Solution Brief | Quantum Software R82

Expanded Threat Prevention, Operational Agility, and Scale — for DevOps and Data Centers Check Point’s network security software release R82 empowers organizations to future-proof their security and adapt quickly to evolving threats on premises and in the cloud. With new AI engines, quantum-ready VPN encryption, and effortless HTTPS inspection, enterprises are ready for previously unseen threats, like zero-day campaigns, quantum-computing-based hacking, and encrypted web traffic where attacks hide. R82 introduces important architectural enhancements to drive agility, scale, and speed for data centers and DevOps. This release also offers simpler policy management and lightning-fast security provisioning.

AI-Powered Threat Prevention

• Block the newest types of zero-day threats with new AI-powered engines
• Protect today’s VPN traffic against impending quantum computing hacks
• Accelerate DevOps with automated, self-service security to dynamically modify firewall policies instantly
• Adapt data center & virtual network infrastructure in seconds with a rapid virtual systems mode
• Streamline firewall clustering with carrier-class resilience, faster provisioning and quick updates
• Scale and resilience for any requirement, with built-in software-based load sharing
• Adaptive, effortless HTTPS inspection for maximum security & user experience

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The Best Security, Simplicity, and Scale — Just Got Better

AI-Powered Threat Prevention

Powerful new AI engines block 99.8% of zero-day attacks and uncover evasive threats in the first 24 hours. Enforce strict security policies and block dangerous or inappropriate websites by accurately categorizing unknown URLs. Additionally, R82 offers the latest NIST-approved VPN encryption to protect today’s data against future quantum computing-based hacking.

New Threat Prevention Engines

• ThreatCloud Graph: Leverages ThreatCloud AI’s knowledge base to form relationship graphs, identifying attacks patterns to prevent zero-day threats.
• Kronos: Inspects behavior over time with AI and signal processing algorithms to detect malicious activity, preventing zero-day C2, phishing campaigns and other threats.
• Deep Brand Clustering: Prevent zero-day brand spoofing campaigns with a patent-pending unsupervised deep learning engine.

Advanced URL Categorization

Accurately categorizes 98% of URLs to block previously uncategorized dangerous or inappropriate web sites. By using AI natural language processing (NLP), website text is scanned to verify that the URL category is accurately assigned.

Strong DNS Security

• Advanced protection against NXNS attacks
• Configuration granularity
• Support for DNS over HTTPS Inspection
• Prevention of DNS queries to newly created domains
• Enhanced visibility of DNS security statistics in the SmartView Dashboard

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Immunity Against Future Quantum Computing Encryption Cracking

Hackers are recording VPN encrypted traffic today with plans to decrypt it with quantum computers. Prevent impending quantum-computing-based decryption/hacking of today’s VPN traffic by implementing the new NIST-approved Post-Quantum Computing (PQC) encryption algorithms, Kyber (ML-KEM).

Data Center Agility

Organizations need to keep up with frequent security policy changes and high velocity operations to maintain resilience and scale. With R82, application development is accelerated by empowering DevOps teams to automate security policy management with real-time, dynamic policy updates.

• Dynamic self-service provisioning for DevOps: Network security teams can now provide access to a dedicated, dynamic policy layer for DevOps.
• Dramatically simplified virtual systems: Now, teams can rapidly provision new technology stacks within a fully secure, contained environment by spinning up firewall virtual systems in seconds with advanced automation.

Operational Simplicity & Scale

Businesses can now handle growth and unpredictable network traffic events, with faster, more flexible deployment, unified management, and adaptive HTTPS inspection for effortless security.

• Rapid Maestro configuration: Maestro now has a fast, first-time wizard for initial set-up and an easy web UI with interactive graphical presentation.
• Built-in software-based load sharing and resilience: Major data centers and telcos trust Check Point’s Maestro advanced clustering technology.
• Expanded network connection troubleshooting: Enables fast resolution of connection issues with powerful integrated diagnostic tools.

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Adaptive HTTPS Inspection for Comprehensive & Efficient Security

95% of network traffic is encrypted and is the largest source of hidden threats. R82 mitigates these common concerns with adaptive encrypted traffic inspection for maximum security coverage, while allowing for selective auto-bypass based on customer settings.

• HTTPS learning mode: Gradually deploys HTTPS inspection to a portion of traffic over time to predict network performance.
• Enhanced HTTPS inspection policies: Comprehensive security with a default recommended inspection policy.
• HTTP/3 protocol over QUIC transport: The first security platform to fully inspect, sandbox, and secure HTTP/3 encrypted traffic.

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And Many More Features, Including...

• Simplified and automatic threat prevention: New default settings automatically block phishing, bots, and zero-day malware with advanced AI.
• 2X higher logging performance: Quantum Security Gateways optimize multi-core utilization for simultaneous dispatch of gateway logs.
• Custom feeds for intrusion detection: Automatically loads SNORT rules file in 5-minute intervals to enforce IPS protections.

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