On-Line Updates

Because keeping security current is a key element of remaining secure, SmartDefense works in conjunction with an ongoing subscription service delivered by Check Point to ensure that the latest information on new and emerging attacks is available to SmartDefense users. These on-line updates expand the capabilities of SmartDefense, delivering a level of response and flexibility that ASIC-based firewalls are not designed to provide.

Subscribing customers get one-click, automatic SmartDefense updates from within SmartDashboard. When Check Point publishes an update, the SmartCenter management server retrieves new signature patterns, protocol definitions and attack mitigation solutions from Check Point and distributes them to enforcement modules.