Anti-Ransomware
We prevent ransomware at every stage, from exposed assets attackers find, to phishing emails, to lateral movement across your network, to the moment encryption is attempted.
Why Anti-Ransomware?
Ransomware has not slowed down. According to Check Point Research’s Q1 2026 State of Ransomware Report, 2,122 victims were posted on leak sites in Q1 2026 alone, near record highs. Fewer groups are operating, but they are more organized, more targeted, and higher impact. Modern attacks are multi-stage operations.
- Attackers gain entry through phishing, exploited vulnerabilities, or stolen credentials
- Then they move laterally, exfiltrate data, and encrypt, turning every incident into a double-extortion event
- Effective protection requires stopping them long before that final stage
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Complete Ransomware Protection Across Every Layer
Check Point protects against ransomware across four integrated pillars: Exposure Management, Hybrid Mesh Network Security, Workspace Security, and AI Security, covering every stage from initial access to lateral movement and payload delivery.
Built for Anti-Ransomware. End to End.
Check Point prevents ransomware at every stage, from the exposed asset an attacker finds first, to the phishing email hitting your inbox, to lateral movement across your network, and the moment encryption is attempted on your endpoints or in the cloud.
- Stop Attacks Before They Happen
- Block at the Network Level
- Protect the Endpoints and Inboxes
- Defend the AI Layer
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One Platform. Every Stage of the Attack.
Ransomware doesn’t follow a single path into your organization, so your protection can’t either. Check Point addresses the full attack chain across four integrated security pillars.
| Attack Stage | What Ransomware Operators Do | How Check Point Stops It |
|---|---|---|
| Reconnaissance | Map attack surface, identify exposed assets | Exposure Management: Exposure Discovery, Prioritization + Remediation |
| Initial Access | Phishing emails, exploited CVEs, stolen credentials | Workspace: Email Security + Endpoint; Network: IPS + Zero Trust + Leaked Credential Detection. |
| Persistence & Lateral Movement | Deploy backdoors, move across the network | Hybrid Mesh firewalls: micro-segmentation, anti-bot, C&C blocking |
| Data Exfiltration | Steal data before encrypting (double extortion) | Network DLP + ThreatCloud AI behavioral analytics |
| Encryption / Impact | Deploy ransomware payload | Endpoint behavioral detection + file restore |
| Extortion | Leak stolen data, demand payment | Exposure Management: dark web monitoring + threat intelligence |
Check Point is trusted by over 100,000 enterprises worldwide
“The biggest advantage to using Check Point Endpoint Security is that we don’t need to worry about ransomware attacks on our environment. It provides total peace of mind, and you can’t put a price tag on that. We know it will be there, and that our data will remain safe”
-David Ulloa
Chief Information Security Officer,
IMC Companies
“I highly recommend Check Point Endpoint Security. It’s very robust and has proven highly effective. TopRx has greatly improved its security posture with far less time invested in maintaining endpoint software”
-Michael Catanzaro
Lead Information Security Engineer,
TopRx
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The State of Ransomware
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FAQ
Ransomware protection refers to a set of security capabilities designed to prevent ransomware attacks from succeeding at every stage from blocking initial access through phishing or vulnerability exploitation, to detecting encryption behavior in real time and restoring affected files. Effective ransomware protection combines endpoint security, network controls, email filtering, vulnerability management, and threat intelligence.
Ransomware most commonly enters through three vectors: phishing emails containing malicious attachments or links, exploitation of unpatched vulnerabilities in internet-facing systems, and use of compromised credentials purchased or stolen from previous breaches. Once inside, attackers typically move laterally across the network before deploying the ransomware payload, meaning the encryption event is rarely the first stage of the attack.
Double extortion ransomware is an attack technique where the threat actor exfiltrates sensitive data before encrypting the victim’s files. The attacker then demands two ransoms: one to restore access to the encrypted data, and a second to prevent the stolen data from being published on a dark web leak site. This approach has become standard practice among major ransomware groups because it applies pressure even when victims have working backups.
Yes. Modern ransomware protection platforms, such as including Check Point use behavioral analysis to detect the early indicators of ransomware activity, such as rapid file enumeration, shadow copy deletion, and anomalous encryption processes. When these patterns are detected, the process is terminated automatically and files are restored, often before the user notices anything has happened. Prevention further upstream, such as blocking the phishing email, patching the vulnerability, or flagging the compromised credential before it is used, stops attacks even earlier in the chain.
A prevention-first approach to ransomware requires several layers working together: continuous visibility into internet-facing assets and vulnerabilities (exposure management), strong email and endpoint security to block initial access, network segmentation and Zero Trust policies to limit lateral movement, and AI-powered threat detection to identify novel attack patterns. Regular testing through red team exercises and a tested incident response plan are also critical.
Exposure management is the practice of continuously identifying, prioritizing, and remediating the attack surface vulnerabilities that adversaries exploit. In the context of ransomware, this means finding the unpatched systems, leaked credentials, and misconfigured assets that ransomware groups use to gain initial access, and fixing them before an attack occurs. Check Point Exposure Management provides this capability through attack surface management, vulnerability prioritization, and safe remediation.
Traditional antivirus relies on signature-based detection, it recognizes known malware by its code patterns. Anti-ransomware uses behavioral analysis: it monitors for the actions ransomware performs (mass file encryption, shadow copy deletion, C&C communication) regardless of the malware’s code. This allows it to detect and stop new, never-before-seen ransomware variants. Check Point Endpoint Security combines both approaches alongside AI-powered threat analysis.
Check Point provides ransomware protection across four integrated pillars. Exposure Management identifies and closes the vulnerabilities and leaked credentials attackers use to gain entry. Hybrid Mesh Network Security blocks malicious traffic, prevents lateral movement, and stops command-and-control communication. Workspace secures email, endpoints, and mobile devices where most attacks originate. AI Security protects the AI systems and tools that are increasingly targeted by sophisticated threat actors. All four pillars are powered by ThreatCloud AI, which processes 3.7 billion threat signals daily.
