This Week in CheckMates 18 May 2020

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Two New Episodes of CheckMates GO

We have two new episodes of the CheckMates GO for your listening pleasure:

• S02E08: Applied Lessons from Covid-19
• S02E09: How Covid-19 Changed The Cyber Threat Landscape

Community Highlights

Here's the threads to watch from the last week:

New Releases

• GAIA API version 1.4
• 1570R Rugged Security Gateway

Community Discussions

• Remote VPN Logs are Rewritten After Authentication Timeout in R80.20 
• Domain Objects (FQDN Mode) vs Custom Application/Sites 
• Replacing Licenses to Double Number of Licensed Cores
• Disable Anti-Spoofing from CLI
• E83.00 Endpoint Security Release and Browser Plugins
• HTTPS Inspection and sni.cloudflaressl.com 
• Use of mgmt_cli and 4 Eyes Review
• Increasing Performance and Use Cases for Separate IPS Profiles
• How to Identify a DDoS Attack on Check Point Appliances
• Disabling SecureXL on SMB Appliance R80.20

Upcoming Events

We have a number of events planned for the next several weeks

Next TechTalk: Technical Aspects of Quantum Appliances

On 20 May 2020, we will be talking about our new Quantum Security Gateways™ from the technical perspective, for better understanding of how they can provide ultra-scalable, power efficient protections against Gen V cyber threats. Register now!

TechDive: CloudGuard IaaS Deployment Options on Google Cloud

If you're interested in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), want to learn how to use the platform, and configure and deploy CloudGuard IaaS for several use cases, join @Shay_Levin in one of three sessions we're doing during the last week of May! More details and registration here:

• EMEA Registration Link   (25 May 2020, 10:00 AM London)
• Americas Registration Link  (26 May 2020, 11:00 AM New York)
• APAC Registration Link  (27 May 2020 01:00 PM Singapore)

Virtual User Group Events

Given the current and evolving situation with Coronavirus, we are planning virtual events for the time being.
While anyone is welcome to register for a CheckMates Live Virtual Edition events, they are generally for a limited number of people with priority given to people in the specified geographic area.
If you don't see your area listed, please contact us and we'll be happy to arrange a session for your area!

Bookmark the CheckMates Calendar to have an up-to-date list of events at your fingertips!
If you attend CheckMates Live events, you can get CPE credit! 

• 19 May 2020: New York and New England: HTTPS Inspection Best Practices
• 20 May 2020: Mid-South US: Dome9
• 21 May 2020: Georgia US: Remote Access Best Practices
• 27 May 2020: Mid-South US: SandBlast Mobile
• 28 May 2020: California and Southwest: HTTPS Inspection Best Practices
• 29 May 2020: CZ/SK: HTTPS Inspection Best Practices
• 2 June 2020: Carolinas: R80.x API Automation and Orchestration Best Practices
• 4 June 2020: DACH: TailoredSafe
• 9 June 2020: France: Automatisation et Orchestration
• 18 June 2020: Iberia: HTTPS Inspection Best Practices