Today it is very important to use a current web browser to surf the web to limit the attacks that can be delivered to the…
PCI Security Standards Council recommends Continuous Compliance
Recently the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) released the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Risk Assessment Guidelines Information Supplement.One of the PCI SSC’s…
Don’t Forget Network Operations and Security
I just returned from 3 very busy days at Cisco Live 2013 in London. We met people from companies around Europe, Middle East and Russia…
Performance impact of IPv6
At the Mini CPX here in Cologne the guys from Spirent presented some performance testing along with Check Point. Really interesting stuff and cool technology!During the presentation I wondered…
New version of Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) available
There a new version of Check Point Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) available.We have a better usability as you can filter the list with various options, like vendor…
New Error in GAIA Backup
While working with R75.40 you may have stumbled across sk79020.The SecureKnowledge article describes how SCP transfers of backup files are failing because the installed openssh package…
Don’t filter (all) ICMP – you may need it!
My co-worker Rene stated some time ago: “If someone is filtering ICMP, he does not understand the Internet.”I have to agree with that most of…
Affordable Security Management for small environments
Lately Check Point was discussing with partners and customers if there’s the need for a distributed deployment (Security Management on a dedicated system with dedicated…
CPX training track
Well, how nice: Check Point announced that there will be a training track the day before CPX 2013 in Barcelona.Attending this track gives you lot…
Light at the end of the IT risk tunnel
The art of measuring risk is making sure you are measuring the right things, and in security, the issue of metrics has always been controversial…