VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP) has announced Check Point ThreatCloud - the first collaborative network to fight cybercrime that powers new Anti-Bot and Antivirus Software Blades by feeding threat updates directly to customers’ gateways providing customers with threat information and attack trends to enforce protection against bots, APTs and other sophisticated forms of malware  Bhaskar Bakthavatsalu, Regional Director - India & SAARC, Check Point Software Technologies said, “Check Point Threatcloud is based on a global collaboration to increase volume, quality and speed of threat intelligence, this enables customers to quickly respond to threats and apply the appropriate protections to their gateways before they spread to the rest of the system. With emerging forms of viruses being generated on a daily basis in India, the introduction of ThreatCloud helps bring about awareness on the significant information along w...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. has announced the availability of Check Point R75.20, the latest software release for its leading Software Blade Architecture. R75.20 enables businesses to inspect SSL-encrypted traffic across all software blades, providing in-depth security analysis and data loss prevention services for applications such as Gmail, eBay and Facebook. It integrates with Microsoft Exchange, allowing businesses to inspect data sent within the organization to prevent data breaches that may occur between individuals or departments. Check Point has also introduced two new high-end and data center system offerings, including Check Point 61000 - a new carrier-grade security solution and the industry's fastest security gateway - and a new data center appliance, Check Point 21400. In addition, the company also introduced SecurityPower, a new metric for security performance that allows customers to estimate their security need...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Check Point has completed testing by NSS Labs, excelling in the industry's third-party intrusion prevention (IPS) group testing, achieving 97.3-per cent security effectiveness and earning NSS Labs' Recommended rating. Check Point also achieved a rated throughput of 2.4 Gbps in real-world performance testing. With unprecedented results for an integrated IPS solution, NSS has placed Check Point as a leader in the IPS Security Value Map, adding the IPS Software Blade to the extensive portfolio of award-winning Check Point security solutions. "As cybercriminals have become more aggressive over the past few years and attacks are increasing in volume and sophistication, this has been the most rigorous IPS test bed yet," said Rick Moy, President, NSS Labs. "Throughout the duration of our testing, Check Point's IPS Software Blade showcased excellent protection and ease of use. For multi-gigabit environments, the Check Poin...