Posted by New Delhi: Check Point Software Technologies, a global cybersecurity solutions provider, has launched its India-based data residency instance of Check Point Harmony SASE. This new instance brings localised, cloud-delivered network security—designed to address India’s regulatory environment and growing demand for scalable, secure, and compliant cloud adoption.
India – A Strategic Market
The launch of a local Harmony SASE instance in India represents a critical investment in the region. Indian organisations in BFSI, telecom, healthcare, and government sectors, require scalable security infrastructures that support remote work, SaaS usage, and branch connectivity, while adhering to domestic compliance regulations.
The India-based instance of Harmony SASE has been designed, in view with the local regulatory landscape. This includes the upcoming Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA), alongside regulators’ mandates from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), data sovereignty and localised processing have become essential.
Harmony SASE ensures sensitive data is processed and stored within Indian borders, supports consent-based data handling. It helps organisations remain compliant while retaining the agility needed for digital innovation.
“India is at the forefront of global digital transformation—and as the threat landscape grows more complex, security can no longer be an afterthought,” said Sundar Balasubramanian, MD – Check Point Software Technologies, India and South Asia.
“With the launch of Harmony SASE’s India instance, we’re giving Indian enterprises the ability to move fast and stay secure—combining advanced AI-driven protection with local data residency, low-latency access, and seamless compliance,” added Balasubramanian.
He continued, “An organisation in India is now targeted more than 3,200 times per week in the last 6 months, far above the global average according to our Check Point Threat Intelligence Report. Harmony SASE has been purpose-built to address this challenge.”
Holistic, Localised Cybersecurity Portfolio
The launch of Harmony SASE complements Check Point’s comprehensive cybersecurity portfolio in India, which includes Harmony Endpoint, Harmony Mobile, ThreatCloudAI, and Threat Emulation—all hosted locally.
Together, these solutions provide end-to-end, compliance-ready protection that enables Indian enterprises to scale securely, innovate faster, and confidently safeguard users, applications, and data across their digital ecosystems.