Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd.,  the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced its position in the Leaders quadrant in Gartner’s 2011 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewalls.

According to Gartner, the Leaders quadrant contains a mix of large and midsize vendors, with the common element of making products that are built for enterprise requirements. These requirements include a wide range of models, support for virtualization and virtual LANs, and a management and reporting capability that is designed for complex and high-volume environments, such as multitier administration and rules/policy minimization.

NGFW capability is an important element as enterprises move away from having dedicated IPS appliances at their perimeter and remote locations. Vendors in this quadrant lead the market in offering new safeguarding features, providing expert capability, rather than treating the firewall as a commodity, and having a good track record of avoiding vulnerabilities in their security products. Common characteristics include handling the highest throughput with minimal performance loss and options for hardware acceleration.

With the proliferation of Web 2.0 and mobile computing technologies, the volume and sophistication of Internet threats has risen, making security more difficult for many businesses to manage. Check Point R75 offers organizations comprehensive security by integrating all of the critical software blade protections organizations need to safeguard their business in modern day IT environments, including: Firewall, VPN, Application Control, Intrusion Prevention, Identity Awareness, Data Loss Prevention, and Mobile Access.

Check Point R75 reinforces the company’s vision for 3D Security and delivers leading software blade protections that enable businesses to gain greater visibility and control over data, Web 2.0 applications, and mobile access — bringing organizations multi-dimensional security in a single, integrated solution.

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Imerja is a Check Point Gold Partner, CCSP, MSP and EMEA Endpoint Partner of the Year. For more information on how Imerja can provide solutions built on Check Point technolgoy please contact us at [email protected].

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Organisations are constantly faced with escalating business demands and an evolving compliance landscape. The costs associated with a data loss or system breach have increased with financial penalties being more frequently imposed by the ICO, FSA and other regulatory agencies.

Growth in mobility and the use of personal devices in the work place has added to the challenge of protecting your business, putting IT teams under pressure to reduce costs and complexity, and achieve more with existing resources. As a result, organisations are looking for an effective solution – one that is more simple, flexible and easier to manage.

As new threats and needs emerge, Check Point’s Software Blade architecture quickly and flexibly extends security services on-demand – without the addition of new hardware or management interfaces. All solutions are centrally managed through a single console that reduces complexity and operational overhead, delivering a lower total cost of ownership, faster return on investment and cost-efficient protection to meet any network security need – today and in the future.

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Thursday 1 December – Innovation – open data and apps

Join our SOCITM discussion table and discover how mobile technology can enhance service delivery and improve citizen engagement.

The discussion will be chaired by Jamie Kirk from the LGA, who recently undertook an international research project into how the US, Canadian and UK governments are using smart phone apps, mobile technology and open data to deliver services and engage with citizens in more effectively.

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To find out how Imerja and Check Point can help you develop a winning strategy to address your information security challenges, reduce cost and improve performance, please visit us on stand S1 at SOCITM 2011, taking place at Birmingham Hilton NEC from 29 Nov to 1 Dec.

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The recent publication of a NSS Labs Group Test has identified Check Point as the only vendor to pass the Group Firewall Test and earn its ‘Recommend’ rating.

The reported cited that Check Point was the only technology among the field of six leading vendors tested that was able to prevent TCP Split Handshake spoofing, a recognised trick used by hackers to bypass perimiter firewalls.

Key findings from the report highlight Check Point’s exceptional next generational firewall security capabilities, including:

• Passed 100% of Traditional Firewall Tests – passed comprehensive firewall security and policy enforcement requirements. In addition, Check Point Power-1 11065 also achieved a 97.3 percent tuned block rate for integrated IPS¹ and 86.6 percent out-of-the-box protection in a recent NSS Labs IPS Group test.
• Passed 100 % of Application Identification and Control Tests – correctly identified a range of applications and enforced policies across a variety of applications, such as SSH, social networking, Instant Messaging, Skype and other Web 2.0 widgets.
• Passed 100 % of User and Group Identity Awareness Tests – successfully identified users and enforced all firewall policies with direct integration to Active Directory.
• Passed 100 % of Tested Evasions – successfully identified and blocked attacks using evasion and obfuscation techniques.
• Low TCO – Delivering impressive price for performance to customers at $49 per Mbps-protected.

Imerja is a Check Point Gold Partner and EMEA Endpoint Partner of the Year – to find out more how Check Point solutions can underpin your IT security strategy please contact us or email [email protected].