When people hear about hackers “asking an AI chatbot” to help them take over Instagram accounts, the instinctive reaction is to file it under prompt injection, jailbreaks, or “the model got tricked.” That may be the wrong lesson. According to…
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The 2026 U.S. Midterms Have a Cyber Problem, But it’s Not at the Ballot Box
As the U.S. approaches the 2026 elections in November, the greatest threat to voting integrity will likely not be from hackers targeting voting machines or altering ballots, but from a growing war over reality itself. Voter influence operations are increasingly focused on manipulating the information environment surrounding voters,…
The Server Seizure That Affects Also Iran’s Cyber Operations
On May 22, 2026, Dutch financial-crime investigators walked into data centers in Dronten and Schiphol-Rijk and seized approximately 800 servers. The target was WorkTitans B.V., a hosting provider that, on the surface, looked like any other internet infrastructure company. What…
Check Point Lays the Groundwork for the Future of AI Factory Security with NVIDIA
At GTC Taipei during COMPUTEX 2026, NVIDIA is highlighting the growing adoption of its NVIDIA Vera BlueField-4 STX architecture and introducing new NVIDIA DOCA-powered innovations designed to secure the next generation of enterprise AI infrastructure. As organizations continue scaling AI…
The Autonomous Security Platform Built for Attacker Speed
Attackers are now agentic. AI agents run reconnaissance, test exploits, and weaponize vulnerabilities at machine speed – collapsing the mean time from CVE disclosure to confirmed exploitation from 2.3 years in 2018 to roughly 10 hours in 2026, with 72.7%…
2026 Cloud Security Report: Why Traditional Network, Cloud, and Security Architecture Are Lagging Behind the AI Transformation
As AI rapidly reshapes industries, the role of the cloud has become even more critical. From automated customer experiences to intelligent cyber security and predictive analytics, AI transformations are increasingly being built on a cloud-first foundation. Over the past two…
Check Point Frontier AI Models Readiness Program – Security Update
At Check Point we don’t wait for threats to evolve; we evolve ahead of them. This is why we’ve been running our Frontier AI Models Readiness Program: a proactive, structured initiative designed to ensure that our products remain resilient as…
AI Attacks Are No Longer Experimental: Key Findings from the March-April 2026 AI Threat Landscape
Between late December 2025 and mid-February 2026, Gambit found that a single operator compromised nine Mexican government agencies, reaching tax records, civil registry data, patient files, and electoral infrastructure across a two-month campaign. What made it remarkable was not the…
Protect GenAI Chatbots with Check Point WAF
Generative AI chatbots are quickly becoming the new front door to your business. They answer customer questions, support employees, guide buyers, and increasingly connect to internal documents, APIs, knowledge bases, and business workflows. That convenience creates a new risk for…
The Network Security Problem No One Could Solve – Until Now.
Networks used to be simple. A perimeter. A data center. A set of rules a single engineer could hold in their head. That world is long gone. Every wave of enterprise transformation – cloud migration, M&A, hybrid multi-cloud, IoT, remote…
Hacktivists, Ransomware, and a 124% Surge Across DACH
Hacktivism and ransomware targeting organizations across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland increased 124% in 2025, according to Check Point Exposure Management (based on published attacks on the web and dark web). Three distinct dynamics drove the surge, each with its own…
The Case for a Vulnerability Operations Center
Vulnerability remediation has become an execution problem. Security teams are generating more findings than ever, but too often those findings do not translate into timely risk reduction. The gap between newly introduced exposure and effective remediation continues to widen. Addressing that gap requires more than improved…
Before the First Whistle: How Cyber Criminals Are Targeting World Cup 2026
The FIFA World Cup 2026 is one of the most anticipated sporting events in history, and cyber criminals are already capitalizing on excitement. As matches kick off across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, threat actors are flooding the internet with fake merchandise…
When the Ransomware Gang Gets Hacked: What the Gentlemen Leak Reveals About Modern Ransomware Risk
Key Findings The Gentlemen RaaS has 400+ public victims and is the #2 most active ransomware group globally in 2026 Their internal systems were breached in May 2026, exposing their full operational structure The group is run by approximately nine…
Cyber Threats Spike in April 2026 as Ransomware Expands and Attack Volumes Climb After Short-Lived Moderation
Every Region Recorded Higher Attack Volumes in April In April 2026, global cyber-attack activity rebounded sharply following the brief moderation observed in March. Organizations experienced an average of 2,201 weekly cyber-attacks, representing a 10% increase month over month and an…
Q1 2026 Ransomware Report: Fewer Groups, Higher Impact
Ransomware activity remained elevated in Q1 2026, continuing the trend established over the past year. According to the State of Ransomware Q1 2026 report from Check Point Research, overall attack volume stayed near historic highs. At the same time, the structure of…
World Password Day 2026: Why “Strong Passwords” Can’t Save You from AI, Infostealers, and the Telegram Underground
As we recognize World Password Day in 2026, the traditional advice to “use a complex password with numbers and symbols” feels hopelessly outdated. Today, a 16-character password is useless if an infostealer malware extracts it directly from a browser cache,…
Resilient by Design: When the Network Itself Becomes the Target
Cyber security and operational resilience go hand-in-hand. Organizations have invested heavily in defending against breaches, ransomware, and service disruptions, building layered defenses designed to keep attackers out and systems running. But recent geopolitical developments are forcing a broader and more…
AI Threat Readiness: Defending Against Attacks Powered by Frontier AI Models
A new generation of frontier AI models is fundamentally changing how cyber attacks are created and executed, introducing a level of speed, scale, and accessibility the industry has not faced before. Early testing of advanced models, including Claude’s Mythos model,…
Check Point Cyber Security Now Available Across All Levels of U.S. Government
We’re proud to announce that Check Point has earned GovRAMP Authorization for the Check Point Infinity Platform for Government. This is a big milestone for the company and is a reflection of our unparalleled prevention-first capabilities, which were recently ranked #1 for the fourth consecutive year in Miercom’s 2026 Hybrid…