February 23, 2012
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This is just a overview of the web interface setup for the Series 80.
This box must be managed by a Check Point Management Server. This video shows you how to physically setup the box so that you can connect it to a management server to push a security policy.
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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Check Point has been the leader in network security for many years. They invented stateful firewall protection and they provide network security for 99.9% of all fortune 500 companies. In the past Check Point only provided security for the largest most complex networks. This meant that their security products were very expensive and complex to configure. This has drastically changed.
Check Point now offers their same level of security it offered the large corporations to the small to medium business owners. Their small office line starts with the Safe@office appliance that can be purchased for the number of users being protected. These are offered in 1-5 users, 1-25 users, and then unlimitted. These appliances are also offered with a wireless option. These small office firewalls are nothing to sneeze at. They offer gateway virus protection, web filtering, Intrusion Prevention, Internet failover, and many more options.
Check Point also offers a home version of this firewall called the Zone Alarm Security Firewall. It is offered through the Zone Alarm company that is owned by Check Point. Another variant of the this firewall is the Check Point Edge device that is a more robust firewall that is used for regional offices and medium sized businesses. Look for another seperate article on the Edge box coming soon.
The small business can now get the same protection that the large corporations receive at a reasonable price. These firewall can also me professionally managed and configured for your company. For more information see http://www.positivecontrolnetworks.com
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