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Save the date for 6 January 2021 where we'll celebrate the Best of the Best of CheckMates of 2020! As part of our virtual celebration, we are giving some awards away to our as well as prizes for those who participate, and you, the CheckMates members, can help choose! Vote now for your favorites and be sure to participate in our CheckMates Everywhere photo contest!
CheckMates ToolBox is your new ultimate collection of various tools: scripts, SmartConsole extensions, SmartEvent, and compliance reports. This new space gives you an easy navigation through multiple categories, indication of downloads and kudos for each tool, and even a"Verified by Check Point" approval stamp!
Check out the Toolbox and if you'd like to be a contributor, reach out to @_Val_ for more details!
PhoneBoy talks with David Ulloa, CISO at IMC Companies about their experience with Check Point SandBlast Agent. See also the full IMC Customer success story on the Check Point website and the customer Webinar with IMC Companies.
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Upcoming Events
We have a number of events planned for the next several weeks
TechTalk Deep Dive: Serverless Security
If your organization uses AWS Lambda Functions, Google Cloud Functions, or Azure Functions this Deep Dive lecture is for you. We will teach you how to build security around the functions within the applications hosted by third-party cloud providers. We will also cover the CI/CD integration and how to use the CLI plugin. Join us for this informative session:
TechTalk: R81 is Here!
On 2 December 2020, we're doing a session specifically around R81 Security Management and the improvements therein! If you missed our Delivering Security Consolidation Across the Enterprise with R81 session, watch the session and read through the Q&A!
TechTalk: Incident Response - Stories From the Front Lines
On 16 December 2020, our head of Incident Response @Daniel_Wiley will discuss some of the day to day incidents his team observes, and how to defend your network from these threats. Register now for this informative session!
Protecting the Mobile Workforce with SandBlast Mobile
Join our webinar on November 24 to learn how SandBlast Mobile, the industry-leading Mobile Threat Defense solution, delivers complete mobile security that is friendly to both security admins and employees. We'll cover top mobile threats in 2020, key considerations for choosing the right mobile threat defense solution, and demonstrate SandBlast Mobile covering multiple use cases and recent product enhancements!
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!
