Red Education and Check Point Software Technologies have been named winners of a Gold Stevie® Award in the Global Partnership of the Year category at the 2025 International Business Awards® (IBA). The award celebrates the success of Red Education’s partnership with Check Point Software Technologies, which has helped to shape cybersecurity training for professionals around the world.
The International Business Awards are the world’s premier business awards program. All individuals and organizations worldwide – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small – are eligible to submit nominations. The 2025 IBAs received nominations from organizations and individuals in 78 nations and territories.
Winners will be celebrated during a gala banquet at the Corinthia Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal on Friday, 10 October.
A Decade of Partnership with Check Point
Red Education and Check Point first joined forces in 2014, establishing what has become one of the most enduring and impactful collaborations in global cybersecurity training.
Over the past ten years, the partnership has achieved significant milestones, including:
- Thousands of cybersecurity professionals have been empowered through Red Education’s expert instruction.
- Well over 17,000 training days delivered
- Seven major courseware updates jointly developed by Check Point and Red Education
This collaboration has gone beyond simply delivering training courses. Red Education’s award-winning instructors have helped shape course content and even provided training to Check Point’s own engineering teams, reflecting the depth of expertise at the heart of the partnership. See more.
The collaboration has also opened new opportunities for progress. In 2024, Red Education introduced its Women in Cybersecurity Training Scholarships, offering fully funded entry-level Check Point certification training to aspiring women, highlighting its commitment to inclusivity in the sector.
The importance of the Gold Stevie Award for Collaboration and Partnership
The Gold Stevie® Award recognises Achievement in Collaboration and Partnership, highlighting cross-sector and international initiatives that deliver meaningful results. For Red Education, this award acknowledges the importance of trusted partnerships in bridging the global cybersecurity skills gap.
Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of more than 250 executives worldwide, who participated in the judging process in May – July.
Maggie Miller, President of the Stevie Awards, said: “The 2025 International Business Awards have set a new benchmark for excellence. Our winners have demonstrated remarkable ambition and achievement in reaching their goals. We congratulate them on their well-earned recognition and look forward to honoring them on stage in Lisbon on 10 October.”
Mike Baird, CEO of Red Education, said:
“Partnerships are at the heart of everything we do at Red Education. This award with Check Point shows what happens when a world-class product meets world-class training. Great technology, combined with expert instruction, leads to great outcomes, for our students and of course for the organisations and critical infrastructure they are protecting every day.”
About Red Education
Founded in 2005, Red Education is a global provider of premium certification training for the cybersecurity community. With more than 180 courses on offer and over 85 instructors delivering training across 132 countries, the organisation has trained more than 90,000 professionals to date. Red Education holds multiple global awards for excellence and continues to work in partnership with the world’s leading technology companies to equip cybersecurity professionals with the skills they need to succeed.
About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in nine programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, and the Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 nominations each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.
