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

Each day over the coming weeks we will discover some of the planned new features on offer in R82:

Quantum Security Gateway and Gaia

Automatic Zero Phishing Configuration

• Introducing a new addition to the Zero Phishing Software Blade – the Automatic mode.
• The Automatic mode significantly simplifies the configuration process, providing a seamless experience. With the Automatic mode, the blade configuration is now effortless: simply enable the Software Blade, and you are ready to go.

Improved Threat Prevention Capabilities

• Added configuration granularity for advanced DNS protections in Threat Prevention.
• Added Advanced DNS protection against NXNS Attack.
• Added support for DNS over HTTPS Inspection.
• New Zero-Day prevention engine integrated into the Anti-Bot Blade. This engine detects and blocks advanced malware Zero-Day variants by automatically analyzing and identifying communication patterns.
• Added Advanced DNS capability to block DNS queries to newly created domains.
• DNS Security statistics are now available in the SmartView Dashboard.
• It is now possible to load SNORT rules file as Custom Intelligence Feed automatically with 5-minute intervals to enforce them as IPS protections.

New Clustering Technology

• ElasticXL – a new clustering technology delivering simplified operations with a Single Management Object and automatic sync of configuration and software between all cluster members.

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.