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Check Point Enhances AI Factory Protection with NVIDIA Partnership

In a groundbreaking move to fortify cybersecurity within the increasingly vital domain of artificial intelligence, Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ: CHKP), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, has unveiled that its AI Cloud Protect is now an integral part of NVIDIA's validated design for its Enterprise AI Factory. This collaboration aims to secure AI runtimes and augment protection, all while accelerating robust infrastructure to facilitate seamless AI deployments.

With the rapid advancement in AI technology comes an increase in potential security threats. As more corporations and service providers embrace AI tools and systems, implementing a robust cybersecurity framework across the entire AI pipeline—from design to deployment—has become a fundamental necessity. The latest Gartner report reveals alarming trends, indicating that 32% of organizations have encountered AI attacks involving prompt manipulation within just the past year, while 29% have faced assaults targeting generative AI infrastructures. Nearly 70% of cybersecurity leaders acknowledge that the risks posed by generative AI are prompting them to reassess their traditional cybersecurity strategies.

Despite being in the nascent stages of AI adoption, attacks on AI infrastructures and prompt tamperings are on the rise. Furthermore, a recent survey by Lakera highlighted that only 19% of organizations feel 'very confident' in their security measures for generative AI, whereas almost half—49%—express significant concerns regarding vulnerabilities they face.

Leading the Charge in AI Security

To tackle these pressing challenges, Check Point is at the forefront of a cybersecurity revolution, providing comprehensive protection across an enterprise's AI supply chain, which includes infrastructures, networks, enterprise applications, and end-users. AI Cloud Protect is designed specifically for corporate AI deployments and has been validated on NVIDIA’s RTX PRO servers, ensuring large-scale protection for the new class of data centers known as AI factories without compromising the performance of AI systems.

Integration of Check Point's security functionalities with the NVIDIA BlueField platform enables real-time monitoring across AI infrastructures and strengthens segregation between AI workloads, delivering deep visibility and control over sensitive AI data. This robust solution equips organizations to combat cyber threats and vulnerabilities while maintaining high efficiency and performance amidst the growing volume and scale of data.

The integrated AI Cloud Protect leverages NVIDIA's DOCA Argus telemetry capabilities alongside Check Point's native AI-driven cybersecurity features, ensuring real-time protection of networks and hosts from AI-related threats. Through its comprehensive portfolio of security products, Check Point aids organizations in safeguarding their entire AI supply chain, including infrastructures, enterprise applications, and end-users.

Multi-Layered Security for AI Infrastructure

AI Cloud Protect operates seamlessly on NVIDIA BlueField without consuming valuable GPU resources, maintaining performance while safeguarding the infrastructure that supports AI factories. The application layer features a CloudGuard Web Application Firewall (WAF), designed to address threats such as prompt injection and jailbreak, effectively neutralizing risks to AI applications.

Check Point also excels in runtime protection for LLM inputs, outputs, and data flows across leading AI applications, including RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) servers and MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers. With an industry-leading detection capability that boasts an extremely low false-positive rate, and harnessing unique data from Gandalf—a leading AI red team platform with over 80 million attack patterns—Check Point delivers top-tier security for agent-based AI applications interacting autonomously with corporate systems.

On the user layer, GenAI Protect offers organizations the ability to manage employee usage of AI tools, preventing leaks of confidential data while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Companies can gain visibility into which AI tools are in use and halt data leaks in real-time, automatically generating audit trails necessary for legal compliance. This functionality allows companies to embrace new AI tools introduced by employees while retaining control over their data and adhering to regulations.

Safeguarding AI Implementation

Check Point’s firewalls (Quantum and CloudGuard Network Security) provide essential security for generative AI by automatically detecting MCP servers and traffic. This advanced detection enables organizations to identify what tools and applications are utilized and provides traffic logs for detailed analysis. Policies can be created to manage every application leading to AI applications, whether to permit or deny access, ensuring comprehensive oversight of AI implementations.

For more information about AI Cloud Protect, visit checkpoint.com/jp/ai/cloudprotect. This article is based on a press release issued on January 5, 2026 (U.S. time).

About Check Point

Check Point Software Technologies serves as a leading provider of digital trust, safeguarding over 100,000 organizations worldwide through AI-driven cybersecurity solutions. Their Infinity Platform alongside an open-garden ecosystem delivers industry-best security efficacy while minimizing risks through a prevention-first approach. The Infinity Platform, underpinned by SASE, integrates management across on-premises, cloud, and workspace environments, offering flexibility, simplicity, and scalability to enterprises and service providers alike.