Product Announcements

We are happy to announce that R80.40, part of the Check Point Infinity architecture, has been released!

With over 100 new features, R80.40, is imperative for putting our network security on the fast track. Providing unified management for both physical and virtual networks, on premise, and cloud enforcement points:

SmartTasks automates daily work with pre-defined or customizable actions

Dedicated HTTPS policy layer preventing encrypted traffic from Gen V attacks

Zero-touch deployment from hours to minutes for installing new gateways

IoT Security Manager  Identify IoT devices and seamlessly turn their attributes into IoT security policy

This release is initially recommended for customers who are interested in implementing the new features. We will make it the default version after significant adoption. It will then be available in the 'Showing Recommended Packages' section in the CPUSE tab in Gaia portal. Until then the Check Point's  default version is R80.30.

For “What’s New”, Release Notes and more information, please refer to R80.40 Homepage [sk160736].

We’ll 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 Management group

New! Manage Check Point products using a new cloud service via Check Point’s Infinity Portal. 

Experience how you can create a new Management Service, connect your gateways within minutes and manage the environment from a SmartConsole running in a Web browser.

A new Ongoing Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator take for R80.30 (Take 136) was released today and is available for download. Please refer to  sk153152

This take is updated take 135 (released on Jan 13)

Release Content:

         PRJ-8216 - Management HA synchronization failure with the error message "failed to export data" on MDM/SMC environment with at least 3 machines.

Please note the following:

• The new releases is mentioned Jumbo SK: sk153152
• The new releases will be published via CPUSE as a recommended version once it will be published as GA.
• Availability:

o   Will be provided by customer support

o   Available for download via CPUSE by using package identifier.

For more information on Jumbo releases, please refer to this thread “R80.XX Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator - Did You Know?“ 

Thanks ,

Release Management Group

Hi all,

We are happy to announce the release of Endpoint Security Client E82.00 for macOS to general availability.

E82.00 introduce new functionalities and quality improvements.

The complete list of improvements can be found in the version release’s Secure Knowledge sk158913

Support for macOS Catalina

E82.00 support the macOS version 10.15 AKA Catalina

Forensic support

SandBlast Agent Forensics enables automated data analysis for detailed insights into threats:

• Continuously collects run-time events and occurrences in the system for effective forensics analysis.
• Automatically builds actionable Forensics reports with important attack information.
• Generate the full attack flow and automated remediation.
• Ease the security analyst work with ability to fully understand the attack, its impact and remediation actions taken.
• Integrates monitoring and investigation of security events through SmartEvent and SmartLog  

Additional enhancement:

• New user interface aligned with the look-and-feel of SandBlast Agent for Windows
• This release includes stability, quality and performance fixes 

A new GA SmartConsole (Build #42) for R80.30 (Replacing Build #36)  is available. Please refer to sk153153

Release Content: 

Thanks 

Release Management Group 

Thanks, 

Release Management team  

Hi,

A new Ongoing Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator take for R80.30 (Take #132) is available. Please refer to sk153152 

Release Highlights:

• IPs Geo policy security issue
• Predictable sequence numbers in CPAS

Please note the following:

• The new releases is mentioned in the JHF sk153152

• The new release will be published via CPUSE as a recommended version when it becomes GA.

• Availability:
• Will be provided by customer support
•  Available for download via CPUSE by using package identifier.

For more information on Jumbo releases, please refer to this thread “R80.XX Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator - Did You Know?“

Thanks,

Release Management Group