R62 media should be shipping on the 25th. The new R62 SmartConsole Tools and MDG are available for download now. Go to the downloads, and select “VPN-1 UTM/Power. You can run the Smartconsole Tools in “demo mode” to see what
SecurePlatform 10Gig and Swizzling
By now you have probably seen Check Point’s exciting announcement regarding 10 Gig capacity on a $5k to $7k platform. I have had lots of readers and customers contact me regarding the specifics on this platform, and have recently found
Check Point Crosses the 10Gig mark
A press announcement yesterday was released from Intel and Check Point. Using the new Xeon “Woodcrest” CPU, SPlat is able to produce throughput numbers of 10Gbps. This is quite impressive. It also scales to 3.2 Gbps throughput for VPN using
Smart Defense RSS Feeds
Did you know that Check Point has an RSS feed for Smart Defense update information? We use them on this site from time to time. This whitepaper shows you how to use Mozilla Thunderbird to automatically download and view the
Check Point Release Notification Emails
A frequent question I get from customers is if there is a mailing list for HFA and product updates. There is a list, and it is easy to sign up for if you know where to look. This brief document
Microsoft Windows Server Service Protection (MS06-040)
It’s here. Vulnerability Description Microsoft Windows Server service (SRVSVS) provides RPC support, file print support and named pipe sharing over the network. Buffer overflow in the Server Service in multiple versions of Microsoft Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary
Check Point’s new secret tool in R61
Few people inside of Check Point even know about this one, but there is a hidden tool in the new R61 release. It is called Policy Comparison tool. It allows you to compare policy versions side by side before you
Integrity Clientless Security (ICS) Update 3.7.96.0
Connectra documentation and to ICS administration Guide. 8 new malware signatures were added to ICS version 3.7.96.0. For a full list of the added malware, refer to the Details tab.
Integrity Clientless Security (ICS) Update 3.7.94.0
Check Point Integrity â„¢ Clientless Security (ICS) for Connectra prevents users with potentially harmful software from accessing your network and requires that they conform to the organizationÂ’s antivirus and firewall policies. For more information, please refer to Connectra documentation and
Preemptive Protection against CesarFTP and XM Easy Personal FTP Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
CesarFTP contains a buffer overflow error in the handling of overly long arguments passed to the MKD command. Remote attackers can compromise a vulnerable system or crash an affected application.