Checkpoint Unveils Network Security Blades

Check Point, the leader in network security has released its latest security architecture.  Security Blades is the new security innovation from Check Point.  These are logical independent security blocks that are centrally managed.  

For example ,you can have your standard Firewall blade and then add an IPS blade to further the security of your network.  Then later if you decide you want Anti-virus and Malware protection you can just turn on that blade.  Other Blade options are, Monitoring, URL Filtering, IPSEC VPN, etc…

Blade architecture can be deployed on Check Point UTM-1 and Power-1 appliances, open servers and within virtualized environments. New blades can be added by simply enabling their functionality in software; no additional hardware, firmware or drivers are necessary. This enables organizations to deploy security dynamically, as needed, with lower total cost of deployment.

This looks to be a good move by Check Point and it offers some excellent options for all size businesses.  I will be evaluating these blades soon and I will report my findings here.

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