FILE PHOTO: Gil Shwed, Founder and CEO, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd, speaks at a Cyber security conference in Tel Aviv, Israel January 31, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File PhotoJERUSALEM : Check Point Software Technologies on Monday reported a higher than expected profit for the third quarter boosted by double-digit revenue growth in subscriptions for its platform that prevents attacks across networks, mobile and the cloud.
It was forecast to earn $2.02 a share on revenue of $591.5 million, according to I/B/E/S data from Refinitiv.