Check Point announces Firewall-as-a-Subscription program

Check Point Software Technologies has announced the new Firewall-as-a-Subscription program that gives organizations of every size access to Check Point’s most advanced AI security and network threat prevention. Through one predictable subscription, organizations get Check Point Force Firewalls with the AI Network Firewall capabilities introduced in R82.20, AI-powered threat prevention, Live Updates and agentic management, without a large upfront hardware purchase.

Firewall-as-a-Subscription builds on R82.20, which introduced the AI Network Firewall in July 2026 to inspect AI traffic, protect AI applications and help govern AI agents at the network layer. Firewall-as-a-Subscription is the next step in Check Point’s mission to secure AI transformation, making that protection available to organizations of every size and budget.

What Firewall-as-a-Subscription includes:

·         AI Network Firewall: the R82.20 capabilities that inspect AI traffic, protect AI applications and help govern AI agents at the network layer

·         Check Point Force Firewalls: sized and priced on the threat prevention throughput the organization needs

·         AI-powered threat prevention: including SandBlast, with a 99.9% block rate against zero-day attacks

·         Live Updates: security updates applied on the fly, with no reboots or downtime

·         Smart-1 Agentic Management package: cloud-based security management with no additional on-premises infrastructure

·         Premium support: 24x7, with direct or collaborative options

·         Professional services: Check Point Global Services Flex Credits that cover policy migration from another vendor’s firewall, or other Check Point services

“Every organization is adopting AI, and every organization deserves the same level of protection, whatever its size or budget,” said Avi Rembaum, President Global Technical Sales at Check Point Software Technologies. “With Firewall-as-a-Subscription, we are making our most advanced AI security, threat prevention and agentic management available through one simple subscription, so organizations can secure their AI transformation today.”

Organizations pay one predictable monthly or annual subscription instead of buying hardware upfront. They can upgrade throughput at any time during the three-year term and move to new hardware after 36 months, so protection keeps pace with AI adoption and business growth.

Availability

Check Point Firewall-as-a-Subscription will be available on November 1st through Check Point partners, with monthly or annual payment options.