Check Point has acquired the artificial intelligence company Lakera, which specializes in securing agentic AI applications. The value of the deal was not disclosed but is estimated at $300 million.
With this acquisition, Check Point joins a wave of companies buying AI-focused cybersecurity firms, including Cato Networks (which acquired Aim), SentinelOne (which acquired Prompt Security), and Tenable (which acquired Apex).
The Israeli company said, “With this acquisition, Check Point sets a new standard in cybersecurity, becoming able to deliver a full end-to-end AI security stack designed to protect enterprises as they accelerate their AI journey.”
“AI is transforming every business process, but it also introduces new attack surfaces,” said Nadav Zafrir, CEO of Check Point. “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.”
Founded in 2021 by former Google and Meta AI experts, Lakera was purpose-built for AI environments, with real-time security and advanced research at its core. The company provides protection for large language models (LLMs), AI agents, and multi-agent control platforms (MCPs). It operates R&D centers in Zurich and San Francisco and employs about 70 people.
Lakera’s platform combines advanced real-time protection with continuous attack testing (red teaming), preventing unauthorized or abnormal actions during AI operations. Its two main products, Lakera Red and Lakera Guard, offer pre-deployment assessments and real-time enforcement to protect users.
The company also developed Gandalf, an AI security testing platform considered one of the largest red-teaming initiatives in the AI world, with more than 80 million attack data points. Gandalf is used both as a research tool for identifying vulnerabilities in AI systems and as a commercial service for Fortune 500 clients. It supports more than 100 languages.
Check Point evaluated more than 20 startups in the AI security space before choosing Lakera. One of Lakera’s major advantages is that it was not built as a traditional cybersecurity platform with AI added on, but as an AI-native security system, designed from the ground up for generative models, prompts, and autonomous agents. In a market where most solutions still focus on a single aspect — whether preventing information leakage, blocking prompt injection, or protecting data — Lakera delivers an end-to-end approach, securing the model, the prompts, and the data it uses.
“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 of 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.”
Upon completion of the acquisition, Lakera’s Zurich headquarters will become Check Point’s global AI security research and development center. The new hub will operate alongside Check Point’s Tel Aviv development center, serving as a base for advancing innovation in AI security.