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Check Point Quantum R82 has been released !

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We are happy to announce Check Point Quantum R82 has been released TODAY!

R82 is Check Point's major software release for Quantum products and Cloud Guard Network Security.
The version introduces 50 innovative capabilities to strengthen threat prevention, greatly streamline operations and provisioning, and troubleshoot network connections with integrated diagnostics tools.
In addition the version introduces new AI-powered threat prevention engines, enhancing the defence against zero-day threats. brand spoofing, malware, and more.
R82 also adds DNS protection against NXNSAttack, offers DNS configuration granularity, and supports DNS-over-HTTPS Inspection.

Check Point offers the industry's first complete protection for HTTP/3 over QUIC.
R82 also enables effortless and automated HTTPS Inspection deployment with granular controls and exceptional performance.
Check Point's VSX has a new versatile mode (VSNext) that unifies management features and APIs across Virtual Systems and physical Security Gateways.
Furthermore, cluster management is greatly simplified with a new page in Gaia Portal and a new mode (ElasticXL) that enables Security Gateway clustering without the need for physical Orchestrators.

In addition, R82 introduces a new version of Check Point's operating system with superior networking and routing capabilities.
For automation, users and DevOps teams can now execute API calls directly to security gateways through a new dynamic policy layer.
For future-proofing, R82 enables NIST-approved Kyber (ML-KEM) encryption to protect VPN traffic against future quantum computing-based hacking.

  • For the full “What’s New”, Release Notes and more information, please refer to R82 Home Page  [sk181127]

This release is available for customers who are interested in implementing the new features.

We will make it the recommended version after significant adoption. It will then be available in the 'Showing Recommended Packages' section in the CPUSE tab in Gaia portal. 

Check Point will be monitoring the adoption of the release closely as well as any issues that may arise.

Please feel free to reach out to us with any feedback or questions

Best Regards

Release Operations Group

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