News

• Next-gen firewalls: Off to a good start

  By Joel Snyder | 07 May, 2012 14:39

  When we tested four next-gen firewalls strictly on performance, we found that the products could forward packets at impressive rates, but throughput dropped when advanced security features were turned on. We now dive deep into application identification and control - the defining features of next-gen firewalls - to find out what works and what doesn't.

• Basic firewall functionality: Check Point's maturity shows through

  By Joel Snyder | 07 May, 2012 14:39

  Enterprise firewalls must have policies to control traffic, ability to create site-to-site VPNs using standards-based IPsec, translate addresses and port numbers (NAT) when needed, and apply basic bandwidth management to traffic. They must also support features such as high availability (active/passive or active/active), virtual LANs, Ethernet link aggregation, and global management systems.

• Check Point harnesses cloud security to deter botnet infections in enterprise

  By Ellen Messmer | 18 April, 2012 00:34

  Check Point Software Technologies Tuesday announced a cloud-based threat-detection service that can help to identify botnets in real time and block them from wreaking havoc on enterprise networks.

• Whoops! Check Point lets checkpoint.com expire

  By Tim Greene | 04 April, 2012 02:43

  It's got to be a little embarrassing for a security company steeped in paying attention to details like opening and closing firewall ports and monitoring whether applications are behaving oddly to overlook an arguably major item like maintaining the company's domain name, but it happened to Check Point Software.

• Check Point supports cloud security for Amazon Web Services

  By Tim Greene | 05 January, 2012 04:28

  Check Point and Amazon Web Services are teaming up to enable Check Point Security Gateway functionality to boost cloud security for business assets.

• Check Point buys compliance technology vendor Dynasec

  By Tim Greene | 01 November, 2011 06:48

  Check Point Software is buying governance, risk management and compliance vendor Dynasec Ltd., which will add software that can help businesses comply with government regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley and health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA).

• Check Point software takes aim at botnets

  By Tim Greene | 06 October, 2011 05:29

  Check Point Software is coming out with technology designed specifically to fight bots by discovering infections, finding command and control servers and cutting off communications with them.

• Westcon achieves record quarter in Australia

  By Julia Talevski | 14 September, 2011 11:58

  Distributor, Westcon Group, has experienced a record quarter in the Australian market, up 27.8 per cent on the same time last year.

• Check Point buys into enterprise rights management

  By Tim Greene | 10 June, 2010 02:49

  Check Point Software is expanding its security portfolio to include enterprise rights management with the purchase of Liquid Machines.

• Check Point brings on second distributor

  By David Ramli | 08 February, 2010 08:25

  Security distributor, Computerlinks, has brought on Check Point’s security products and is aiming to recruit over 40 new resellers.

• Fight Back ’09: The channel goes on Safari

  By Simon Black | 24 September, 2009 07:00

  Unmapped territories were being charted as the channel struck out in new directions for potential growth this week. So grab your malaria tablets and water bottle as Fight Back takes you into new ICT frontiers.

• Check Point ticks Manaccom's box

  By Matthew Sainsbury | 17 September, 2009 12:57

  ASX-listed distributor, Manaccom (ASX:MNL) has expanded its relationship with Check Point to access the vendor’s enterprise solutions.

• Industry mourns loss of Scott Ferguson

  By Julia Talevski | 05 March, 2009 14:20

  Check Point management and staff are mourning the death of former regional director, Scott Ferguson, on Monday.