Check Point have recently announced an important update regarding any customers using either on-premises Endpoint security management servers and/or clients operating on E87.20 or earlier.

These have a license that will expire internal to the system, once this license expires the blade will enter into an error status and signature updates will fail to download leaving the client in a vulnerable status missing the latest signature protections from Check Point.

The expiration date is March 5th, 2024. This does not need to become a problem in your network if you act now.

Check Point Clients

For clients on E87.20 or earlier please perform the following steps as per the recommendations from Check Point to remediate this potential issue.

Required action

• Endpoint Clients E86.50 version or earlier are out of support
• Customers using Anti-malware Endpoint Clients E86.50 version or earlier should upgrade to the recommended or latest client release
• Refer to Endpoint Security Homepage for more details
• Customers using Anti-malware Endpoint Clients on E86.51 version or later should take one of the following actions:

Upgrade to the recommended or latest client release

• Refer to Endpoint Security Homepage for more details
• Follow the steps in sk181843 to check whether any action is required, and proceed with the necessary steps to update the license if needed

On-Premise Endpoint Management Server

If you have already installed one of the following Jumbo Hotfix takes, no further action is required at this time. Your signature updates will continue to be downloaded to keep your environment secure and protected.

• R81.20 Jumbo Hotfix Take 43 or later
• R81.10 Jumbo Hotfix Take 132 or later
• R81 Jumbo Hotfix Take 92 or later

Otherwise, to ensure you get all signature updates, please do one of the following at your earliest availability:

• Option 1 – Apply a configuration/policy change
• Option 2 – Apply a file replacement on the servers
• More information is available in sk180166