A firsthand reflection from Oracle AI World 2025 exploring how Oracle's focus on bare metal architecture and pragmatic multicloud strategy is reshaping the conversation around cloud performance, interoperability and design discipline.

This blog discusses the Log4j crisis and highlights how Check Point's AI-driven WAAP protected customers through virtual patching. It explains the shift from WAF to WAAP, highlighting fast deployment, adaptive prevention and simple evaluation, which proves that real security comes from automation and proactive protection, rather than waiting for patches.