PREVENTING NEXT-GENERATION THREATS

PREVENTING NEXT-GENERATION THREATS
THROUGH AI AND INNOVATION

PRE VENTING NEX T-GENER ATION THRE ATS
THROUGH AI AND INNOVATION 2
Cyber threat prevention has always been tough. Now that the threats are
increasing in volume and sophistication, it’s more challenging than ever
before. Enter AI.
Although Artificial Intelligence (AI) went mainstream amidst the emergence

of ChatGPT, Check Point has always been an industry leader when it comes
to leveraging artificial intelligence to support cyber security solutions.
Across the past 30 years, Check Point has developed more than 70 engines,
40+ of which are based on purpose-built LLM approaches, that provide
industry best threat prevention.
By integrating AI into security technologies, organizations can not only

enhance threat prevention, but they can also improve automation of
processes, threat hunting and Security Operations Center (SOC) event
correlation. And that’s not all. Further, AI-based tools can inherently
improve and evolve themselves, helping organization future-proof against
next-generation threats.
Innovation, as through AI, is central to creating an agile and flexible

environment through which you and your teams can meet new challenges.
“The nature of cyber security threats is one

of constant change.”
Dr. Dorit Dor
Check Point CTO
AI and Automation
For cyber security professionals, the automation of security processes is an imperative.
AI-powered cyber security automation increases efficiency, promotes resource maximization,
and prevents subtle threats from escalating. Here’s a breakdown of how that works…
Streamlining of Security Operations

Cyber security technologies powered by artificial intelligence engines can streamline routine
security tasks that are time-consuming for human employees. For instance, these kinds of
tools can assist with data correlation, log analysis, incident prioritization and incident reporting.
As a result, humans can spend time on higher-level and more complex security-related tasks,
like optimizing risk governance and enabling the business.
Adaptive Threat Detection

Cyber security technologies powered by AI can also parse through historical data and current
security activities, helping to speed and scale detection. And in contrast with rule-based
systems that need continual manual updates, AI models can independently shift detection
strategies; without human intervention. In essence, because of solution autonomy, enterprises
can significantly reduce the probability of cyber threats and cyber attack damage.
Rapid Incident Response

Security technologies with AI engines embedded within them can sift through extensive
volumes of data, quickly uncovering anomalies and potential threats. Upon identification of
a threat, AI can trigger predefined response actions; from isolating affected systems, to
stopping malicious maneuvers, to patching of application. This saves time, maximizes resources,
leads to cost-efficiencies, and simplifies the situation for cyber security professionals.
Threat Hunting
Threat hunting that’s powered by AI enables fast threat detection and interception, which can
minimize the magnitude and ripple effect of a threat. AI-driven threat hunting can also help
cyber security staff allocate resources optimally and develop comprehensive plans around
attack prevention that are based on attack attribution, further mitigating risk.
Proactive Threat Hunting

There’s no question—AI has transformed threat hunting. Cyber security used to be a reactive
discipline, where IT experts would wait until alerts arrived or incidents occurred before
taking action. AI-powered tools mean that unknown malware is seen before it causes harm.
Proactive AI-based threat hunting enables cyber security staff to take act fast, before risk
leads to damages.
Resource Allocation and Risk Management

AI-driven threat hunting can also provide cyber security teams with clarification around
security gaps, security weaknesses, and emerging vulnerabilities. This information enables
staff to then allocate resources optimally, ensuring that the most critical areas of risk are
addressed. And because information is typically available in real-time, staff can then make
resource allocation adjustments, and risk management improvements as threats evolve.
Complex Threat Analysis and Attribution

AI has the capacity to correlate disparate data points across vectors in order to identify
connections between seemingly unrelated cyber security events. As a result, AI not only
assists organizations in halting sophisticated ‘sleeper’ attack campaigns, but it also enables
organizations to attribute attacks to specific groups or nation-states. Thus, organizations then
objectively develop a clearer sense of what (or more accurately, ‘who’) they’re up against and
how to (re)build prevention and defense strategies.
Distillation of SOC Events

Artificial intelligence has significantly transformed the ways in which Security Operations
Centers (SOCs) manage workflows and drive value. AI renders Security Operations Center
management easier, more accurate and more successful.
Automated Event Triage

Because SOC teams can’t necessarily expand as quickly as their responsibilities expand,
SOC teams need to maximize efficiency. Cyber security tools, like Horizon SOC, deploy AI
to accurately identify real attacks across millions of daily logs and alerts.
These kinds of tools empower security staff to respond effectively to the most severe cyber
security threats (via automated triage and single-click remediation) and help teams avoid
wasting time on trivial alerts and false-positives.
AI-generated Verdict
SOC teams can run AI-based incident analysis on top of other security layers to accurately
assess whether or not a given event pertains to malicious activity. Some AI-based engines,
like Check Point’s Horizon SOC, allow for searches on any Indicators Of Compromise (IOC),
enabling security staff to obtain rich, contextualized threat intelligence that can help determine
the significance of divergent IOC activities.
Minimization of Breach Impact

The triaging of alerts and ability to access in-depth live intelligence on any IOC (attack
timelines, patterns, malware DNA…etc) empowers SOC teams to overcome regular security
challenges and to achieve the certainty required to carry out responsibilities successfully.
Oftentimes, the SOC is all that stands between an organization and a potentially devastating
cyber breach.
Future-Proofing Against
Next-Generation Attacks
Artificial intelligence and machine learning-based cyber security technologies can augment
their capabilities over time. They can learn from previously observed patterns across vectors
and become better attuned to suspicious activity across lifespans.
These are “…engines that learn and improve themselves against the kind of attacks we don’t
yet know will happen,” says Check Point CTO Dr. Dorit Dor.
For example, Check Point’s leading industry web and API protection product, which is powered
by AI, was able to immediately prevent the Log4j problem without any signature or update
because of the way in which engineers structured the AI-engine’s learning—it looked out for
future-forward types of threat characteristics.
“One of the reasons we moved our engines at Check Point to be AI-based is because it serves
as future-proofing” says Dr. Dor.
AI and Human Collaboration

Errors can be costly. When it comes to leveraging AI across a business, in most cases, using
the “keep-the-human-in-the-loop” approach works best. As the name implies, Human In The
Loop (HITL) hands tactical (and perhaps some strategic) decision-making over to algorithms
and machines, while advocating for humans to maintain managerial control over systems.
Across AI and ML-based decision-making processes, humans need to remain in-the-loop and
able to provide oversight, guidance and intervention where appropriate. This helps to ensure
intended, ethical and value-add outcomes.
AI and the
Economic Dimension
If they can afford it, cyber criminals will use
AI in the context of cyber attacks. AI relies on
compute resources, which have a monetary
cost. But cyber attackers, like cyber defenders,
have finite financial capabilities.
“There will be an inevitable arms race and

stacking up of AI capabilities against one
another,” anticipates Check Point CISO Marco
Eggerling. This is a key reason as to why
Check Point began integrating AI capabilities
into its products many years ago.
Defenders shouldn’t need to worry about the

exponential added cost of AI-based prevention
mechanisms. “We help defenders mitigate
attacks by AI tools and, in many cases, remove
the economic burden of the utilization of AI, as
it’s an integral part of our products already,”
says Eggerling.
Conclusion
It nearly goes without saying—Advanced, next-generation cyber threats are proliferating
at an unprecedented rate. The enterprise attack surface is continuing to expand and cyber
security teams are inundated by alerts that they can’t keep up with.
The automation, threat hunting, SOC and independent learning abilities that AI-driven cyber
security solutions offer is unrivaled by the capabilities of even the most talented group of
enterprise security professionals. AI-based solutions are no longer simply a nice-to-have,
but a core element of the modern tech stack.
While humans need to remain ‘in-the-loop,’ strategic innovation—as exemplified by

intelligence-based solutions—can lead to a more secure IT and workplace environment.
If you have a random collection of AI-powered cyber security solutions, you might be
leaving value on the table. Reinvent your current cyber security architecture. Please visit
the Security in Action webpage or talk to a Check Point sales representative to get started.
You also might be interested in A CISO’s Guide to AI. To discover AI and cyber security
technologies that can benefit your business, learn more here.
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PREVENTING NEXT-GENERATION THREATS

THROUGH AI AND INNOVATION

Although Artificial Intelligence (AI) went mainstream amidst the emergence

By integrating AI into security technologies, organizations can not only

Innovation, as through AI, is central to creating an agile and flexible

“The nature of cyber security threats is one

Streamlining of Security Operations

Adaptive Threat Detection

Rapid Incident Response

Proactive Threat Hunting

Resource Allocation and Risk Management

Complex Threat Analysis and Attribution

Distillation of SOC Events

Automated Event Triage

Minimization of Breach Impact

AI and Human Collaboration

“There will be an inevitable arms race and

Defenders shouldn’t need to worry about the

While humans need to remain ‘in-the-loop,’ strategic innovation—as exemplified by

© 2023 Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved.

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