Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, announced its agreement to acquire Lakera, a leading AI-native security platform for Agentic AI applications. This strategic acquisition positions Check Point to deliver a comprehensive end-to-end AI security stack, safeguarding enterprises as they accelerate their adoption of AI technologies.
“AI is transforming every business process, but it also introduces new attack surfaces,” said Nadav Zafrir, CEO at Check Point Software Technologies. “We chose Lakera because it brings AI-native security, superior precision, and speed at scale. Together we are setting the benchmark for how enterprises adopt and trust AI.”
As organizations increasingly integrate large language models, generative AI, and autonomous agents into core operations, they face heightened risks from data exposure and model manipulation to threats emerging from multi-agent collaboration and autonomous decision-making. In this evolving landscape, real-time AI-native security has become essential for enterprises seeking to innovate safely.
Check Point has already established strong defenses through its GenAI Protect solution, advanced SaaS and API security, data loss prevention, and machine learning-powered protections across applications, cloud environments, and endpoints. With Lakera, Check Point extends these capabilities to deliver one of the industry’s first end-to-end AI security solutions. By combining Lakera’s real-time runtime protection with the AI-powered Check Point Infinity architecture, enterprises can secure the full AI lifecycle including models, agents, and data enabling innovation at scale without compromising security.
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“Lakera was purpose-built for the AI era, with real-time runtime security and research at its core,” said David Haber, Co-Founder and CEO at Lakera. “Joining Check Point allows us to accelerate and scale our mission globally. Together we will protect LLMs, generative AI, and agents with the speed, accuracy, and guardrails enterprises need to embrace AI with confidence.”
Founded by AI experts from Google and Meta, Lakera operates major AI R&D centers in Zurich and San Francisco. Its flagship solutions, Lakera Red and Lakera Guard, deliver pre-deployment posture assessments and real-time runtime enforcement for LLMs, AI agents, and multimodal workflows. The platform combines advanced runtime protection with continuous red teaming, reinforced by Gandalf, a global leader in adversarial AI networks. Lakera’s approach ensures enterprises remain ahead of emerging AI threats, offering both technical rigor and enterprise-grade resilience. The platform is trusted by Fortune 500 companies worldwide and supported by a team of 11 PhDs.
Key strengths of the Lakera platform include:
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AI-native protection: Secures LLMs, generative AI, and agents across prompts, RAG, and MCP, providing real-time defenses against prompt injection, data leakage, and model manipulation.
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Proven performance at scale: Detects threats with over 98% accuracy, sub-50ms latency, and less than 0.5% false positives, enabling enterprises to protect AI workloads without sacrificing speed.
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Continuous intelligence: Leverages Gandalf’s 80 million+ adversarial patterns and a dedicated AI research team to adapt constantly to new AI threats.
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Global coverage: Supports more than 100 languages, offering protection for enterprises worldwide.
Following the acquisition, Lakera will serve as the foundation for Check Point’s Global Center of Excellence for AI Security. This center will drive AI security research, innovation, and integration across the Check Point Infinity Platform, reinforcing Check Point’s position as a global leader in securing AI-powered enterprises and shaping the future of AI security.