Check Point Workforce AI Security covers employee AI use across web and, in its Enterprise tier, desktop and developer tools. AILeakShield adds Microsoft 365 AI app governance, a built-in NIST AI RMF assessment and staff policy acknowledgment in one subscription.
What Check Point is: Check Point Workforce AI Security (formerly GenAI Protect): discovery, governance and DLP for employee AI use, part of the Check Point AI security portfolio.
Yes means documented. Partial means limited, an add-on, a separate product or preview. Not documented means we could not find it in the vendor's public documentation; it does not mean the vendor has tested and failed it.
| Capability | AILeakShield | Check Point |
|---|---|---|
| Discover | ||
| AI websites used in the browser | YesBrowser extension for Chrome, Edge and Firefox with a risk-ranked AI catalog. | YesDiscovers sanctioned and shadow AI tools with an AI app catalog. |
| Desktop AI apps and coding tools | YesFirewall and DNS log import, plus RMM software inventory for MSPs (NinjaOne; ConnectWise, Datto, Kaseya and N-able in beta). | YesDesktop agents and developer tools in the Enterprise tier; Essentials is web only. |
| AI apps connected to Microsoft 365 (OAuth) | YesRead-only Microsoft 365 connection lists AI apps users or admins have consented to. | PartialDetects AI in connected SaaS platforms; Microsoft 365 OAuth discovery not described specifically. |
| AI agents | YesAI agent tools on desktops and AI agents connected to Microsoft 365, such as meeting bots. | YesCode assistants, AI agents and MCP servers (Enterprise tier). |
| Control | ||
| Block or restrict unapproved AI tools | YesIn the browser, through a firewall blocklist feed (Palo Alto EDL, FortiGate, pfBlockerNG, RPZ) and in Microsoft 365 consent. | YesBlocks unauthorized AI apps with separate managed and unmanaged policies. |
| Revoke AI app access in Microsoft 365 | YesAudited revoke of an AI app's Microsoft 365 grants. | PartialHarmony SaaS posture add-on can revoke third-party app tokens; not AI-specific. |
| Protect | ||
| Inspect prompts for sensitive data | YesTyped and pasted prompt text, inspected before it is sent. | YesAI-powered classification of prompts. |
| Inspect files uploaded to AI | YesFiles attached to AI prompts are inspected before send. | YesFile-based policies and file and image redaction with OCR. |
| Warn and require a typed justification | YesCoached warning; the reason is recorded in the audit log. | Not documentedCustom block messages and a validation wizard; a typed justification flow was not found. |
| Mask or redact sensitive values | PartialMasking is available in the AILeakShield secure AI workspace; on third-party AI sites the extension warns or blocks. | YesReal-time redaction with labeled placeholders. |
| Custom sensitive terms | YesCustomer-defined terms such as project names and client lists. | Not documentedCustomer-defined terms not found in public documentation. |
| Comply | ||
| Built-in NIST AI RMF assessment | YesIncluded in every subscription. | Not documentedNo in-product NIST AI RMF assessment found. |
| AI policy library with staff acknowledgment | YesIndustry policy library with tracked staff acknowledgment. | Not documentedNo AI policy library with staff acknowledgment found. |
| Deploy and buy | ||
| No proxy, SSE or new browser required | Not requiredBrowser extension in the browsers staff already use, plus log import and a Microsoft 365 connection. | Not requiredBrowser extension for web; desktop coverage adds an agent. |
| Multi-tenant console for MSPs | YesPartner console with per-client isolation and policy templates. | YesAdded to Check Point's multi-tenant MSP platform in June 2026. |
Check Point: Workforce AI Security is sold per user in two tiers: Essentials (web, browser extension) and Enterprise (adds desktop, developer and agentic tools through an agent). AWS Marketplace lists Essentials from $44 per user per year and Enterprise at a higher tier; Check Point's listings differ, so confirm current pricing with Check Point.
AILeakShield: A browser extension for Chrome, Edge and Firefox, installed silently through Google Admin, Microsoft Intune, Group Policy or Jamf, plus firewall and DNS log import and an optional read-only Microsoft 365 connection. No proxy, no TLS inspection and no new browser. Everything is in one subscription, sold through IT providers and distribution including TD SYNNEX, with no seat minimum. Most organizations start in monitor mode.
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Yes. Check Point renamed GenAI Protect to Workforce AI Security. Both discover and control employee AI use. AILeakShield adds Microsoft 365 AI app governance, a NIST AI RMF assessment and staff policy acknowledgment.
In the AILeakShield secure AI workspace, yes. On third-party AI sites the AILeakShield extension warns, with a recorded justification, or blocks.
Yes. Both are offered through MSPs. AILeakShield is sold through IT providers and distribution, including TD SYNNEX.
From Check Point's public documentation and product pages, last checked October 21, 2026, with sources linked on this page. Where we could not find a capability documented, we say so rather than claiming it is missing. Vendors can contact us with corrections.
AILeakShield discovers all the AI in your environment, blocks the AI tools you have not approved, and keeps sensitive data out of the prompts sent to the ones you have.
