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Check Point launches New Appliance Series
January 2016 by Marc Jacob
Check Point announced the release of the company’s 15000 and 23000 Series appliances. The new purpose-built hardware addresses the need for increased cyber security and protections, including zero-day protection, in order to safeguard the entire enterprise from current and future threats.
The new Check Point 15000 and 23000 Series appliances protect high-end enterprise and data center networks with a unique approach – combining the most complete, advanced threat prevention with a dedicated platform that supports security demands without compromising performance or uptime. For example, the new appliances feature:
– Access to the most advanced threat prevention in the industry, focused on stopping advanced attacks before they happen. The appliances have fully integrated firewall, intrusion prevention system (IPS), anti-bot, antivirus, application control, URL filtering and award-winning sandboxing technology in Check Point’s SandBlast.
– The most scalable, robust solution to address the growing demand for encrypted data. By enabling IT to inspect its full mix of encrypted traffic (secure socket layer, or SSL) without sacrificing performance, the appliances can detect attacks that originate even from encrypted traffic.
– A future-proofed technology platform to anticipate tomorrow’s risks, with design features such as comprehensive redundancy; flexible network connectivity (copper and fibre); easy serviceability through out-of-band management; and 40G expansion cards to manage increasing data volumes
The evolving sophistication of cyber criminals and their attacks is challenging the effectiveness of traditional security solutions. According to a recent Check Point Security Report, more than 106 unknown malware downloads occur every hour and this number is growing. And yet, the report found only a fraction of enterprises use forward-looking security technologies to help prevent zero-day attacks, mainly due to concerns over network performance and uptime.
The Check Point 15000 Series includes two models, the 15400 and 15600; and the 23000 Series includes two models, the 23500 and 23800. All are available immediately.
