You have probably seen a lot in the news about the Kaspersky shakeup. I have had more than one customer ask me if it is possible to remove the Kaspersky elements from their Check Point architecture. The answer is ‘yes’
Removing Kaspersky Labs
KRACK and Check Point Appliances with WiFi
As you probably expected, NONE of the Check Point products (600 / 700 / 1100 / 1400) are vulnerable to KRACK. Check Point Response to KRACK Attacks: sk120938 *yawn*
CCSE R80.10: That Feeling When….
You realize you just lost hours of lab work on an error that is not documented in any SK articles… …and that a Jumbo will not fix either… …because
Maximum Passphrase Size in R80.10
I have been playing with products from Yubikey and OnlyKey the past few days. I have always been a big fan of using Check Point certificates for firewall administration, and the weak link is the passphrase. Tried to make a
R80.10 is GA
R80.10 is now GA (General Availability). There is a long list of enhancements, but the largest one is probably the fact that for the first time R80 is now available for the gateway with significant performance enhancements. The overall list of
How to Check Your IPS Signatures for WannaCryptor, WannaCrypt, WannaCry, Etc.
I had a few emails that came in over the weekend asking how to check if the needed signatures were active in Check Point IPS. This is mainly for newer users, or those not as familiar with Check Point’s IPS
WannaCryptor WannaCrypt Wcry and Check Point
The following IPS signatures from Check Point were made available in March and April of 2017 and will protect your environment from WannaCryptor:
PANW- Wow
This was absolutely amazing. It will be interesting to see what happens in the next few days. Palo Alto Networks has never been profitable. Is it possible their number is up? So little re-investment in
R77.20.50 Released…Wow
Had a Check Point SE forward this to me: GAIA Embedded R77.20.50 now includes support for SandBlast. This is really cool and unexpected. Did I miss this in one of the SKO presentations last month? With this update, the
Check Point’s New Fastest 1U Offering
I was at Check Point’s SKO (sales kick-off) a few weeks ago, and found a booth that was showing off some new appliances. The 5900 is the newest in the 5xxx line, and has taken over as the fastest 1U