JERUSALEM, April 25 (Reuters) - Check Point Software Technologies on Thursday reported higher than expected first-quarter profit, helped by growth of its AI-powered security platform.

The Israeli-based company said it earned $2.04 per diluted share excluding one-off items in the January-March quarter, up 13% from a year earlier. Revenue grew 6% to $599 million. (Reporting by Ari Rabinovitch Editing by David Goodman )