16/03/2026
Google Completes Acquisition of Wiz: A New Era for Cloud and AI Security
SEP2 are incredibly excited about the possibilities the Google Wiz acquisition brings for our customers.
Core Services
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:
SmartProvisioning
- Star VPN Community now supports Quantum Maestro Security Groups, VSX Gateways, and VSX Clusters as Center Gateways (Corporate Office Gateway).
- Multi-Domain Security Management Server
- Ability to clone an existing Domain on the same Multi-Domain Security Management Server. See sk180631.
- Improved upgrade time of large Multi-Domain Security Management Server environments by up to 50%.
- New Management API for setting IPv6 address of Multi-Domain Security Management Server.
Compliance
- Added support for Quantum Maestro and Quantum Spark Appliances:
- Gaia OS Best Practice support for Maestro Security Groups by checking each Security Group Member individually and presenting a consolidated Best Practices status.
- Applying relevant Gaia OS Best Practices on Quantum Spark Appliances.
- Added Gaia OS Best Practice support for Log Servers.
Added new regulations
- Cyber Essentials v3.1 regulation
- Israeli Cyber Defense Methodology 2.0
