The View from Davos with Check Point CEO Nadav Zafrir
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From Davos, Check Point CEO Nadav Zafrir joins Daniel Newman to discuss why cybersecurity has become a foundational requirement for AI transformation, and how prevention-first strategies and AI-powered defense are essential as agents move into real-world systems.
AI is moving fast. Security has to move first.
From Davos, Daniel Newman sits down with Nadav Zafrir, CEO of Check Point Software, to examine why cybersecurity has become a foundational requirement for AI transformation, not a downstream consideration.
As geopolitical tension, rapid AI adoption, and enterprise transformation collide, the conversation centers on a simple reality: AI is already operating in the physical world. Autonomous vehicles, healthcare systems, financial infrastructure, and agent-driven workflows are operating live. That shift dramatically expands the attack surface, compresses response windows, and raises the cost of failure.
Zafrir outlines why securing AI requires rethinking security architecture from the ground up. Prevention-first strategies, ecosystem collaboration, and AI-powered defense are no longer optional. As enterprises race to remain relevant, security becomes the gating factor between ambition and safe, scalable execution.
Key Takeaways Include:
🔷 AI security is not a future problem: Agents are already driving cars, handling medical workflows, and automating operations, which makes AI security an immediate, real-world requirement.
🔷 Attackers move faster than defenders by default: Enterprises must re-evaluate their existing security posture, account for new AI-driven attack surfaces, and assume asymmetry in threat evolution.
🔷 Cybersecurity must be built into AI by design: Securing AI requires prevention-first architectures, not reactive detection layered on after deployment.
🔷 AI must defend AI: Enterprises increasingly need to use AI to secure their own systems, accelerating response and reducing noise at scale.
🔷 Ecosystems matter more than standalone tools: No single vendor or platform can solve AI security alone. Collaboration across customers, partners, and vendors is essential.
Learn more about how Check Point is securing AI at scale at Check Point Software.
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