Avanan

Check Point Avanan is an enterprise-grade cloud email and collaboration security platform engineered to protect modern communication environments against sophisticated phishing, business email compromise, malware, ransomware, and account takeover attacks. Operating as an inline API solution, Avanan integrates directly within cloud email suites such as Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, analyzing emails and shared file attachments after native cloud filters but before delivery to user inboxes. This unique inline placement enables the platform to detect and neutralize zero-day threats, credential harvesting schemes, and malicious URLs without altering mail exchanger records or introducing latency.

Core technical capabilities of Avanan include multi-layer artificial intelligence models trained on millions of emails, natural language processing for detecting contextual anomalies, automated suspicious attachment sandboxing, optical character recognition for embedded images, and unified protection across collaboration tools like Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, Google Drive, and Slack. Deployment is agentless and instant, requiring only standard API authorization without requiring complex perimeter configurations or MX redirection.

The platform integrates smoothly with enterprise security ecosystems, connecting to Microsoft Defender, Splunk, Sentinel, and various security orchestration, automation, and response frameworks. Primary use cases include intercepting advanced spear-phishing attacks, preventing data exfiltration across SaaS platforms, detecting internal compromised accounts, and maintaining regulatory compliance. Organizations deploying Avanan gain continuous threat visibility, automated incident quarantine workflows, and alignment with standards including SOC 2, ISO 27001, and HIPAA.