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- Check Point NGX CCSA/CCSE
- View Available Dates and LocationsThere are more Check Point firewalls protecting networks than any other firewall on the market. Check Point's patented stateful packet inspection sets the standard for other firewall products such as Cisco PIX. With the average security breach costing companies $14 million, it is imperative to...
- Tags: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Firewalls, Network Security, Security, Networking
- Training 2008-01-01
- ZoneAlarm ForceField puts browser in a sandbox
- Check Point Software Technologies has released a public beta of ZoneAlarm ForceField, a browser virtualization security tool that promises anti-phishing and spyware-blocking capabilities. The software is available as a free download during the beta testing period. Check Point plans to slap a $29.95 price tag on...
- Tags: Software, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., ZoneAlarm, Web Browser, ZoneAlarm ForceField, Web Browsers, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Viruses And Worms, Internet, Hardware, Storage, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-09-24
- Trend Micro, Zone Labs, ClamAV join list of insecure security products
- Add Trend Micro, Check Point Zone Labs and ClamAV to the long list of security products that put end users at risk of malicious hacker attacks.The three vendors have all acknowledged various security vulnerabilities in a range of desktop and server products that could lead to arbitrary code execution, privilege...
- Tags: Security, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Trend Micro Inc., Zone Labs Inc., Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-08-22
- Check Point to tack on NFR Security
- Check Point to tack on NFR SecurityThe SourceFire deal went sourIn reference to "And in the fall of last year, Check Point announced plans to acquire Sourcefire in a $225 million deal." please note that dead went sour - the federal gov't stepped in the blocked that deal due to...
- Tags: Government, Vertical industries, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., NFR Security
- Discussion threads 2006-12-19
- Check Point Software to acquire hardware security platform. NOT.
- Don’t get excited. That is the news I was hoping to hear out of the leading software firewall vendor. But sadly, it is not to be. The actual head line is “Check Point to acquire an endpoint encryption vendor as part of a data protection strategy”. ...
- Tags: Spyware
- Blog posts 2006-11-20
- Check Point to buy Swedish security company
- Check Point to buy Swedish security companyW00t and WootGood news for us Checkpoint users.
- Tags: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., security
- Discussion threads 2006-11-20
- PCI Compliance: The Importance of Securing Payment Information
- Fraud and identity theft are on the rise. The Federal Trade Commission received more than 685,000 complaints of fraud and identity theft in 2005, totaling more than $680 million in stolen assets. The vast majority of these cases stemmed from data breaches associated with credit cards. In response, a federation...
- Tags: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Payment, PCI, Fraud, Identity Theft, Litigation, Operational Accounting, Security, Business Operations, Finance
- White papers 2006-11-14
- Check Point debuts wireless-security router for the home
- Check Point debuts wireless-security router for the homeI want one!!!CheckPoint has a good product and to see it in a home implementation would be reason enough to upgrade my home router.Their New Wireless Router!Yes! I too will want one. Though first I would like to study whether the unit...
- Tags: Network technology, Home networking, Routers & switches, Z100G, WildBlue, satellite, router, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Linksys Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-11-07
- Microsoft ISA 2006 firewall adds new features
- Microsoft ISA 2006 firewall adds new featuresSounds better, but what aboutPoor web design? Ultimately even if Microsoft does get a good product out, the pitfall is usually that the product is so easy to use that any Tom, Richard, or Harry decides to set this up and forget to...
- Tags: Firewalls, Patches, Linux, Network security, Microsoft Corp., firewall, patch management, Windows Based Computer, Microsoft Windows, stigma, Microsoft ISA 2006 firewall, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
- Discussion threads 2006-09-14
- Embarcadero Technologies Links Software Developers With Check Point
- Embarcadero Technologies is a medium-size business with giant customers and a great reputation. Embarcadero Technologies has grown recently by acquiring small software development companies that created a need for virtual private network (VPN). It needed an efficient, secure way to connect geographically dispersed talent into flexible project teams with the...
- Tags: VPNs, Network security, Embarcadero Technologies, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., VPN, software development, security, software
- Case studies 2006-05-04
- The Equitable Bank Invests in Affordable Check Point Express
- The Equitable Bank has been helping people buy homes in the Milwaukee area since 1927. With 150 employees in 10 locations, The Equitable Bank needs to provide a network with enterprise-class performance and security but, like most mid-sized businesses, it has limited budget and IT staff to implement and manage...
- Tags: NETWORKING, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., transaction processing, VPN, security, information technology, network, server
- Case studies 2006-05-04
- University of Kansas Conquers Fall Chaos With InterSpect Internal Security
- Every fall, 3,500 students of the University of Kansas return to the residence halls and plug their own laptops into the campus network. Many of the laptops have been left open, unprotected, to the Internet for the entire summer, used for emailing, chatting, gaming, and music swapping, and they come...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Notebooks, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., laptop computer, patch management, antivirus, spyware, security, virus, network, game, Internet, computer
- Case studies 2006-05-04
- Nokia IP265 and Check Point NGX
- This paper is dedicated to customers looking for screenshot-based information about Nokia IP265 running Check Point NGX. Nokia IP265 running IPSO 3.9 customers are able to run Check Point NGX and use SmartView Monitor. Previous versions of Check Point do not support SmartView Monitor on Nokia IP265. The paper is...
- Tags: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Nokia Corp.
- White papers 2006-05-01
- Check Point Drops Sourcefire
- Check Point Drops SourcefireUS officials were skittishIf you read various versions of the press around this announcement, one thing becomes clear: US security officials were sorrying about giving any foreign entity the right to guard sensitive data and systems. Witness this snip from the Reuters write-up: "In private meetings between...
- Tags: NETWORKING, network security, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., network, security, Sourcefire Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-03-24
- Check Point Drops Sourcefire
- Check Point has had second thoughts about its acquisition of Sourcefire which was being questioned by the feds. I blogged before that there was no grounds for the administration to question this acquisition but that Check Point should use this as an excuse to back away from the deal ....
- Tags: Sourcefire Inc., Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
- Blog posts 2006-03-24
- Check Point Acquisition of Sourcefire Checked by Feds
- Check Point Acquisition of Sourcefire Checked by FedsBackdoors by design or accident?Surely you jest, Mr. Stiennon.In 2000, one year after Check Point's Firewall-1 was certified by the NSA as the only EAL-2 compliant application & traffic firewall product, a group of security researchers ripped the product to shreds in a...
- Tags: Firewalls, ASICs, Network security, SECURITY, Symantec Corp., Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., firewall, Sourcefire Inc., ASIC, acquisition
- Discussion threads 2006-03-05
- Check Point Acquisition of Sourcefire Checked by Feds
- The deal between Check Point Software, the one-time leading firewall vendor, and Sourcefire is in jeopardy thanks to a review by the Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States. See this Washington Post article for details. Where do these...
- Tags: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
- Blog posts 2006-03-03
- Searching for Check Point Software
- Many years ago Check Point Software, then the leading firewall vendor made what they thought was a good tactical marketing move. They decided since they practically owned the firewall space that they could cut out the expense of going to trade shows. The security industry has grown considerably since...
- Tags: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
- Blog posts 2006-02-14
- Check Point to offer corporate anti-spyware
- Check Point to offer corporate anti-spywareUselessUntil they define what spyware is then no Anti-Spyware software is worth anything. It's just too easy for what I consider spyware to get declared not to be spyware and therefore making the purchase of any anti-spyware software a waste of money.What's next?Pay anti-spyware that...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, anti-spyware, spyware, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
- Discussion threads 2005-11-07
- Protecting Instant Messaging in the Enterprise
- Check Point Integrity IM Security is the ideal solution for protecting IM usage. It features technology to keep IM conversations private and secure, regardless of the IM service used. Endpoint PCs are protected from spammers, social engineers, hackers, and malware that can exploit vulnerable IM connections. While other endpoint vendors...
- Tags: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., IM, Check Point Integrity IM Security, Instant Messaging, Internet, Online Communications
- White papers 2005-11-04
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