The CheckMates Blog

Welcome to "This Week in CheckMates," your weekly highlight reel for all things CheckMates!
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CheckMates GO S02E22: SIGRed

This is an excerpt of a TechTalk we did at the end of July. @Shay_Levin talks with Check Point researcher Sagi Tzadik about the discovery of SIGRed (CVE-2020-1350) and Ori Hamama about how we developed and deployed an IPS protection for it.

Community Highlights

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

Software/Service Updates

• R81 EA Program (Now in Public EA)
• R80.40 JHF Ongoing Take 78
• R80.40 JHF GA Take 77
• R80.40 SmartConsole GA Build 410
• R80.20 JHF GA Take 173
• Azure VMSS with Remote Access is now GA
• CloudGuard SaaS: Click-Time URL Protection
• Endpoint Security / SandBlast Agent E83.20 for Windows and Mac

Other Topics

• IPS Exceptions and Profiles After Migrating from R77.30 to R80.30
• Global Implied Rules in Multi-Domain
• CPsizeme on Full HA Systems
• Endpoint Security VPN MAC Already Installed On This Computer
• Will SmartWorkflow Come Back?

Upcoming Events

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

TechTalk: Moving Security Management to the Cloud

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to manage your on-premises and virtual gateways from the cloud? Via a web browser? With the best access control and threat prevention platform that can keep pace with the latest security, handle rapid growth and effectively manage maintenance? Wonder no more as we do a deep dive on Smart-1 Cloud in our 2nd September 2020 TechTalk!

TechTalk: Achilles Heel Security Flaw for Android Phones

Check Point Research found more than 400 vulnerabilities in one of Qualcomm's Snapdragon DSP chips, used in over a billion Android smartphones. In this TechTalk on 9th September 2020, Jonathan Shimonovich, Check Point Threat Prevention Research Group <anager, will elaborate on the vulnerabilities his researchers found (including a short demo) and will also talk about Android phones protection.

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 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! 

• 1 September 2020: Canada: Identity Awareness Best Practices
• 3 September 2020: North Central US: HTTPS Inspection Best Practices
• 10 September 2020: Poland: Automation and Orchestration Best Practices
• 15 September 2020: Adriatics: Introduction to Performance Optimization
• 17 September 2020: CZ/SK: Automation and Orchestration Best Practices
• 24 September 2020: Scalable Remote Access VPN with CloudGuard IaaS
• 1 October 2020: Benelux: Building a Platform on AWS for Multiple Applications

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 and our podcast (RSS Feed)

CheckMates GO S02E21:More AMA With Dorit And Team

Listen in on the final installment of our Ask Me Anything with @Dorit_Dor and team. Many of the questions asked involves features and functionality that will be in the R81 release, which should be in Public Early Availability soon.

Community Highlights

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

Software/Service Updates

• Latest SandBlast NOW Image R80.40.69.4
• R80.40 JHF Ongoing Take 77

Other Topics

• How to Enable URL Filtering for One Rule
• Multifactor Login Support for Mac VPN Clients
• Change the Enable Always-Connect Setting on VPN Client
• Upgrading SSL Network Extender for Non Admin Users using SCCM

Upcoming Events

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

TechTalk: Moving Security Management to the Cloud

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to manage your on-premises and virtual gateways from the cloud? Via a web browser? With the best access control and threat prevention platform that can keep pace with the latest security, handle rapid growth and effectively manage maintenance? Wonder no more as we do a deep dive on Smart-1 Cloud in our 2nd September 2020 TechTalk!

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 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! 

• 25 August 2020: Introduction to Performance Optimization for:
  • Austria, Germany, and Switzerland
  • Southeastern US
• 1 September 2020: Canada: Identity Awareness Best Practices
• 3 September 2020: North Central US: HTTPS Inspection Best Practices
• 15 September 2020: Adriatics: Introduction to Performance Optimization

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 and our podcast (RSS Feed)

Community Highlights

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

Software/Service Updates

• R80.30 JHF Ongoing Take 217 which contains updated API calls
• R80.10 JHF GA Take 279
• Endpoint Security E83.20 for macOS
• CloudGuard Edge for KVM and ESXi

Other Topics

• Deploying Check Point R80.40 in EVE-NG or VMware Workstation
• Do You Need to Install Policy After JHF Installation?
• Endpoint VPN and Auto Connect
• Maximum Number of Gateways per Domain

Upcoming Events

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

TechTalk: Moving Security Management to the Cloud

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to manage your on-premises and virtual gateways from the cloud? Via a web browser? With the best access control and threat prevention platform that can keep pace with the latest security, handle rapid growth and effectively manage maintenance? Wonder no more as we do a deep dive on Smart-1 Cloud in our 2nd September 2020 TechTalk!

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! 

• 18 August 2020: Western US: Maintenance and Upgrade Best Practices
• 20 August 2020: Caribbean: Remote Access Best Practices
• 25 August 2020: Introduction to Performance Optimization for:
  • Austria, Germany, and Switzerland
  • Southeastern US
• 1 September 2020: Canada: Identity Awareness Best Practices
• 3 September 2020: North Central US: HTTPS Inspection Best Practices
• 15 September 2020: Adriatics: Introduction to Performance Optimization

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 and our podcast (RSS Feed)

CheckMates GO S02E20: Room for Improvement

PhoneBoys talks with Global Security Architect @tpoole_global common areas where organizations can improve their security posture.

Community Highlights

Here's the threads to watch from the last two weeks:

Software/Service Updates

• R80.40 JHF Ongoing Take 74
• R80.40 JHF GA Take 67
• R80.40 SmartConsole GA Build 407
• R80.30 JHF GA Take 215
• SandBlast Agent Support for VMware Horizon VDI

Other Topics

• Management Migration Tool in R80.40
• cpview and Top Connections in R80.20+
• Security Policy Management Without SmartConsole
• SSL VPN Extender on Linux with SMB Appliances
• Dynamic IP on Secondary WAN Interface
• Magic MAC Different in Guidbedit versus on Gateway 

Upcoming Events

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

TechTalk: Moving Security Management to the Cloud

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to manage your on-premises and virtual gateways from the cloud? Via a web browser? With the best access control and threat prevention platform that can keep pace with the latest security, handle rapid growth and effectively manage maintenance? Wonder no more as we do a deep dive on Smart-1 Cloud in our 2nd September 2020 TechTalk!

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! 

• 11 August 2020: Eastern US: Identity Awareness Best Practices
• 18 August 2020: Western US: Maintenance and Upgrade Best Practices
• 20 August 2020: Caribbean: Remote Access Best Practices
• 25 August 2020: Introduction to Performance Optimization for:
  • Austria, Germany, and Switzerland
  • Southeastern US

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 and our podcast (RSS Feed)

CheckMates GO S02E19: Is There A Question Dorit Can't Answer?

In the latest episode of the CheckMates GO podcast, we wonder if there is any question Dorit can't answer? We also hear from @Amnon_Perlmutte, @Eyal_Fingold, and @itai_Greenberg about DevSecOps and SD-WAN.

Mid Year Review for 2020

As opposed to doing our usual "what's going on this week" community post, we will do a sort of mid-year review of the most popular posts from the first half of 2020.

Most Visited Posts

• My Top 3 CLI Commands
• Log Exporter Guide
• R80.x Ports Used for Communication By Various Modules 

Most Kudoed Posts

• Easy Backup Tool (migrate export + GAIA configs)
• R80.x Architecture and Performance Tuning - Link Collection 
• One-Liner for Remote Access VPN Statistics

Most Discussed Topics

• 1550 Appliance Unexpected Reboots (which should be fixed in the R80.20.10 firmware)
• Moving from Detect to Prevent TechTalk (TailoredSafe): Video, Slides, and Q&A 
• Remote VPN Users Report

Upcoming Events

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

TechTalk: Cloud Native Security in the Era of Uncertainty

Cloud transformation is happening as we speak. Cloud is dynamic and offers less visibility. Join this session with @Marina_Segal  & TJ Gonen, to learn how can we secure our Cloud Environment during uncertain times. Register now and join us on 5 August @ 8am Pacific / 5pm CET!

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! 

• 4 August 2020: Mid-Atlantic US: Performance Optimization Best Practices
• 6 August 2020: Southcentral US: HTTPS Inspection Best Practices
• 11 August 2020: Eastern US: Identity Awareness Best Practices
• 13 August 2020: Southeastern US: Introduction to Performance Optimization
• 18 August 2020: Western US: Maintenance and Upgrade Best Practices
• 20 August 2020: Caribbean: Remote Access Best Practices