Product Announcements

Hi All,

R81 SmartConsole Build #569 has been released today and is available for download.

For more info please refer to SmartConsole documentation (R81) 

Thanks,

Release Operations groups

Hi All,

R81 Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator take #106 has been released today, and is available for download.

Please note the following:

•        Availability:

o   Available to download the via Jumbo documentation (R81) 

o   Available for download via CPUSE by using package identifier.

o   Can be provided by customer support

Content included in this take:

• List of resolved issues in this take can be found in the Jumbo documentation (R81) 

Note:

• Central Deployment allows you to perform a batch deployment of Hotfixes on your Security Gateways and clusters from SmartConsole!! For more information, see sk168597.

Important - R81  will reach its End-of-Support on Oct 31^st  2024.

We recommend starting to plan your upgrade. CheckPoint Recommended version for all deployments is R81.20 Take 634 with its  Recommended Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator Take.

Thanks,

Release Operations Group

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

Hi All,

R81.10 SmartConsole Build #427 has been released today and is available for download.

For more info please refer to SmartConsole documentation (R81.10) 

New: Starting from R81.10, SmartConsole automatically updates to the latest Build, as long as you have an Internet connection. The update is rolled out gradually and should be completed within 1 week. It is not necessary to download and install newer builds manually.

Thanks,

Release Operations groups

Hi All,

R81.10 Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator take #170 has been released today, and is available for download.

Please note the following:

•        Availability:

o   Available to download the via Jumbo documentation (R81.10) 

o   Available for download via CPUSE by using package identifier.

o   Can be provided by customer support

Content included in this take:

• List of resolved issues in this take can be found in the Jumbo documentation (R81.10) 

Note:

• Central Deployment allows you to perform a batch deployment of Hotfixes on your Security Gateways and clusters from SmartConsole!! For more information, see sk168597.

Thanks,

Release Operations Group

Hi All,

R81.10 Jumbo HF Take #169 is now our Recommended Jumbo take and is available for download to all via CPUSE (as recommended) and via Jumbo documentation (R81.10) 

Release Highlight:

•        A full list of resolved issues can be found in the Jumbo documentation (R81.10) 

Note:

• Central Deployment allows you to perform a batch deployment of Hotfixes on your Security Gateways and clusters from SmartConsole!! For more information, see sk168597.
• With Blink images, you can upgrade your environment to the required Major version including its recommended Jumbo hotfix in one Step, using a single image file.

You can install Blink images using CPUSE – More details can be found in sk120193

Thanks,

Release Operations Group

Hi All

R81.20 SmartConsole Build #659 has been released today and is available for download.

For more info please refer to SmartConsole documentation R81.20 

New: Starting from R81.10, SmartConsole automatically updates to the latest Build, as long as you have an Internet connection. The update is rolled out gradually and should be completed within 1 week. It is not necessary to download and install newer builds manually.

Thanks,

Release Operations groups

Hi All

R81.20 Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator take #89 has been released today, and is available for download.

Please note the following:

•        Availability:

o   Available to download the via Jumbo documentation R81.20 

o   Available for download via CPUSE by using package identifier.

o   Can be provided by customer support

Content included in this take:

• List of resolved issues in this take can be found in the Jumbo documentation R81.20 

Note:

• Central Deployment allows you to perform a batch deployment of Hotfixes on your Security Gateways and clusters from SmartConsole!! For more information, see sk168597.

Thanks,

Release Operations Group