Check Point ships a suite module.
Aona is built for nothing else.
Check Point Workforce AI Security is the employee-facing module of Check Point's AI Defense Plane, built from its 2025 acquisition of Lakera and delivered as a browser extension plus desktop agent through the Infinity Portal. Aona is an independent Workforce AI Security platform: browser plus native endpoint coverage, a 5,600+ AI tool catalog, real-time employee coaching, and 7-region data residency, with a 30-day self-serve trial. Product facts on this page were verified against Check Point's public documentation in July 2026.
Workforce AI Security module born from the Lakera acquisition, delivered as a browser extension and desktop agent via the Infinity Portal.
The independent Workforce AI Security platform purpose-built for the regulated mid-market, with browser and native endpoint coverage, a 5,600+ AI tool catalog, 7-region data residency, and a 30-day self-serve trial.
Pick Check Point if you already run its suite or you also need to secure AI applications you build: the AI Defense Plane spans workforce, application, agent, and red-team security under one vendor, with Lakera's detection engine underneath. Pick Aona if governing workforce AI use is the actual problem: a purpose-built independent platform with desktop coverage that is not gated behind an enterprise-tier license, a 5,600+ tool catalog, 7-region data residency, real-time coaching, and a 30-day self-serve trial.
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When to pick which
Five scenarios. The honest answer for each one.
You already run Check Point and want AI governance from your incumbent suite.
Workforce AI Security is administered from the same Infinity Portal as the rest of Check Point's stack, so an existing Check Point shop gets one vendor, one console, and one procurement motion. Aona is an additional vendor relationship.
You build AI products too and want one vendor across workforce, apps, and red teaming.
Check Point's AI Defense Plane spans Workforce AI Security, AI Application & Agent Security, and AI Red Teaming, built on Lakera and Cyata technology with detection across more than 100 languages. Aona only covers the workforce layer; it has no LLM firewall or red-teaming product.
You are a regulated mid-market buyer with no Check Point in the stack.
Aona deploys via Intune and Entra in hours with a 30-day self-serve trial and no suite platform to adopt first. Check Point's module lives inside the Infinity Portal and runs a demo-led motion with no published workforce pricing.
You need to know exactly which region employee AI interaction data lives in.
Aona offers 7 data residency regions (AU, FR, UK, DE, US, SG, HK). Check Point does not publish data residency regions for Workforce AI Security; you would need to confirm during procurement.
You want to change employee AI behaviour, not just enforce policy at the extension.
Aona pairs hard-block DLP with real-time coaching at the moment of a risky prompt and structured AI upskilling programs. Check Point documents user coaching cues and runs the public Gandalf game, but does not document a structured in-product upskilling program.
What each tool actually does
Three columns on the Aona side because the browser plugin and the native endpoint app cover different surfaces. Browser-only customers will see fewer green checks than customers with both.
| Capability | Aona browser plugin | Aona native app | Check Point |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discover | |||
| Shadow AI discovery on endpoints | Browser surface | Browser plus native AI apps | Extension; agent extends it at Enterprise tier |
| Native desktop AI app interception (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude desktop) | Plus generic process-signature detection | Desktop agent requires an Enterprise license | |
| Catalog of 5,600+ third-party AI tools | AI app inventory; catalog size not published | ||
| AI agent / MCP visibility | Limited rollout: process, network, MCP | Coding agents and MCP workflows in scope | |
| Govern | |||
| Hard-block DLP on AI prompts | Modal pauses, no override | Blocks risky activity, prevents data leakage | |
| Real-time employee coaching at the moment of a risky prompt | Coaching cues documented, not a coaching layer | ||
| AI upskilling and adoption programs | Public Gandalf game; no in-product program | ||
| Protect | |||
| Hard-block DLP on file uploads with layout-preserving redaction (DOCX / Excel) | Length-matched, in production | Length-matched, in production | Blocking documented; in-place redaction not documented |
| Runtime guardrails for AI applications you build (LLM firewall) | Lakera lineage; AI Application & Agent Security | ||
| Operations | |||
| Data residency choice | 7 regions (AU, FR, UK, DE, US, SG, HK) | 7 regions (AU, FR, UK, DE, US, SG, HK) | Not publicly documented |
| Trial motion | 30-day self-serve | 30-day self-serve | Demo-led; no published workforce pricing |
| Part of a broader security suite (network, email, SASE) | Independent by design | Independent by design | Infinity platform, ThreatCloud AI |
Based on vendor documentation as of April 2026. Email trust@aona.ai if you find a factual error.
What it takes to ship each one
- Microsoft Intune (Windows MDM, only path shipped)
- Microsoft Entra (admin SSO and user / group sync)
- Infinity Portal tenant for administration
- Endpoint management tooling for extension / agent rollout
- Enterprise license for desktop agent and macOS coverage
Where each one falls short
From public docs and customer interviews. If you find a factual error, email trust@aona.ai.
- No LLM firewall, AI application security, or red teaming. If you also build AI products, Check Point's Lakera lineage covers ground Aona does not.
- Much smaller vendor than Check Point, with no global suite or ThreatCloud-scale threat intelligence behind it.
- AI agent inspection is in limited rollout; Check Point documents coding-agent and MCP coverage today, with detection across 100+ languages.
- SOC 2 Type II only today. No FedRAMP.
- No published pricing for Workforce AI Security; evaluation is demo-led, and the desktop agent requires an Enterprise license.
- Data residency regions for the workforce module are not publicly documented.
- Suite gravity: the module is administered through the Infinity Portal, so buyers who do not want Check Point everywhere adopt platform surface they did not ask for.
- Coaching is enforcement-adjacent; no structured AI upskilling program is documented in the product.
Migrating from Check Point
If Check Point is already your network or endpoint vendor, its Workforce AI Security module is the path of least resistance, and that is exactly why it deserves a side-by-side test rather than a default. The honest path is a 30-day Aona free trial alongside the Check Point evaluation. Both deploy at the endpoint and can run on the same machines without conflict. Use the trial window to test what Check Point does not publish: which residency region your employee AI data lands in, how far the AI tool inventory reaches compared to Aona's 5,600+ catalog, and what the workforce module actually costs at your seat count.
- Existing identity provider (Microsoft Entra, or any OIDC / SAML provider)
- Existing MDM (Intune)
- Check Point network and email controls (Quantum, Harmony) at their own layers
- Desktop AI coverage gated behind an Enterprise license
- Demo-led evaluation with no published workforce pricing
- Enforcement-only governance with no structured employee upskilling
- Duplicate browser-DLP extensions on the same browser
- Manual incident triage if Aona's policy violation trend reporting covers your board reporting need
Try Aona alongside Check Point, on your real traffic
30-day self-serve free trial. Deploys at the endpoint via Intune and Entra in under an hour, and runs beside any Check Point evaluation without conflict. No commitment.