IPS package update notifications

[Eugene_Brown]

I subscribe to the Check Point IPS Update email notifications, as I have a weekly cycle for IPS updates (we cannot use automatic updates for policy and audit reasons). I can break the regular cycle if there is a critical protection relevant for us, or a new 0 day. However the emails aren't perfect - sometimes updated package versions get downloaded, without an accompanying email notification (e.g. version 635233562 from this week), or a notification comes out for a package that isn't available to download (e.g. version 635233585, also from this week).

I could work around this if there was a repository of the packages on the UserCentre, but I cannot find one. Does anyone know if there is one? Or if there is an archive for the content in the IPS update emails?

[G_W_Albrecht · Accepted solution]

I receive the CP IPS Update email about every day - PN 635233637 yesterday, PN 635233610 on wednesday. You can use the support page Latest Protections link to see new additions at https://advisories.checkpoint.com/advisories/

[Eugene_Brown]

The Advisories Archive helps as I can match the missing protections (in my case 635233562 matches 29 May 2023). It's a shame they don't add a column to show the package version the protections were shipped in as well.

[the_rock]

https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Threat-Prevention/IPS-Prevent-Email-Alerts/td-p/114358

https://advisories.checkpoint.com/security-advisories-subscription/