If you have already seen my earlier posts, you will know all about the R82 Early availability Program available here.

Keep reading to discover some of the planned new features on offer in R82:

Harmony Endpoint

Harmony Endpoint Web Management enhancements:

• Client optimization for Windows servers – Harmony Endpoint allows you to easily optimize the Endpoint Security clients for Windows servers, such as Exchange servers, Active Directory servers, Database servers, and so on, by manually assigning Windows server roles.

Run Diagnostics

• Runs performance checks on endpoint clients using Push Operation.
• The performance report presents each client’s CPU and RAM utilization, including the editable threshold.
• Harmony Endpoint presents suggested exclusion for performance improvements.
• You can easily add an exclusion as part of “Global Exclusion” or “Exclusion per Rule”:
• Exclusion description – You can now add comments for new or existing exclusions.
• Global Exclusion – You can now easily add global exclusion that applies to all rules.
• Application Control for macOS – Control which applications can run or use networking.

New Asset Management view

• Filters – A brand new look and functionality for filters that enhances operation and productivity,while using the Asset Management view.
• Asset Management Table – Bigger asset management table to see all relevant data easily.
• Columns reorder – New Column reorder option to customize the asset management table based on their specific needs by changing columns location.
• Linux Offline Package – Supports upload and export package for Linux OS clients.
• Added Harmony Endpoint Management API to support on-premises Endpoint Security Management Server.

Please note all of these product features are in their early stages and at the discretion of Check Point could be removed from the final release.