Welcome to "This Week in CheckMates," your weekly highlight reel for all things CheckMates!
Past and future posts will be available here: The CheckMates Blog
To have these updates show up in your preferred RSS reader add the following URL: The CheckMates Blog RSS Feed
See also our social media accounts:

Community Updates

CheckMates Go: The Truth is in the Middle

PhoneBoy talked with Check Point Product Manager @Yoni_Nave about the evolution from Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) to Extended Detection and Response (XDR).

Bring Your CloudMates!

Are your friends up to date on all things cloud? We'd love to help them get up to speed by offering you some great content to pass along. Join our Bring Your CloudMates contest to introduce your friends to their new go-to cloud community!

Share Your Feedback

Do you want a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card? Are you also familiar with SmartConsole and want to have an impact on new features? Then take 3 minutes to answer a few questions!

Hot Community Topics

• R81 JHF Ongoing Take 36
• GCP MIG R81.10 - Support East/West Egress/Ingress Traffic in Google Cloud
• Cloud Management Extension (CME) API
• R81.10 Has Sessions for Super Users with "@maas"
• R80.40+ and GNAT: How to Clear the NAT Table?
• Can't Reinstall VPN Client
• What's In an Updatable Object?
• Harmony Endpoint Web Management Portal vs SmartEndpoint
• Upgrade Difference between Major Version and Blink Image

Upcoming TechTalks

Monitoring and analyzing Check Point devices with CPview and DiagnosticsView

In this session, we will review CPview utility, which allows real-time monitoring of various parameters of a single Check Point device. We will also show you how to analyze your historic data with CPview history and DiagnosticsView.

Register Here

Check Point Updates

Join us for Check Point: <SECURE> Users and Access

At this premiere event for Securing Users and Access in August 25th, Gil Shwed, CEO & Founder will be joined by security analysts and customers who’ll share insights into securing the "everywhere employee" and the hyper- distributed enterprise. Plus a Cyberpsychology expert will uncover insights in human susceptibility to cybercrime.

Talking Cloud Podcast: Joe Sullivan, CISO at Cloudflare

@Grant_Asplund and Joe Sullivan have a fun and engaging conversation covering numerous topics including zero trust, the good and bad of the internet, and the challenges securing today's hyper-connected computing environment.

History, Evolution & Future of Social Engineering

In this webinar on August 3rd, Maya Horowitz, Check Point's VP Research, will take you through some of the most shocking social engineering scams in history, all the way to social engineering in emails, and where it's headed in the near future.

Upcoming CheckMates Live Events

• 29 July 2021: Switzerland: Demo Days Harmony Endpoint
• 5 August 2021: BeLux: R81.10 AI &ML Threat Prevention and Security Management
• 10 August 2021: Caribbean: Issue Resolution Best Practices
• 11 August 2021: Americas: Learn about CheckMates, Check Point's Cyber Security Community
• 2 September 2021: BeLux: What's New in Check Point's World of Cloud?

While anyone is welcome to register for a CheckMates Live Virtual Edition event, events are limited to a certain number of participants with priority given to those within the specified geographic area.
If you're interested in a specific topic for your area, 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! 

Welcome to "This Week in CheckMates," your weekly highlight reel for all things CheckMates!
Past and future posts will be available here: The CheckMates Blog
To have these updates show up in your preferred RSS reader add the following URL: The CheckMates Blog RSS Feed
See also our social media accounts:

Community Updates

CheckMates Go: The Truth is in the Middle

PhoneBoy talked with Check Point Product Manager @Yoni_Nave about the evolution from Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) to Extended Detection and Response (XDR).

Bring Your CloudMates!

Are your friends up to date on all things cloud? We'd love to help them get up to speed by offering you some great content to pass along. Join our Bring Your CloudMates contest to introduce your friends to their new go-to cloud community!

Hot Community Topics

• R80.20.30 for Quantum Spark Appliances
• Harmony Mobile API Documentation
• New Devices Tab on Harmony Mobile Dashboard
• AppSec Kubernetes Nginx Ingress Controller
• Security Gateway upgrade when Management is Behind the Same Gateway
• Does ClusterXL Active/Active Support More Users
• Throughput Estimation on Open Servers
• Configuring Geo Policies
• Severity and Confidence Levels for Security Incidents on Harmony Endpoint

TechTalks

TechTalks are a regular (at least monthly) series designed to educate you on the latest information security technology and trends, including practical advice on protecting your critical assets from cyber attacks! We will have more on the schedule soon, but meanwhile, you can view all the past TechTalks in our archive.

View The Archive

Check Point Updates

Share Your Feedback

Do you want a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card? Are you also familiar with SmartConsole and want to have an impact on new features? Then take 3 minutes to answer a few questions!

CISO Secret S2E3: Ruben Chacon, CISO at CDW

In this week’s episode of CISO’s Secret, Cyber Security Evangelist @Grant_Asplund hosts Ruben Chacon, CISO at CDW. They discuss Cyber Security challenges and best practices at CDW, the provider of technology products and services for business, government and education.

A cyber espionage campaign in the energy sector?

So real it’s scary. Learn more on #CyberTalk. 

PrintNightmare security flaw; the good, the bad and the ugly.

Could this story inspire a modern Wild West movie?

Upcoming CheckMates Live Events

• 22 July 2021: Taiwan: How ML Threat Prevention Helps You Against a Cyber Pandemic

While anyone is welcome to register for a CheckMates Live Virtual Edition event, events are limited to a certain number of participants with priority given to those within the specified geographic area.
If you're interested in a specific topic for your area, 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! 

Welcome to "This Week in CheckMates," your weekly highlight reel for all things CheckMates!
Past and future posts will be available here: The CheckMates Blog
To have these updates show up in your preferred RSS reader add the following URL: The CheckMates Blog RSS Feed
See also our social media accounts:

Community Updates

CheckMates Go: What is EDR?

PhoneBoy talked with Check Point Product Manager @Yoni_Nave about What is Endpoint Detection and Response?

Bring Your CloudMates!

Are your friends up to date on all things cloud? We'd love to help them get up to speed by offering you some great content to pass along. Join our Bring Your CloudMates contest to introduce your friends to their new go-to cloud community!

Labeling Your Posts

When you start a new thread in the community, take a moment to add one or more relevant labels to your post. If you think one is missing, please let us know!

New Releases

• Quantum R81.10 is GA!
• R80.40 GA JHF Take 118
• R80.40 Ongoing JHF Take 119
• R80.40 SmartConsole Build 424
• R80.30 GA JHF Take 236
• R80.30 Ongoing JHF Take 237
• R80.30 SmartConsole Build 102
• R80.20 GA JHF Take 202
• R80.20 SmartConsole Build 122
• CloudGuard Workload Protection Product Updates
• CloudGuard Expands Multi-Cloud Support with Alibaba Cloud
• SmartMove New Version July 2021 Update 2

Hot Community Topics

• SmartConsole Demo Mode for API Testing
• Web SmartConsole in Demo Mode
• Comparing Policy from Two Management Domains
• Threat Prevention API Quick Demo Guide
• Harmony Connect Corporate Access Tunnel Application Executable
• NAT Before VPN?
• VSX Appliance Upgrade to R80.40 T118

Upcoming TechTalks

Check Point Updates

Share Your Feedback

Do you want a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card? Are you also familiar with SmartConsole and want to have an impact on new features? Then take 3 minutes to answer a few questions!

Are Your Remote Employees 100% Secure?

Remote work is here to stay, and so are the threats to remote users. How do you keep remote users 100% safe? Take this free 5-minute risk assessment to see if you have security gaps.

Upcoming CheckMates Live Events

• 22 July 2021: Taiwan: How ML Threat Prevention Helps You Against a Cyber Pandemic

While anyone is welcome to register for a CheckMates Live Virtual Edition event, events are limited to a certain number of participants with priority given to those within the specified geographic area.
If you're interested in a specific topic for your area, 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! 

Welcome to "This Week in CheckMates," your weekly highlight reel for all things CheckMates!
Past and future posts will be available here: The CheckMates Blog
To have these updates show up in your preferred RSS reader add the following URL: The CheckMates Blog RSS Feed
See also our social media accounts:

Community Updates

CheckMates Go: What is EDR?

PhoneBoy talked with Check Point Product Manager @Yoni_Nave about What is Endpoint Detection and Response?

Hot Community Topics

• R81 GA JHF Take 29
• SmartMove New Version July 2021
• Updatable Objects for Check Point Services
• It's Not The Firewall
• VSX Tuning Question
• R8x - Performance Tuning Tip - SecureXL Fast Accelerator
• URL Filtering Troubleshooting
• Management Data Plane Separation for Security Gateways
• R81 Geo Policy
• Zero Downtime Upgrade
• Building HomeLab

Upcoming TechTalks

TechTalk Deep Dive: Infinity Next CloudGuard AppSec

The Infinity Next CloudGuard AppSec solution secures an organization's web applications. AppSec analyzes web transactions with a set of Artificial Intelligence engines that operate in unison to protect against sophisticated attacks. In this Deep Dive webinar, we'll walk you through the process of securing multiple cloud deployments web applications including Kubernetes web workloads, step-by-step! Join us on July 7th!

Register Now (EMEA/APAC)

Register Now (Americas)

Check Point Updates

Are Your Remote Employees 100% Secure?

Remote work is here to stay, and so are the threats to remote users. How do you keep remote users 100% safe? Take this free 5-minute risk assessment to see if you have security gaps.

Upcoming CheckMates Live Events

• 22 July 2021: Taiwan: How ML Threat Prevention Helps You Against a Cyber Pandemic

While anyone is welcome to register for a CheckMates Live Virtual Edition event, events are limited to a certain number of participants with priority given to those within the specified geographic area.
If you're interested in a specific topic for your area, 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!