- Check Point (CHKP, Financial) launches its inaugural AI Security Report at RSA Conference 2025, highlighting four major AI-driven cyber threats.
- AI-powered impersonation and disinformation are identified as primary challenges, with significant implications for digital identity trust.
- Check Point recommends AI-assisted threat detection and multi-layered identity verification to counter these emerging threats.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP), a global leader in cybersecurity, unveiled its first AI Security Report at the RSA Conference 2025. The report provides a comprehensive analysis of how cybercriminals are leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) for attacks and outlines strategic defenses for organizations.
The report identifies four critical AI-driven cyber threats that are reshaping attack tactics: AI-enhanced impersonation and social engineering, LLM data poisoning and disinformation, AI-created malware and data mining, and weaponization of AI models. These threats pose a significant challenge to digital trust, as illustrated by an incident where attackers successfully mimicked Italy's defense minister using AI-generated audio.
Additionally, the report reveals that Russia's Pravda network manipulated AI chatbots to repeat false narratives 33% of the time, underscoring the potency of AI in disseminating disinformation. Dark web services like FraudGPT and WormGPT are further facilitating hacking and fraud, signaling a new era of AI-powered cybercrime.
Check Point emphasizes the necessity of adopting AI-aware cybersecurity frameworks. Their recommended strategies include AI-assisted detection and threat hunting to identify AI-generated threats, enhanced identity verification with multi-layered checks, and AI-context-aware threat intelligence.
"The swift adoption of AI by cybercriminals is reshaping the threat landscape," remarked Lotem Finkelstein, Director of Check Point Research. "This report not only highlights the risks but provides a roadmap for securing AI environments safely and responsibly."
As AI continues to blur the lines between reality and fabrication in the digital world, Check Point's report serves as a crucial guide for organizations striving to protect digital identities and maintain cybersecurity integrity.
