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Firewalls can’t do it alone. Without visibility into your code, pipelines, and secrets, even the smartest AI
can’t protect you. Teams that understand this shift are already hardening their pipelines, surfacing hidden
risks, and giving their security systems the data they need to work. Everyone else? Still pretending that
north-south traffic is the problem.

About the Author

Paul Barbosa leads the Global Cloud Security Business Unit at Check
Point, overseeing Sales, R&D, Marketing, Customer Success, and
Engineering. With over 23 years in cybersecurity and communications,
Paul brings deep expertise across enterprise, federal, and commercial
sectors. A former U.S. Marine and security architect, he’s held leadership
roles at Skyhigh Security, Cisco, and Cloudflare. His leadership mantra,
“Brilliant in the Basics,” reflects his commitment to operational excellence
and tactical precision.

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