PDFguard: AI Engine Against Growing Threats in PDFs

In recent years, PDFs emerged as a primary vector for attack chains, with threat actors exploiting their ubiquity and complexity to deliver malware through sophisticated social engineering tactics. 

Recognizing this escalating threat, Check Point introduces PDFguard, an advanced AI engine designed to prevent malicious PDFs that employ deceptive tactics. Impressively, PDFguard has identified 25% more malicious files than its predecessor, most of which have never been seen before!

The Growing Threat of Malicious PDFs

Organizations generally use email and PDFs in standard business communications and are widely regarded as safe and reliable. 

This false sense of safety has resulted in 68% of malicious attacks delivered through email last year, with 22% of these are PDF-based attachments, according to Check Point Research. 

PDFs are particularly attractive to attackers due to their complex structure, which allows them to conceal harmful links, malicious code, or other dangerous content. By leveraging users’ familiarity with ...