To broaden the extensive data security portfolio, Check Point Software Technologies has acquired privately-held Liquid Machines. Liquid Machines' products prevent the misuse, modification, loss or theft of intellectual property and sensitive information residing in documents. Liquid Machines specializes in data protection and has 12 issued and pending patents for document encryption and content security.
"It is a great extension to our data security portfolio and will strengthen Check Point's security vision. We have found Liquid Machines to provide the best technology for end-to-end data security and we are looking forward to having it as part of Check Point's security architecture," concluded Gil Shwed, Chairman, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Check Point Software Technologies.
Check Point's data security strategy focusses on securing data throughout its lifecycle. Check Point Full Disk Encryption prevents data loss due to lost or stolen devices, Check Point Virtual Private Networking (VPN) turns any network into a secure and encrypted communication channel, and Check Point's recently announced Data Loss Prevention products prevent sensitive data from being leaked out of the organization. The Liquid Machines technology will be part of Check Point's future product suite and will enable secure sharing of documents.
