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And yes, if you want to find out about CheckMates Pro: https://community.checkpoint.com/community/about-checkmates/blog/2018/02/11/announcing-checkmates-pr...
Some good discussion about potential use cases for this feature. How are you using it?
How to confirm the limits you've set are working?
If you're having issues with URL Filtering, this is something to check.
For those of you using Open Servers...
Most of the reports in SmartEvent R80.10 are created "per session" instead of "per connection"...by design.
This is a known issue that impacts fresh installation of R77.30 that occurred after January 24th. Details in this article.
Some of the pre-built views in R77.30/NGSE SmartEvent aren't there, but they are easy enough to build or customize.
One of those "bright ideas" I had that I decided to try out and write up 
If you are pushing a policy to more than one gateway at a time and these gateways have different Inspection Settings...you may run into this issue.
A few useful tips and tricks to keep in mind.
If you're coming to CPX360in Bangkok, CheckMates will be there!
Meanwhile, our upcoming TechTalks include:
