| Name: | Gil Shwed |
| Occupation: | Technology |
| Gender: | Male |
| Birth Day: | November 7, 1968 |
| Age: | 54 |
| Birth Place: | Tel Aviv, Israel, Israel |
| Zodiac Sign: | Leo |
Gil Shwed
Family Members
| # | Name | Relationship | Net Worth | Salary | Age | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ran Shwed | Siblings | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Physique
| Height | Weight | Hair Colour | Eye Colour | Blood Type | Tattoo(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Biography
Biography Timeline
In 1993, Shwed founded Check Point with Shlomo Kramer, Shwed’s friend from the military unit, and Marius Nacht with whom he worked at Optrotech.
That year, Shwed invented and patented stateful inspection, which served as the basis for the first version of the company’s renowned FireWall-1, released in 1994. Stateful Inspection is still widely used in network firewalls today.
In 2002, Shwed appeared on the front cover of Forbes’ Billionaires issue.
He received an honorary Doctor of Science from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, which he received in June 2005.
In 2010, Shwed was recognized as the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in Israel.
Globes honored Shwed as their “Person of the Year” in 2014. In September 2017, Shwed was ranked 12th in TheMarker Magazine list.
Shwed and Check Point emphasize the “fifth generation” of cybersecurity, addressing the underlying issues behind such vulnerabilities as the WannaCry and NotPetya security breaches in 2017. He has stated that enterprise businesses are “two generations behind” in their security thinking, and describes the industry as being at an “inflection point.”
In 2018, Shwed was the recipient of the first-ever Israel Prize in technology.
🎂 Upcoming Birthday
Currently, Gil Shwed is 53 years, 10 months and 26 days old. Gil Shwed will celebrate 54th birthday on a Monday 7th of November 2022.
Find out about Gil Shwed birthday activities in timeline view here.
Gil Shwed trends
trends.embed.renderExploreWidget(“TIMESERIES”, {“comparisonItem”:[{“keyword”:”Gil Shwed”,”geo”:””,”time”:”today 12-m”}],”category”:0,”property”:””}, {“exploreQuery”:”q=Gil Shwed&date=today 12-m”,”guestPath”:”https://trends.google.com:443/trends/embed/”});
FAQs
- Who is Gil Shwed
? - How rich is Gil Shwed
? - What is Gil Shwed
‘s salary? - When is Gil Shwed
‘s birthday? - When and how did Gil Shwed
became famous? - How tall is Gil Shwed
? - Who is Gil Shwed
‘s girlfriend? - List of Gil Shwed
‘s family members? - Why do people love Gil Shwed?