Stay up to date with the latest Check Point CloudGuard updates, new features, and improvements. Here's what changed in 2026.
Key updates include: (1) CloudGuard AI Copilot—a generative AI assistant launched in early 2025 that provides natural
(2) Enhanced Cloud Detection and Response (CDR) with expanded runtime threat detection powered by updated ThreatCloud AI models trained on cloud
(3) CNAPP
(4) Expanded CIEM capabilities with just
time access provisioning and cross
(5) Check Point's acquisition of Atmosec (API security) in 2025 was integrated into CloudGuard's WAAP pillar, adding API discovery and shadow API detection. (6) New Kubernetes security features including eBPF
based runtime sensors for lower
Competitively, CloudGuard faces intensified pressure from Wiz (which reached $500M+ ARR and expanded into CDR and code security) and CrowdStrike's growing cloud portfolio, pushing Check Point to accelerate its platform unification and AI
driven automation story.
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Changelog last updated March 2026