Fortinet Acquires Israeli Cybersecurity Startup Perception Point in Strategic Email Protection Deal

Perception Point, an Israeli email and collaboration cybersecurity company that offers fast interception of content-based attacks as a service, is being acquired by American cybersecurity giant Fortinet. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Fortinet says its acquisition of Perception Point reinforces its commitment to simplifying cybersecurity through consolidation. By integrating Perception Point’s AI-driven security solutions into the Fortinet Security Fabric, organizations can now protect essential tools like email, Slack, Teams, web browsers, and cloud storage apps within a unified platform. This strategic move empowers businesses to combat sophisticated threats across their digital ecosystems, ensuring robust security in today’s hybrid and cloud-first environments.

Perception Point aligns with Fortinet’s vision to simplify and consolidate security from disparate tools into a unified, integrated platform. By extending Fortinet’s AI-driven security operations (SecOps) portfolio and FortiMail user-facing security to encompass the entire workspace, we aim to deliver robust protection across every touchpoint of digital communication.

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Founded in 2015, Perception Point is a Prevention-as-a-Service company, offering fast interception of any content-based attack across all collaboration channels, including email, cloud storage, CRM apps, and messaging platforms. The company prevents phishing, BEC, spam, malware, Zero-days, and N-days well before it reaches enterprise users. The company boasts that its solution can be deployed in minutes with no change to the enterprise’s infrastructure, the Perception Point solution confirms with any policy and requires zero fuss from IT teams.

The company explains that its technology folds 7 different detection layers to provide a single verdict. It has been recognized by Gartner and has proven time and time again to deliver the most effective ROI when compared to leading cyber solutions. As a result, the company now serves many global enterprises from all sizes and across all verticals, including Telecom, Food & Beverage, Tech, Healthcare, and more.

“Perception Point is now part of Fortinet. Our AI-powered security for email, browsers, and collaboration tools is now backed by Fortinet’s global power. More threats stopped, more clicks protected, more threat actors frustrated.” Peleg Cabra, Senior Product Marketing Manager Perception Point said.