Product Announcements

R82.20 is a major leap forward in security, networking, performance, and operational
efficiency across Threat Prevention, Security Gateways, VPN, Hybrid Mesh, and Security
Management (Smart-1). This release brings broad IPv6 readiness, deep SASE integration,
improved clustering and routing scalability, and enhanced management capabilities, making it
one of the most substantial upgrades in recent versions.

FedRAMP-authorized mode
 New optional FedRAMP mode for Security Gateways directs cloud-dependent security
blades to use FedRAMP-hosted and authorized services.

Higher Availability, Predictability & Resilience
R82.20 significantly improves system resilience and traffic continuity:

 - Critical State Detection proactively identifies memory, CPU, disk, and congestion
issues and triggers seamless cluster failover.

 - ElasticXL gains MACsec-encrypted synchronization and per VS clustering logic,
ensuring multitenant environments remain stable and isolated.

- VSX hardware acceleration now supports high-speed 40/100GbE and and
10/250GbEcards for line-rate throughput.

A More Secure & Modern Infrastructure
R82.20 delivers full-stack IPv6 expansion across Threat Prevention, ThreatCloud AI, DNS
security, VPN, Identity Awareness, VoIP, Dynamic Routing, and Gateway management.

This enables confident operations in modern dual-stack or IPv6-only networks without
compromising visibility, threat prevention, or operational control.

Security engines receive strong upgrades:

- DNS Trap and SNORT 3.x now support IPv6 and modern rule syntax for enhanced
threat detection.
- Cisco SGT enforcement adds granular zero-trust network segmentation.

Faster, More Scalable Networking
R82.20 introduces the largest routing and VPN upgrade set to date for higher application
performance and resilience, and operational simplicity:

To address the trends and challenges in our hyperconnected world, which include employees returning to office, accelerated AI-based applications, and Security Management Complexity, Check Point has announced the following:

• Quantum Force Firewalls Bring Lightning-Fast Cyber Security to the Branch Office
  
  • Specifically, the 3920, 3950, 3970, 3980 in our Branch Office Security line
• 15-25% improvement in Threat Prevention performance 
  
  • This will be delivered through a Software Update in the coming weeks starting with R82.
• Accelerate your Operations with AI Powered Security Management and Quantum Smart-1 Management 700/70...
  • Specifically, the 700 and 7000 appliances
  • See also the press release and the product page

Appliances are available for ordering now.