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Check Point, Thursday, August 28th, 2025
Cyber Attacks Surge Against Education Sector Ahead of Back-to-School Season
As millions of students return to classrooms and campuses, schools are facing another challenge: a sharp rise in cyber attacks.
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Check Point, Wednesday, August 20th, 2025
AI-Driven Visibility with the Harmony SASE MCP
Enterprise security and networking teams need details fast, and we work hard to make sure your SASE admin experience is as streamlined as possible. But sometimes it's better to integrate data into the tools you already use.
more → Check Point, Monday, August 18th, 2025
EchoLink and the Rise of Zero-Click AI Exploits
In an increasingly AI-powered enterprise landscape, the recent discovery of a zero-click vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Copilot, dubbed EchoLink, should come as a stark warning for cyber security leaders.
more → Check Point, Wednesday, August 13th, 2025
GitHub Abuse Engine: Stay One Step Ahead
In the dynamic world of cyber security, staying ahead of malicious actors is paramount. We are thrilled to introduce the GitHub Abuse Engine, a cutting-edge engine of ThreatCloud AI designed to detect and mitigate malicious abuse on GitHub.
more → Check Point, Tuesday, August 12th, 2025
Microsoft Vulnerabilities Exposed By Check Point Research
Check Point Research uncovered six fresh vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, including one critical flaw with potential for wide-reaching impact.
more → Check Point, Monday, August 11th, 2025
New Data Reveals July's Worst Ransomware Groups And Attack Surges
From critical infrastructure to classrooms, no sector is being spared. In July 2025, cyber attacks surged across nearly every industry and region, marking a sharp escalation in both scale and sophistication.
more → Check Point, Friday, August 8th, 2025
The Alarming Surge In Compromised Credentials In 2025
One of the most pressing cyber threats businesses face today is the rampant rise in compromised credentials. Data from Check Point External Risk Management (previously known as Cyberint), reveals a staggering 160% increase in compromised credentials so far in 2025 compared to 2024.
more → Check Point, Tuesday, August 5th, 2025
Cursor IDE: Persistent Code Execution via MCP Trust Bypass
Cursor is one of the fastest-growing AI-powered coding tools used by developers today. It combines local code editing with powerful large language model (LLM) integrations to help teams write, debug, and explore code more efficiently. But with that deep integration comes increased trust in automated workflows - and increased risk when that trust is exploited.
more → Check Point, Monday, August 4th, 2025
Real Enough To Fool You: The Evolution Of Deepfakes
Not long ago, deepfakes were digital curiosities - convincing to some, glitchy to most, and often more meme than menace.
more → ITWire, Thursday, July 31st, 2025
Check Point Software Leads Email Security Rankings in 2025 GigaOm Radar Anti-Phishing Report
Check Point stands out for its advanced phishing and malware prevention capabilities, driven by innovations like Infinity AI Copilot and a forward-looking security roadmap
more → Check Point, Thursday, July 31st, 2025
Ransomware In Q2 2025: AI Joins The Crew, Cartels Rise, And Payment Rates Collapse
In Check Point Research's latest Ransomware Threat Intelligence Report, we break down how the ransomware ecosystem is rapidly transforming. This quarter's shift includes AI-generated malware, collapsing trust in decryption, affiliate-powered cartels, and a fragmented threat landscape that's harder than ever to track.
more → Check Point, Tuesday, July 29th, 2025
JSCEAL Targets Crypto App Users - A New Threat in the Cyber Security Landscape
At Check Point, we continuously monitor emerging cyber security threats to help protect our users from evolving risks. In this blog, we delve into the JSCEAL campaign, which has been actively targeting crypto app users since March 2024.
more → Check Point, Thursday, July 24th, 2025
Proactive Security For MSPs: 4 Steps To Reduce Risk And Improve Margins
As an MSP, you're increasingly expected to deliver more than just uptime and availability. Customers now rely on you for security, compliance, and risk reduction. That creates a tremendous opportunity: by evolving your offerings to include proactive security services, you don't just protect your customers - you lead.
more → Check Point, Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025
Stopping Ransomware: How A Hybrid Mesh Architecture Disrupts The Attack Chain Part Three
In parts one and two, we explored the ransomware attack chain, the shortcomings of fragmented defenses, and the advantages of a unified hybrid mesh approach.
more → Check Point, Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025
Phishing Trends Q2 2025: Microsoft Maintains Top Spot, Spotify Reenters As A Prime Target
Phishing continues to be a powerful tool in the cyber criminal arsenal. In the second quarter of 2025, attackers doubled down on impersonating the world's most trusted brands-those that millions of people rely on every day.
more → Check Point, Monday, July 21st, 2025
Sharepoint Zero-Day CVE-2025-53770 Actively Exploited: What Security Teams Need To Know
A critical zero-day SharePoint remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-53770 and nicknamed 'ToolShell,' is currently under active exploitation.
more → Check Point, Thursday, July 17th, 2025
Global Cyber Attacks Surge 21% in Q2 2025 - Europe Experiences the Highest Increase of All Regions
Global Attacks Continued to Rise, But the Details Tell a Bigger Story
more → Check Point, Wednesday, July 16th, 2025
FileFix: The New Social Engineering Attack Building on ClickFix Tested in the Wild
Check Point Research identifies how the new social engineering technique, FileFix, is being actively tested by threat actors in the wild.
more → ITWire, Monday, July 14th, 2025
Check Point Software Technologies Named a Leader in Zero Trust Platforms, Q3 2025 Evaluation
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. announced it has been recognised as a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Zero Trust Platforms, Q3 2025.
more → Check Point, Monday, July 14th, 2025
Cyber Security Starts with People: Smarter Training, Stronger Defense
Cyber threats are advancing rapidly, with over 75% of attacks starting via email. Traditional defenses alone are no longer sufficient, which is why SmartAwareness by Check Point, part of Infinity Global Services (IGS), offers a modern, AI-powered approach to security awareness - now available as a fully managed service.
more → Check Point, July 11,2025
Now Live: Infinity Global Services Offering On Aws Marketplace - A Seamless Way To Secure The Future
Infinity Global Services (IGS) offerings are now available on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace.
more → Check Point, July 10,2025
Latin America 2025 Mid-Year Cyber Snapshot Reveals 39% Surge In Attacks As AI Threats Escalate Regional Risk
Latin America is grappling with an elevated rate of cyber attacks in the first half of 2025. Organizations in the region are being targeted by an average of 2,716 attacks per week, which is 39% higher than the global weekly average of 1,955.
more → Check Point, July 9,2025
June 2025 Malware Spotlight: Discord Exploits Lead To Rising Threats
Cyber criminals continue to innovate, with a recent innovation involving the hijacking of expired Discord vanity invite links to silently deliver malicious payloads.
more → Check Point, July 8,2025
How A Hybrid Mesh Architecture Disrupts The Attack Chain (Part Two)
In Part 1 we covered the basics and how a fragmented approach can have a higher MTTD and MTTR. In part two we highlight five critical ways a hybrid mesh approach uniquely disrupts the ransomware lifecycle.
more → Check Point, July 7,2025
Exposing Scattered Spider: New Indicators Highlight Growing Threat To Enterprises And Aviation
Check Point Research identifies phishing domain patterns, offering actionable insights to proactively counter threats from the notorious cyber group behind recent airline attacks
more → Check Point, July 4,2025
Disrupting The Ransomware Attack Chain With Hybrid Mesh Security (Part 1)
In this three-part blog series, we explore how a hybrid mesh architecture can effectively break the ransomware attack chain.
more → Check Point, July 3,2025
Amazon Prime Day 2025: Deals Await, But So Do The Cyber Criminals
Ahead of this year's Amazon Prime Day 2025 on July 8th, shoppers worldwide are preparing their wish lists. So are cyber criminals.
more → Check Point, July 2,2025
From VPN to SASE: Enabling Hybrid Work Beyond Legacy Access
It's 8 AM EST and your VPN is already at 85% capacity. New York comes online in an hour, and your help desk is already fielding 'slow connection' tickets.
more → Check Point, July 1,2025
Raising The Bar: Infinity Global Services' Pen Testing Achieves Crest-Accreditation
In today's evolving threat landscape, proactive security measures are more critical than ever. Penetration Testing (PT) - a core service within Infinity Global Services (IGS) - plays a vital role in uncovering vulnerabilities before they can be exploited.
more → checkpoint, June 26,2025
Turn A Single Detection Into Enterprise-Wide Prevention With Infinity Playblocks
Modern cyber attacks move faster than ever before.
more → checkpoint, June 26,2025
The AI Arms Race: When Attackers Leverage Cutting-Edge Tech
For too long, the narrative around AI in cyber security has focused on its defensive capabilities.
more → checkpoint, June 25,2025
Frost & Sullivan Report Validates Value Of Consolidated Security
The endpoint security landscape is evolving faster than many security teams can keep up.
more → checkpoint, June 25,2025
AI Evasion: The Next Frontier Of Malware Techniques
Check Point Research identifies the first documented case of malware embedding prompt injection to evade AI detection.
more → checkpoint, June 24,2025
Pdfguard: AI Engine Against Growing Threats In PDFs
In recent years, PDFs emerged as a primary vector for attack chains, with threat actors exploiting their ubiquity and complexity to deliver malware through sophisticated social engineering tactics.
more → checkpoint, June 23,2025
Defeating Pumabot: How Check Point Quantum Iot Protect Nano Agent Shields Surveillance Devices
Darktrace researchers have identified PumaBot, a Go-based Linux botnet that focuses on embedded surveillance cameras and other IoT devices.
more → Check Point, Friday, June 20th, 2025
Third-Party Access: The Cyber Risk Manufacturers Can't Afford To Ignore
Nearly 20% of all data breaches in recent years involved a third-party vendor, and they weren't minor.
more → Check Point, Thursday, June 19th, 2025
The Hidden AI Threat To Your Software Supply Chain
AI-powered coding assistants like GitHub's Copilot, Cursor AI and ChatGPT have swiftly transitioned from intriguing gadgets to indispensable sidekicks for modern developers.
more → Check Point, Wednesday, June 18th, 2025
Minecraft Players Targeted In Sophisticated Malware Campaign
With over 300 million copies sold and more than 200 million monthly active players, Minecraft is one of the most popular video games of all time. Part of its appeal comes from the ability to customize and enhance the game through mods, user-created tools that improve gameplay, fix bugs, and add new content.
more → Check Point, Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
Without Automation, External Attack Surface Management Misses The Point
In cyber security, external attack surface management (ASM) is like tending a garden, helping you keep track of plants (your assets) as they grow.
more → Check Point, Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
DMV-Themed Phishing Campaign Targeting U.S. Citizens
In May 2025, a sophisticated phishing campaign emerged, impersonating several U.S. state Departments of Motor Vehicles (DMVs). This campaign leveraged widespread SMS phishing (smishing) and deceptive web infrastructure to harvest personal and financial data from unsuspecting citizens.
more → Check Point, Monday, June 16th, 2025
Malicious Loan App Removed From iOS And Google Play App Store Posed Severe Risks To Users
In February 2025, our detection engines identified a SpyLoan application on a victim's device. The detected sample belonging to the 'RapiPlata' application, which was available on Google Play (GP) and downloaded by over 100K victims.
more → Check Point, Monday, June 16th, 2025
Introducing The Ticket Enrichment AI Agent
Staying ahead of threats in the ever-evolving landscape of cyber security requires not only robust protection but also efficient and effective operational processes.
more → Check Point, Friday, June 13th, 2025
Discover Check Point's AI-Powered, Cloud-Delivered Security Solutions At AWS Re:Inforce 2025
Check Point continues to grow our offerings and capabilities for the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud.
more → Check Point, Thursday, June 12th, 2025
Hijacked Trust: How Malicious Actors Exploited Discord's Invite System To Launch Global Multi-Stage Attacks
Attackers took advantage of a Discord feature that lets expired or deleted invite links be reused, allowing them to hijack trusted community links and redirect users to harmful servers.
more → Check Point, Wednesday, June 11th, 2025
Check Point Research Warns Of Holiday-Themed Phishing Surge As Summer Travel Season Begins
Over 39,000 new vacation-related domains registered in May 2025, with 1 in 21 flagged as malicious or suspicious-cyber criminals target travel enthusiasts and property owners through phishing scams mimicking popular platforms like Airbnb and Booking.com.
more → Check Point, Tuesday, June 10th, 2025
Cyber Risks Take Flight, Navigating The Evolving Threat Landscape In The Travel Industry
The global travel industry is flying high once again, but alongside its recovery comes a surge in digital turbulence. As travel demand surges and operations digitize at an unprecedented rate, cyber criminals are seizing new opportunities to exploit vulnerabilities in this data-rich, highly interconnected sector.
more → Check Point, Monday, June 9th, 2025
May 2025 Malware Spotlight: Safepay Surges To The Forefront Of Cyber Threats
Cyber criminals are becoming more brazen, and this month, research highlights the rise of SafePay, a relatively new but increasingly active ransomware group that has quickly established itself as a key player in the cyber crime ecosystem.
more → Check Point, Thursday, June 5th, 2025
Dangerous Blind Spots Costing Enterprises Time, Trust, And Agility Exposed In Check Point's 2025 Cloud Security Report
Report finds 65% of organizations suffered a cloud-security incident in the past year - yet only 6% remediated it within an hour
more → Security Brief, Thursday, June 5th, 2025
Global Survey Finds Gaps Leave Cloud Security Dangerously Exposed
Check Point has released its 2025 Cloud Security Report, revealing systemic vulnerabilities in cloud security across global enterprises and highlighting key areas where risk and operational inefficiency are leaving organisations exposed.
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