This Week in CheckMates 4 November 2019

[PhoneBoy]

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CheckMates, Bulgarian Style

@_Val_ and I did a private CheckMates event for DXC and AT&T in Sofia, Bulgaria.
We had quite the turnout (over 100 people!):

Community Highlights

Here are the threads to watch from the past week:

Code Hub

• R80.20 API for IPS Protections 
• Ubiquiti Unifi and Check Point Integration 

IPS

• Different IPS Behavior with R80.30 Management
• IPS Exception Not Working

Management

• Change Control
• SmartConsole Opens in Standby Mode When Gateway Fails Over To Backup (Full HA) 

Other Topcs

• Top 20 Gateway Tuning Tips
• Best Practice: How Often To Patch/Upgrade Your Gateways? 
• fw monitor Segfaults
• SandBlast Agent and Symantec Co-Existence
• Elephant Flows 

Upcoming Events

We are now maintaining our event calendar in Google Calendar
You can browse our calendar of events here: CheckMates Calendar 
Here's where you can find @Valeri_Loukine and I over the next few weeks:

• 1st November 2019: CheckMates Live Sydney
• 12th November 2019: CheckMates Live Finland
• 14th November 2019: CheckMates Live Romania
• 21st November 2019: CheckMates Live London with @_Val_ AND @PhoneBoy 
• 2nd December 2019: CheckMates Live Omaha with @PhoneBoy 
• 3rd December 2019: CheckMates Live Des Moines with @PhoneBoy 
• 4th December 2019: CheckMates Live Kansas City with @PhoneBoy 
• 5th December 2019: CheckMates Live Springfield with @PhoneBoy 
• 6th December 2019: CheckMates Live St. Louis with @PhoneBoy

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

[Ashley_Black]

No Announcement about the new call routing system? (which doesn't work)