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Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. provides cybersecurity software and services for enterprises, businesses, consumers and government customers. News about CHKP commonly covers results for its security subscription, product and license businesses; demand indicators such as calculated billings and remaining performance obligations; and capital actions, including ordinary-share repurchase authorizations.
Company updates also focus on the Infinity Platform and related product families, including Harmony for workspace security, CloudGuard for cloud security, Quantum for network security, Infinity Core Services, Check Point WAF and the AI Defense Plane. Recurring themes include AI-powered threat prevention, web application and API protection, SASE, email security, exposure management, government security authorizations and integrations with cloud platforms.
Check Point (NASDAQ: CHKP) has joined OpenAI's Trusted Access for Cyber (TAC) program and the Daybreak cybersecurity initiative. As a TAC member, Check Point can use GPT-5.5 with Trusted Access for Cyber to support high-stakes defensive security operations.
Daybreak also provides access to OpenAI's Codex harness and direct support from OpenAI's cybersecurity team, which Check Point views as a key element in integrating AI into its security platform for enterprise protection.
Check Point (NASDAQ: CHKP) announced a major expansion of its MSP platform to support secure AI transformation. The launch adds Workforce AI Security for MSPs, a new multi-tenant Management Control Plane-based platform, and unified security bundles that consolidate email, endpoint, browser, mobile, SASE, AI, and training capabilities.
Check Point Software (NASDAQ:CHKP) launched Agentic Exposure Validation (AEV), a new capability within Check Point Exposure Management.
AEV uses AI agents that reason like attackers to validate which vulnerabilities are truly exploitable, providing direct evidence and remediation guidance to support Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) programs.
Check Point (NASDAQ: CHKP) released its 2026 Cloud Security Report: Enter the AI Era, highlighting a widening AI security gap as adoption outpaces enforcement. While 77% of organizations updated cloud security for AI, only 26% can enforce policies, and 78% reported confirmed or suspected AI-related incidents.
The report cites infrastructure misalignment, perimeter gaps, performance limits, operational complexity, and visibility issues. Check Point promotes a unified, prevention-first Hybrid Mesh Network Security architecture, including an AI defense plane and new Agentic Network Security Orchestration Platform, aiming to align business intent, AI usage, and security controls.
Check Point (NASDAQ: CHKP) launched its Agentic Network Security Orchestration Platform, an autonomous agent-based architecture that executes network security operations across hybrid enterprise environments with limited human intervention. The platform aims to shift from rule-based management to intent-based, exposure-driven, unified orchestration.
Core features include a proprietary Network Knowledge Graph and four capabilities: Intent-to-Policy, Zero Trust and policy tightening, autonomous troubleshooting, and continuous compliance. Check Point also signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Deepchecks team and intellectual property to strengthen evaluation and monitoring of agents. Early capabilities are available now, with broader preview in H2 2026.
Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ: CHKP) authorized a $2.0 billion expansion of its ongoing share repurchase program. As of March 31, 2026, it had about 104.0 million shares outstanding and has historically repurchased 230 million shares for roughly $17.4 billion, funded from working capital.
Check Point (NASDAQ: CHKP) announced on April 30, 2026 that the Check Point Infinity Platform for Government has achieved GovRAMP Authorization, extending its earlier FedRAMP authorization to state, local and tribal agencies. The platform provides prevention-first threat protection, AI-driven detection, real-time global threat intelligence, and a centralized management console designed for government compliance and operations.
This authorization positions Check Point to deliver a unified cybersecurity posture across federal, state, and local governments and supports government modernization initiatives.
Check Point (NASDAQ: CHKP) reported Q1 2026 results: total revenue $668M (+5% YoY) and security subscriptions $323M (+11% YoY). GAAP operating income was $185M (28% of revenue) and GAAP EPS was $1.81 (+5% YoY); non-GAAP EPS was $2.50 (+13% YoY).
Cash from operations was $445M, adjusted free cash flow $457M, RPO $2.6B, cash and equivalents $4.38B. Company completed two acquisitions (~$92M) and named Sherif Seddik CRO effective May 1, 2026.
Check Point (NASDAQ: CHKP) received Frost & Sullivan's 2026 Technology Innovation Leadership recognition for its prevention-first WAAP (WAF and API security) capabilities on April 23, 2026. The report cites Check Point's AI-driven, real-time protection, unified platform approach, community-driven model, and operational automation as key strengths for cloud-native and GenAI-era applications.
Frost & Sullivan highlighted metrics including near-100% detection and <1% false positives, and referenced Check Point's finding that 65% of organizations experienced cloud-related breaches.
Check Point (NASDAQ: CHKP) will integrate its AI Defense Plane with Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, combining control, governance, and runtime protection to secure AI agents. The integration offers agent inventory, pre-deployment policy enforcement, and real-time runtime guardrails, including prompt-injection detection.
The joint solution will be available in late June 2026; early access registrations are open at the company's website.