Check Point Introduces Generation V Security Gateway for Enterprises and Data Centers

SAN CARLOS, Calif., July 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. CHKP, a leading provider of cyber security solutions globally, today announced the launch of its new 23900 security gateway, setting a new standard of protection against the most advanced fifth generation of cyber-attacks targeting enterprise and data center networks. Combining comprehensive threat prevention with purpose-built hardware, this latest addition to the Check Point 23000 family delivers the power to inspect SSL-encrypted traffic without compromising on performance, uptime, or scalability.

The 23900 security gateway offers maximum security performance with 128 Gbps of firewall throughput in a compact 2U chassis. It supports the fastest connectivity standards up to 100 GbE and features modular expansion options with up to 42 network interfaces.

"The new 23900 security gateway offers best-in-class protection against the level of sophistication that defines today's cyber threat landscape," said Itai Greenberg, Vice President of product management at Check Point. "To protect critical assets in this fifth-generation of cyber security, organizations must employ fully integrated solutions that unify threat prevention, emulation, and extraction into a single platform. With the 23900 Appliance, customers can deploy these consolidated technologies across high-performance data centers or highly trafficked enterprise networks straight out of the box."

Powered by Check Point Infinity architecture, the 23900 security gateway offers an all-inclusive cyber security that consolidates all threat prevention network protections, including Check Point's award-winning SandBlast™ Zero-Day Protection.

Key features of the Check Point 23900 security gateway include:

• The industry's most advanced threat prevention technologies
• The fastest Gen V security gateway with 22.7Gbps of threat prevention output and total of 128 Gbps raw firewall bandwidth
• Powerful hardware for SSL encrypted traffic inspection

For product specifications or to learn more about functionality, please visit: https://www.checkpoint.com/products/data-center-enterprise-security

Availability

The 23900 Appliance is available immediately as of July 2018 from our global network of partners. 

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About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com) is a leading provider of cyber security solutions to governments and corporate enterprises globally.  Its solutions protect customers from cyber-attacks with an industry leading catch rate of malware, ransomware and other types of attacks. Check Point offers a multilevel security architecture that defends enterprises' cloud, network and mobile device held information, plus the most comprehensive and intuitive one point of control security management system. Check Point protects over 100,000 organizations of all sizes.

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