As AI for businesses evolves from chat assistants to autonomous agents that invoke tools, query data, and execute workflows, traditional security measures fall short. Security is no longer just about who has access, but also about what AI is allowed to do. Organizations need protective measures at the moment AI risks become real: during execution, in production, and during live interactions with agents.
"The emerging architecture for agent-based security requires three layers: a control layer for identity and connectivity, a governance layer for enforcing policies, and a runtime intelligence layer for behavioral protection," said David Haber, VP AI Security at Check Point Software Technologies. "Google Cloud's Enterprise Agent Platform provides the control layer. Check Point adds the other two. We determine which agents, tools, and connections are allowed, and we inspect every action during execution to determine whether it should proceed, as access alone does not guarantee the right outcome in agentic systems."
The integration provides three layers of agent security:
Complete visibility into the pool of agents: automatically inventories all agents deployed in Google Cloud environments, including their components, tools, and server connections via the Google Cloud Model Context Protocol (MCP).
Enforcement of controls before deployment: enables security teams to define and enforce policies: allow and deny lists for MCP servers, tools, and skills; agent posture policies that flag or block risky configurations; and centralized policy management for the entire agent landscape.
Runtime security measures in production: adds real-time, context-aware protection in line with Agent Gateway. This includes detecting and blocking prompt injection attacks in agent input, tool responses, and multi-turn conversations; preventing the leakage of sensitive data via agent responses and tool actions; and screening agent tool calls before execution.
"Google Cloud aims to provide the most open cloud in the industry and help customers accelerate their digital transformation," said Vineet Bhan, Director of Security and Identity Partnerships at Google Cloud. "Through this new collaboration, Check Point will leverage Google Cloud's infrastructure to realize new capabilities that can enhance business operations and create tangible value for companies."
The integration of Check Point's AI Defense Plane with Google Cloud Agent Gateway and Agent Registry will be available by the end of June 2026. Organizations interested in early access can register their interest at https://www.checkpoint.com/ai-security/.
