2026 Miercom Hybrid Mesh Network Security Benchmark
How does leading security effectiveness translate across firewalls, SASE, and cloud environments? This video highlights Check Point's fourth consecutive #1 ranking, 99.8% security effectiveness, and performance against Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Cisco, and Zscaler. Watch the video to see how Derive Technologies, a Check Point provider, can help you evaluate Check Point Hybrid Mesh Network Security for your environment.
What is the 2026 Miercom Hybrid Mesh Network Security Benchmark?
The 2026 Miercom Hybrid Mesh Network Security Competitive Benchmark is an independent industry test that evaluates how well leading vendors protect modern, distributed networks.
It focuses on hybrid mesh network security, which brings together multiple security controls—such as firewalls, SASE (Secure Access Service Edge), and cloud security—into a more unified, flexible architecture.
In this benchmark, Miercom compares vendors on security effectiveness across:
- Firewalls – how well they detect and block threats
- SASE – security for remote users and branch locations
- Cloud environments – protection for applications and workloads in the cloud
The 2026 results show how different providers perform side by side in these areas, giving security and IT leaders data to help them rethink how they design and invest in hybrid network security.
How did Check Point perform in the 2026 benchmark?
In the 2026 Miercom Hybrid Mesh Network Security Competitive Benchmark, Check Point ranked #1 in security effectiveness for the fourth consecutive year.
According to the benchmark, Check Point:
- Outperformed Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Cisco, and Zscaler
- Led in all tested categories across firewalls, SASE, and cloud environments
For security and IT teams, this consistency over four years suggests that Check Point can help reimagine a hybrid mesh security strategy with a focus on measurable threat prevention and protection across on-premises, cloud, and remote access use cases.
Which vendors were compared, and in what areas?
The 2026 Miercom Hybrid Mesh Network Security Competitive Benchmark compared Check Point with several major security vendors, including:
- Palo Alto Networks
- Fortinet
- Cisco
- Zscaler
These vendors were evaluated across key parts of a hybrid mesh security architecture:
- Firewalls – core network security controls
- SASE – cloud-delivered security for users and branches
- Cloud environments – security for cloud-hosted applications and workloads
The benchmark results highlight how organizations can rethink their approach to securing distributed networks by looking at how each vendor performs across these interconnected layers, rather than evaluating each product category in isolation.
2026 Miercom Hybrid Mesh Network Security Benchmark
published by Derive Technologies
Derive Technologies, was founded in 2000 through the combination of two long-standing technology firms dating back as far as 1986; and incorporated as “Derive Technologies” in the beginning of 2001. Derive's team -- all of them already long-time collaborators at the time of the company's official founding -- continue to design and deliver progressive business-technology solutions that meet the challenges of New York Metro Area, national, and global enterprises, with a focus on on-going cost reduction. Starting as a local system integrator, Derive grew to become a value-added enterprise reseller (VAR), and, now, a recognized national and international IT business consultancy.
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