9 Quotes by Pete Lindstrom

There are a lot of aggressive acquisitions going on in this space and Check Point is at risk of getting left behind if they don't develop their own offerings or make an acquisition.

Hackers focus on the weakest link in the security chain.

Hackers are now being lured by the promise of financial gains.

Many financial institutions had been moving toward stronger authentication, so they should have time to make the necessary changes.

Banks do not want to put security procedures in place that may discourage users from using their services.

Symantec is a big buyer. The acquisitions have been critical not just to Symantec, which has been using it to stay ahead in the game, but also for the ecosystem of startups that the M&A strategy helps sustain.

The new idea is a lot like a wolf in sheep's clothing.

The challenge for Check Point is to get beyond the perimeter. They went out to the endpoint. Now, they have to defend the core, and when you do that, you need to look at more passive monitoring solutions.

The lesson here is you can't expect users to learn. There's too much fun going on out there on the Internet.