In case you missed it, Check Point released HFA50 for R65 on July 20th. I am posting the release notes here: VPN-1 R65 HFA50 Release Notes –>Link removed, see Check Point’s Support Site Provider-1 R65 HFA50 Release Notes –>Link removed,
R70.1 is Publicly Available
Spotted the new link in the User Center this morning. sk41810 has all the links for the R70.1 documentation and downloads. There is some interesting stuff in there: Remote Deployment Tool – Allows you to store a configuration on a
R70.1 is here…
I will post more tonight. Lots of new features.
A useful VSX command during testing…
This is mainly a posting as a reminder for myself and a few other VSX customers. I am working on a two week VSX, Provider-1, Eventia pilot at a Fortune 150 right now. A great command to remember during VSX
Dell R610 added to R70 HCL
Just a quick note here, mainly for some of my customers. The Dell R610 has been added to the Check Point Open Server HCL. Looks like it is only for R70 at this point and no word if support for
R65 HFA50 EA Open to the Public
Just announced this morning, the R65 HFA50 EA program is now open to the public. There does not appear to be any new features, just an extensive list of “resolved issues.” This is very exciting news as it will also
R70.1 EA is now public
Quietly released today was an announcement that R70.1 EA (early availability) is now public…well sort of. Upcoming features in R70.1: Smart Workflow SmartWorkflow is a full-featured security policy change management solution, incorporated into the Security Management Server and Provider-1 Environments.
Check Point Acquisition of Nokia Security is Complete
Well it is official: Check Point has completed the acquisition of Nokia Security. Yahoo’s Confirmation Check Point’s Confirmation Nokia’s Confirmation Word is that Nokia employees already have an internal welcome portal, and are rapidly being plugged into the mothership. I
Where is the Conficker protection in Smart Defense?
I provided a few screen shots showing where the SmartDefense protection is for Conficker. Here is the “short but sweet” way to find it in R65: Open SmartDashboard and go to the SmartDefense Tab. Select: Application Intelligence –> MS-RPC –>
HFA50 for R65 2.6 End of Q209
The original party line from Check Point on R65 2.6 was that there was to be no HFAs created to support this release; only individual HotFixes. Well apparently there was a loud enough cry from the field (hello Dell 1950/2950