There were two recent releases for the windows client that I wanted to share
E87.60: With rich set of enhancements (more details listed below)
E87.62: Includes small number of localized fixes and added support for Endpoint Security on Windows 11 version 23H2 as an EA (Early Availability) version
Some guidelines
- For customers planning to upgrade to E87.60, we recommend upgrading to E87.62 directly
- For customers who already installed E87.60, we recommend upgrading to E87.62.
E87.60
Check Point Harmony Endpoint Security Client E87.60 for Windows is now available as GA (General Availability).
What’s New:
- Added a Passwordless Pre-boot feature for FDE Smart Pre-boot. Users register their mobile devices for pre-boot login, eliminating the need for entering a password.
The feature is available for EA customers (Early Availability).
- Added ARM platform support for Check Point Mobile and SecuRemote flavors.
Enhancements:
· Security improvements on the process-to-process communication layer.
· Posture Management now shows a detailed status for each patch entry.
· Changed the order of columns in Remediation Management UI.
· Added support for Threat Emulation Blade for these file types: one, esf, XAR.
Requires additional configuration in Policy > Web & Files Protection > Advanced Settings > Threat Emulation > Edit.
· Added support Skips scanning of archive file formats (for example, .zip, 7zip, tar.gz, rar, and so on) and non-executable files (files without the execute permission) on Anti-Malware DHS compliant engine.
· Added ability to run scheduled scans only when the machine is idle. The scheduled scan will be delayed until the device is idle, with a maximum postponement of 24 hours. After this period, the scan will proceed, regardless of the device activity status.
· Implemented a reputation service for files and integrated cloud technologies to enhance the precision of file scanning and monitoring.
· The Anti-Malware E1 license will now be automatically updated from the web-based Checkpoint content delivery network (CDN).
· Anti-Malware E1 engine will now reflect additional statuses. Refer to Harmony Endpoint Web Management Administration Guide> Viewing Computer Information> Asset Management.
For the DHS Compliant Anti-Malware (E2) version please refer to sk178307.
See sk181447 for the complete list of enhancements and more information on E87.60 for Windows release.
