R82.10 is now Check Point's recommended version for all customers

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Dear Customers, Partners, and Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that Check Point Quantum R82.10 is now the recommended release for all customers.

Already deployed on thousands of gateways worldwide, R82.10 introduces more than 20 capabilities that support secure AI adoption, strengthen threat prevention and Zero Trust, protect hybrid mesh networks, and simplify security operations.

Key highlights include:

• Secure AI adoption: Enhanced visibility into GenAI applications—including ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini—and Model Context Protocol (MCP) usage.
• Advanced threat prevention: Phishing protection without HTTPS inspection, protection against HTML smuggling and encrypted DNS threats, Adaptive IPS, and four new Threat Cloud AI engines.
• Improved security insights: Threat Prevention Insights identifies coverage gaps and provides actionable recommendations to strengthen security policies.
• Hybrid mesh and Zero Trust security: Centralized SASE and firewall management, simplified connectivity, and identity and device-posture validation across distributed environments.
• Unified security ecosystem: More than 250 integrations enable organizations to incorporate identity, endpoint, and device-posture signals into their security policies.
• Greater scalability and simplicity: Expanded identity and gateway capacity, reduced log volume, simplified route-based VPN configuration, and an enhanced web-based interface.

Important information

The recommended version is R82.10 with the latest recommended Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator. Customers are encouraged to plan their upgrade to benefit from the latest security, performance, and operational enhancements.

For more information, visit the R82.10 Home Page and Release Notes

Our teams are available to support the upgrade process and answer any questions.

Thank you for your continued trust in Check Point.

Best regards,
Release Operations Group