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Nadav Zafrir

CEO, Check Point Software Technologies

Search every verified Nadav Zafrir interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Nadav Zafrir, CEO of Check Point Software Technologies, discussed the impact of artificial intelligence on cybersecurity in an August 2026 interview with NDTV Profit. He described the current threat landscape as a "perfect storm," resulting from the democratization and industrialization of sophisticated cyber capabilities that were previously scarce, combined with the introduction of new AI technologies into corporate systems. Zafrir stated that Check Point is focused on proactive prevention and is developing new capabilities for context-aware security and automatic remediation. He also identified India as a top-five market for cybersecurity, citing a market of approximately $200 billion growing at over 15% annually. During Check Point's Q2 2026 earnings call in July 2026, Zafrir reiterated that AI is driving a "collapse in scarcity of adversarial capabilities" and challenging long-held cybersecurity assumptions. He announced the company's introduction of an "AI network firewall," a new product class designed to provide visibility, control, and security for AI prompts, agent actions, and model interactions. Zafrir also discussed the company's go-to-market stabilization and a more prudent approach to Q3, with expectations for stronger execution in the second half of the year.

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