For those Check Point customers still running the older 2016 appliance range, some good news has just been publicly released stating that the End Of Engineering support date has been extended to the 30th June 2024, from the previously stated 31st December 2023. This covers the following range of appliances: 3100, 3200, 5100, 5200, 5400, 5600, … Read more
If you are preparing for the New Year by making the same old resolutions that you keep on failing year in year out (hey, we’ve all been there), why not try something new for 2024. If you are committing to a simple New Years resolution that you need the BEST security available today, then who … Read more
If you have not yet seen Check Point Horizon Playblocks from within the Infinity Portal, then treat yourself to a quick demo to explore the magic of security event automation and preventative strategies using AI driven intelligence. Horizon Playblocks includes: Pre-made off-the-shelf prevention playbooks Block IP addresses across all enforcement points Notify admins of policy installations Quarantine … Read more
If you are new to Check Point HyperScale Maestro clusters, then you need to be aware of this very simple, yet powerful command: asg alert. Here you can configure different alert media types (email, SMS, syslog) to get important system stats immediately into the hands of the right team to investigate : SGM State Chassis State … Read more
Did you know that Check Point are supporting inline upgrades within all the major public cloud providers for the following types of CloudGuard devices? Single Firewall Firewall Cluster Management Server Multi-Domain Management Server The best place to start is with the official documentation, available here. If you still have questions then you can always reach out … Read more
Whether you are looking to expand on your current Check Point hardware, or add additional components to compliment your existing hardware solutions to bolster their performance, provide out of band access or include redundancy in case of component failure, there is one simple document you should be familiar with – the Check Point Security Appliance Accessory … Read more
Still need convincing that just using Microsoft services alone is enough to protect your user’s email inbox? Come speak with SEP2 to discuss the Check Point Harmony Email and Collaboration suite of security services to help protect not only email, but Teams and SharePoint as well!
If you are wanting to learn more about how Check Point can utilise the new Quantum SD-WWAN functionality there is a really good SK that details everything you could want to know about setting up this functionality in your environment. More information available here. You can of course always reach out to us here at SEP2, an … Read more
There is a nice new feature for all Maestro customers allowing you to manage your on-prem Maestro cluster using Smart-1 Cloud from the Check Point Infinity Portal from version R81.10 or R81.20 available today. Need help setting this up? Please reach out to SEP2, our Professional Services Maestro experts will be happy to help.
Did you know Check Point provides tools to help you migrate your security policies over to their own firewalls ? More information is available here. Alternatively come speak with SEP2 to learn how to use these tools as the basis for your migration, learn about migration best practices, common “gotchas” and much much more.
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Kieron has been with SEP2 since 2019 and works in our support team.
For Kieron, there is no typical day at SEP2, for one day he can be working through open tickets, another day you could be working on a priority case for the duration of the day, and another day you could be working on an ongoing project, but what Kieron enjoys is that the mix of challenges keeps the role fresh and interesting.
Kieron likes that within the support team everybody works well together, and shares knowledge between every level and are constantly being encouraged to learn.
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