Check Point and Lakera join forces to build an AI-native security platform designed to protect the entire AI lifecycle.
Check Point announces the acquisition of Lakera, an AI-native security platform for Agentic AI applications. With this acquisition, Check Point aims to deliver a complete end-to-end security stack designed to protect enterprises throughout their AI journey. The transaction is expected to be completed in Q4 2025.
AI Expands Attack Surface
“AI is transforming every business process, but it also introduces new attack surfaces,” says Nadav Zafrir, CEO of Check Point Software Technologies. “We chose Lakera because it offers AI-native security, superior precision, and speed at scale. Together, we’re setting the standard for how businesses adopt and trust AI.”
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Check Point already offers security solutions for AI developments including GenAI Protect, SaaS and API security, advanced data loss prevention, and machine learning-powered defense for applications, cloud, and endpoints. With Lakera, Check Point expands these capabilities to deliver one of the first end-to-end AI security stacks in the industry.
“Lakera is specifically built for the AI era, with real-time runtime security and research at its core,” says David Haber, co-founder and CEO of Lakera. “Together with Check Point, we will protect LLMs, generative AI, and agents with the speed, accuracy, and guardrails that businesses need to embrace AI with confidence.”
The transaction is expected to be completed in Q4 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.