Terry KS Check Point Software Technologies has been recognized by Fast Company in its Next Big Things in Tech 2025 list for pioneering real-time blockchain threat prevention. The company’s groundbreaking technology brings enterprise-grade cybersecurity to decentralized ecosystems.
SINGAPORE, 21 OCTOBER 2025 – Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, has been named to Fast Company’s Next Big Things in Tech 2025 list. The recognition honors Check Point’s trailblazing innovation in safeguarding public blockchains from emerging cyber threats through proactive, in-chain threat prevention.
“At Check Point, innovation isn’t just about keeping up — it’s about staying ahead,” said Roi Karo, Chief Strategy Officer at Check Point. “Just as Check Point’s original Firewall-1 secured the early internet, our blockchain solution protects the decentralized future, offering enterprise-grade, compliance-ready security for a safer blockchain ecosystem. We’re proud that Fast Company recognizes our mission to bring real-time threat detection and prevention to blockchain technology.”
Check Point’s inclusion celebrates the company’s breakthrough in real-time blockchain security — a first-of-its-kind system currently active on the Cardano mainnet and other networks. Unlike traditional reactive threat detection, Check Point’s innovation focuses on proactive, on-chain prevention, blocking cyberattacks before they occur. This advancement extends Check Point’s legacy of enterprise protection to decentralized infrastructures, enhancing trust, transparency, and security for users and digital assets worldwide.
Fast Company’s Next Big Things in Tech 2025 list features groundbreaking innovations from across the tech spectrum — from major corporations to emerging startups — spotlighting those with the potential to transform business, society, and the global economy.
“Next Big Things in Tech is both a snapshot of the most interesting tech of the moment and a crystal ball that predicts the next several years,” said Brendan Vaughan, Editor-in-Chief of Fast Company. “We congratulate the winners for their vision and innovation.”
This latest accolade adds to Check Point’s growing list of global recognitions. In 2025, the company was also named one of the World’s Best Companies by TIME and Statista, listed among America’s Best Cybersecurity Companies by Newsweek and Statista, and featured in Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas 2024 list.