November 2009
Issue 26
Announcement

Check Point Positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Mobile Data Protection for 9th Consecutive Year
Check Point has been positioned in the Leaders Quadrant in Gartner's recent Magic Quadrant for Mobile Data Protection. To learn more download the report here.
What’s New, Tips and more...
What’s New in Certification
SecureKnowledgeSM Solutions
SmartDefense Services


What’s New, Tips and more...
New Feature in the Support Center
You can now view solution ratings
In addition to viewing the many SecureKnowledge solutions located in the Support Center, you now have the opportunity to view the solution ratings as well. When you run a search in SecureKnowledge, the search results now display the following:
  • Number of stars which is equivalent to the rating (5-star rating)
  • Number of people who rated the solution
  • Number of people who viewed the solution within last 30 days
Endpoint Security licensing process
Now made easier
To simplify the process when accessing Endpoint Security licensing, the following updates have been made in User Center:

Single page for license activation
Once the features in the product that require licensing have been selected, you can now activate and view the license information for all the features from the same page.

Option to configure single IP for all features
On the activation page, you can now select the box marked "I would like all the features to run on the same machine (same IP address)", and this adds an IP selection box on the page.
Note: Although this box is selected, the Remote Access feature CPEC-SA-RA-1 can still be configured differently, since it typically needs to be applied on the security gateway.
Unify FDE for Windows and Linux under one feature
The feature CPEC-FDE-1 is now applicable to both Windows and Linux

For questions e-mail cpp@checkpoint.com
What’s New in Certification
CCSA R70 exam is now live
The new CCSA R70 exam (156-215.70) has been completely redesigned and is significantly more comprehensive than prior exams. To learn more about the Check Point Security Administrator course and to register for this exam search for an Authorized Training Center near you to access course schedules and

For questions or comments email certification@checkpoint.com

Retiring Check Point Exams
The following exams will be removed from active circulation 30 December 2009:
  • Check Point Certified Managed Security Expert (Provider-1) NGX (156-815) - Replaced by 156-815.70.
  • Check Point Certified Managed Security Expert Plus VSX NGX (156-816) – Replaced by 156-816.70.
Effective 30 September 2009 Check Point retired the following certification exams:
  • Pointsec PC 63 (156-706.63)
  • Pointsec MI 63 (156-707.63)
  • Pointsec Protector 4.9 (156-708.49)
Effective August 31 2009, Check Point retired the following certification exams:
  • 156-215.1 CCSA NGX
  • 156-315.1 CCSE NGX
  • 156-515 CCSE Plus NGX
For questions regarding certification e-mail certification@us.checkpoint.com
SecureKnowledgeSM Solutions
New SecureKnowledgeSM Solutions
Check Point response to Connectra Login XSS
iConn VPN Client
Check Point response to Sockstress TCP DoS attacks
(CVE-2008-4609)

Most Popular Solutions
Check Point response to Sockstress TCP DoS attacks
(CVE-2008-4609)
Endpoint Security R72 Home Page
Check Point R70 Home Page
Error: "Packet is dropped because there is no valid SA - please refer
R70.1 and SmartWorkflow Home Page
SSL Network Extender (SNX) R71 Home Page
NGX R65 Known Limitations
R70 Known Limitations
Endpoint Security R72 Known Limitations
The CPinfo utility
SmartDefense Services
Latest Attack and Threat Protection
Severity
Update Protection against Oracle Database Server Netwrok…
Critical
Update Protection against Recent Malware Threats (2-Nov-09)
High
Security Best Practice: Blocking Foxy
Medium
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