This Week in CheckMates 16 December 2019

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Community Highlights

Here are the threads to watch from the last week:

Product Updates

• Endpoint/SandBlast Agent E82.00 Early Availability for macOS Catalina
• SmartConsole R80.20 Build 88 
• New Blink Image for R80.30 GA Take 200 + JHF Take 111 

Code Hub

• Coming in R80.40 Management: Batch Objects Commands 
• Limiting API Calls

Remote Access

• Remote Access from Linux CentOS
• Check Point VPN with Microsoft Two-Factor Authentication

Other Topics

• Pull Text from a Managed Gateway Using Established Trust (SIC) 
• R80.30 Packet Flow
• Disabling Physical Interfaces in VSX
• Where Do I Find the Exported Excel Files from SmartView? 

Upcoming Events

We are now maintaining our event calendar in Google Calendar
You can browse our calendar of events here: CheckMates Calendar 

At the moment, we are planning for events in 2020 and preparing for the upcoming CPX 360 events where @_Val_, @Shay_Levin, and I will be! 

If you would like a CheckMates Live event in your area, get in contact with us: checkmates@checkpoint.com