency and 20% lower hardware costs. These benefits collectively make the Infinity Platform a comprehensive solution for protecting, managing, and optimising enterprise security in a digital-everything era.

Our collaboration with Check Point enables our reseller partners to deliver top-tier, AI-powered security solutions to their customers. This platform’s comprehensive, consolidated, and collaborative approach to security ensures that every threat is managed with precision and efficiency.

Aveshan Aiyer, Channel Manager for Check Point, Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa