Key Points
- Check Point reported at the Helsinki event that artificial intelligence has reduced vulnerability exploitation to hours.
- Ransomware attacks increased by 33%, with the number of active groups reaching 93.
- AI-powered phishing success rate is 4.5 times that of traditional methods.
- The new AI Network Firewall aims to block AI applications and data leaks in real time.
By the Numbers
Check Point Software Technologies, at its event in Helsinki, explained that with the evolution of artificial intelligence and cybercrime, the exploitation time for vulnerabilities has dropped from years to hours. The exploitation period, which was 771 days in 2018, fell to 5.3 days in 2024, and to a few hours in 2025-2026. AI-powered phishing messages are 4.5 times more successful than traditional methods.
Although 80% of attacks are denial-of-service and hacktivism, the most serious threat is ransomware. Ransomware victims increased by 33% annually, and the number of active groups reached 93. Attackers shifted to stealing data without encryption and blackmailing by threatening exposure. Check Point recommends proactive defense with Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) and its new AI Network Firewall solution.
Experts emphasize that the biggest challenge is not lack of data, but building the right context quickly. The proliferation of autonomous AI agents creates new attack surfaces; security teams must move from privilege management to real-time behavioral monitoring and attack simulation.
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- What happened?
- Check Point organized an event explaining how artificial intelligence increased the speed and impact of cyber attacks.
- Who was affected?
- Corporate networks, cloud environments, and all organizations using AI tools are at risk.
- What will happen next?
- Check Point is launching a next-generation AI-based firewall; the proactive threat management (CTEM) model is coming to the fore.
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