--- title: Check Point Launches Firewall-as-a-Subscription as... description: Check Point has launched Firewall-as-a-Subscription, letting organizations access Check Point Force Firewalls without large upfront hardware costs. The package... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/check-point-launches-firewall-as-a-subscription-as-cybersecurity-budgets-face-growing-pressure-lnveqi6n6 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Check Point Launches Firewall-as-a-Subscription as Cybersecurity Budgets Face Growing Pressure | daily.dev og:description: Check Point has launched Firewall-as-a-Subscription, letting organizations access Check Point Force Firewalls without large upfront hardware costs. The package... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/check-point-launches-firewall-as-a-subscription-as-cybersecurity-budgets-face-growing-pressure-lnveqi6n6 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/LnVEQi6n6.png og:image:alt: Check Point Launches Firewall-as-a-Subscription as Cybersecurity Budgets Face Growing Pressure og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Check Point Launches Firewall-as-a-Subscription as Cybersecurity Budgets Face Growing Pressure **[IT Security Guru](https://daily.dev/sources/itsecurityguru)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Check Point has launched Firewall-as-a-Subscription, letting organizations access Check Point Force Firewalls without large upfront hardware costs. The package includes Check Point Force Firewalls, SandBlast threat prevention (claimed 99.9% block rate against zero-day attacks), Live Updates for reboot-free patching, and Smart-1 cloud-based agentic management. It builds on the R82.20 release from July 2026, which added AI Network Firewall capabilities. The three-year subscription lets customers scale throughput and switch to new hardware after 36 months, launching November 1, 2026 through Check Point's partner network. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is Check Point's Firewall-as-a-Subscription and what does it include? It is a subscription model giving organizations access to Check Point Force Firewalls, AI-powered threat prevention via SandBlast (claimed 99.9% block rate against zero-day attacks), Live Updates without reboots, and Smart-1 cloud-based agentic management, paid monthly or annually instead of upfront. It runs on a three-year term, with throughput scalable and an option to move to new hardware after 36 months. It launches November 1, 2026 through Check Point's partner network. _Teams comparing opex versus capex firewall options can track vendor pricing shifts like this on daily.dev._ ### Why are cybersecurity budgets flat despite rising AI-driven threats? According to the IANS Research and Artico Search 2026 Security Budget Benchmark, the median cybersecurity budget remained unchanged, with 55% of CISOs reporting flat or declining budgets. While 64% of CISOs requested additional funding, only 45% actually received an increase, forcing many organizations to delay infrastructure upgrades like firewall refreshes. _Security leaders justifying budget requests can follow benchmark data like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Check Point swaps static rules for agentic AI](https://daily.dev/posts/check-point-swaps-static-rules-for-agentic-ai-mo0xwnbx5) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Check Point Wants AI Agents to Do What Security Teams Can’t: Manage Networks at Machine Speed](https://daily.dev/posts/check-point-wants-ai-agents-to-do-what-security-teams-can-t-manage-networks-at-machine-speed-jrwmm84xo) · IT Security Guru · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Traditional firewalls can’t see what’s inside an AI prompt. Check Point built one that can.](https://daily.dev/posts/traditional-firewalls-can-t-see-what-s-inside-an-ai-prompt-check-point-built-one-that-can--iw0t09wmp) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CISA gives feds 3 days to patch Check Point VPN bug exploited as zero-day](https://daily.dev/posts/cisa-gives-feds-3-days-to-patch-check-point-vpn-bug-exploited-as-zero-day-v4jbko8vp) · BleepingComputer · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#firewall](https://daily.dev/tags/firewall) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/check-point-launches-firewall-as-a-subscription-as-cybersecurity-budgets-face-growing-pressure-lnveqi6n6) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Check Point Launches Firewall-as-a-Subscription as Cybersecurity Budgets Face Growing Pressure","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/check-point-launches-firewall-as-a-subscription-as-cybersecurity-budgets-face-growing-pressure-lnveqi6n6","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/check-point-launches-firewall-as-a-subscription-as-cybersecurity-budgets-face-growing-pressure-lnveqi6n6"},"datePublished":"2026-10-26T15:32:38.378Z","dateModified":"2026-10-26T15:33:02.991Z","description":"Check Point has launched Firewall-as-a-Subscription, letting organizations access Check Point Force Firewalls without large upfront hardware costs. 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