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CheckMates in Madrid, Portugal, Bunnik, and Tulsa
@_Val_ had a pretty full dance card this week, doing events in Madrid, Portugal, and Bunnik:
Me? I went to Tulsa:
And CheckMates was on the menu at Stoney River Steakhouse in Nashville courtesy of @Adam_Forester!
Here are the threads to watch from the last week:
New Software Releases
Aside from sharing your feedback on CheckMates, of course, please let us know how you like SandBlast Mobile Protect on the various app stores.
An updated version of an older demo, but now with current versions.
Certain protocol inspections have a quota associated with them.
A how-to on setting up remote access.
You might not want to keep a layer with a policy installation target of All. If you specify "Specific" then you have to put something there. Here's how to make it empty.
A new demo involving Ansible and Terraform.
Can it? Yes. Should it? Different question.
No official API for it, but it can be done.
It can be done via API, yes. In R80.30, a SmartConsole Extension will be available that will generate a Policy Change Report.
Not by default, but it can be done.
One of those tasks you'll have to perform after you upgrade your gateways to R80.x.
This is a neat trick!
We are now maintaining our event calendar in Google Calendar.
You can browse our calendar of events here: CheckMates Calendar
Upcoming events include:
If you would like a CheckMates Live event in your area, get in contact with us: checkmates@checkpoint.com
