Today, Guardz, a cybersecurity platform which is focused around the MSP market and the SMBs they target, is announcing a new strategic technology partnership with Check Point, which will see Check Point‘s Harmony Email embedded directly into the Guardz platform. The collaboration involves high levels of technological sophistication on both sides. On one hand, the partnership enhances Guardz’s AI-native, unified cybersecurity platform, and it does so by using Check Point’s patented, inline API-based email protection engine. Together, the collaboration arms MSPs with the industry’s most advanced email security solutions to improve operational efficiency. Together, Guardz and Check Point are raising the bar for email security by connecting the dots across attack vectors and redefining what MSPs can expect from a truly integrated and unmatched cybersecurity platform.
“Because we have a unified platform, we are in a very good position in the MDR [Managed Detection and Response] market, although this is the first partnership that we have entered into,” said Dor Eisner, CEO and Co-Founder of Guardz.” Now Guardz is announcing the launch of a unified security platform with Check Point to bring MSPs a best of breed solution.”
On the Check Point side, Eisner said that the unified MDR platform also had major appeal to Check Point.
“They started in firewalls,” he noted, “Only recently did they jump into the SaaS market, so this is the first time they are partnering with someone like us.”
Personal connections between executives from the two companies also facilitated this partnership.
“It’s all about personal relationships at the end of the day,” Eisner said.
Email remains the front line for cyber-attackers targeting SMBs. Over a million distinct phishing attacks were recorded in Q1 2025 alone, with QR-code scams and brand-spoofing on the rise. Meanwhile, 72% of organizations reported increased cyber risk, and 42% experienced phishing or social-engineering incidents in the past year. As attackers leveraging AI evolve their methods faster than traditional defenses can adapt, MSPs are under growing pressure to provide smarter, AI-driven protection that identifies and neutralizes threats before they reach the inbox or do any damage.
The Guardz-Check Point partnership addressed this challenge directly. Starting today, through the Guardz unified platform, MSP partners can opt-in for access to Check Point Harmony Email– provisioned, deployed, and managed entirely through the Guardz interface. The integration improves security in the face of phishing, ransomware, BEC, and highly-targeted threats that often slip past the likes of Microsoft and Google, with a 99.7% block rate for phishing attempts.
“This is deployed and managed entirely through Guardz,” Eisner said. “It’s all streamlined and configured from the Guardz platform.”
This is so even though Guardz is focused solidly on the SMB market, while the Check Point offering today is very enterprise focused.
“We have democratized Check Point here into an SMB platform,” Eisner stated. “In redefining Email Security for MSPs with Unified Detection & Response, we are also redefining the MDR market with identity in a single detection engine. It’s just a better way to provide cybersecurity for the MSPs.
“Our partnership with Check Point represents more than just an integration,” Eisner added. “It’s a major step toward creating a truly resilient cybersecurity ecosystem for MSPs and their customers, who form the backbone of global economies. By combining Check Point’s proven AI-powered email security with our unified platform, we’re not only preventing email threats before they hit the inbox, but we’re connecting the dots across the entire security stack, enabling a safer digital future.”
Guardz says that this collaboration reinforces their commitment to integrating best-in-class technologies that strengthen MSPs and the businesses they serve. With the growing challenges MSPs face in managing vendor sprawl and workflow overload, the consolidation of industry-leading technologies into a single platform allows MSPs to effectively execute on a security offering. The combination of Check Point’s proven threat prevention capabilities and Guardz’s unified, AI-native security framework – including 24/7 MDR – empowers MSPs to deliver more resilient protection to their SMB customers than ever before, across identities, endpoints, email, SAT, and more.
“This collaboration goes beyond adding another layer of protection; it’s about aligning two AI-driven solutions to create smarter, more predictive defense for small businesses,” said David Meister, Global Head of MSP at Check Point. “It’s not just about visibility. It’s about advancing the future of unified detection and response across identities, emails, devices, and data. By combining Guardz’s unified platform with Check Point’s threat intelligence and API-based prevention, we’re enabling real-time knowledge sharing that empowers service providers to stay ahead of attackers.”
Eisner said that Guardz is now getting close to 1000 MSP partners.
“This is the future of cybersecurity and we are in the forefront,” he declared. “Most of our MSP partners are small to midsize, with between 1 and 25 technicians.
Eisner concluded with messaging to the MSP community.
“It’s not just email security,” he said. “It’s about how unified you are, and that’s what Guardz brings to the game.”