With the introduction of the Application Control Software Blade just around the corner, Check Point is providing an application look-up tool called AppWiki. This is available to the public and allows you to see what applications are identified in the
R75 Available for Internal Eval
R75 was just announced internally, meaning that Check Point SEs now have access to the next release. So here is what to expect with this new release: Application Control Software Blade The Security Gateway can now identify applications trying to
R71 CCSA and CCSE Exams are Live
I was looking at the Pearson VUE website last night, and it was showing that the R71 exams were listed, but that they had not been ‘uploaded.’ I checked back this morning and apparently they have finished the upload, as
Passed the R70 CCSA Exam Today
Check Point is requiring some of its SEs to get certified in our products. Crazy idea huh? Anyways, I have passed plenty of Check Point exams in the past, and the one I did today was for R70. Having
Explaining What Happens on a Network
From time to time I find myself in the position of explaining the type of work that I do to people who are not in IT (holiday parties, relatives, etc). I sometimes just have to say my line of work
R71 Virtual Edition is GA and Available for Download
The Early Availability (EA) period for “Avatar” ended sometime in the past week. On Oct 3rd. Check Point posted the R71 Virtual Edition (VE). This is the second version of the VE product, and is tailored for the vSphere 4.0
R71.20 is Public EA
Just announced, R70.20 is available for public EA. Some of the highlights in this new release include: Security Gateway 80 gateways for centrally managed branch offices Installation of Security Management Server on Microsoft Windows 7 UTM-1 Edge N Series and
Avatar is Public EA…
“Avatar” is the new version of VE, and is specifically designed for a VMWare environment. It was just announced early this morning that it is now available for Public EA. I will have more info late r in the day
TFTPD32
Was working on an HP DL380 in my lab, and needed a quick way to setup a DHCP server so that I could get an IP on the iLo module. That’s when I found this cool Open Source utility: TFTPD32
New VPN Client ‘Discovery’ is Public GA
Check Point just announced public EA availability for ‘Discovery.’ This is the replacement for SecureClient. ‘Discovery’ supports XP, Vista, and Windows 7 including the 32 bit and 64 bit versions. I think that the 64 bit support is going to