Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. - Main YouTube Channel
"Best Practices" Solutions and Documents by product
- sk111303
Introduction to Check Point - Videos
- vSEC Discussion Video
- Threat Prevention (SandBlast™) Video
SecureKnowledge Articles (SKs)
Support Articles
- The Check Point Uploader - File Uploader to Check Point User Center - sk108152
- Check
Point utility to upload files to Check Point UserCenter that were
requested by Check Point
Support.
- How to verify that Security Gateway and/or Security Management Server can access Check Point servers? - sk83520
- Security Gateways and Security Management Server require access to the Internet (either directly, or via configured proxy) for various Software Blades. The sk lists relevant connectivity tests.
- Practical troubleshooting steps for logging issues - sk38848
- Practical troubleshooting steps that have proven effective in resolving a wide variety of logging issues.
- Check Point Processes and Daemons - sk97638
- It is useful to understand the potential impact of an unhealthy daemon (e.g. if you see high CPU for the cpd daemon in top, what might that affect?).
- Performance analysis for Security Gateway NGX R65 / R7x - Sk33781
- A list of commands that can be run and files that can be used to monitor and troubleshoot the performance of the Security Gateway.
- Ports used by Check Point software - sk52421
SK Tools References
- How to run the First Time Configuration Wizard through CLI in Gaia ('config_system ...') - sk69701
- Check Point Security Gateway and Check Point Security Management require running the First Time Configuration Wizard in order to be configured correctly. The First Time Configuration Wizard is available in Gaia Portal and also through CLI.
- CPUSE - Gaia Software Updates (including Gaia Software Updates Agent) - sk92449
- Next-gen software upgrade and hotfix infrastructure
- CPView Utility - sk101878
- CPView Utility is a text based built-in utility that can be run ('cpview' command) on Security Gateway / Security Management Server / Multi-Domain Security Management Server. CPView Utility shows statistical data that contain both general system information (CPU, Memory, Disk space) and information for different Software Blades (only on Security Gateway). The data is continuously updated in easy to access views.
- cpstat: command-line utility to query many specific data points of firewall health
Advanced Technical Reference Guides
Technical Reference Guides - in-depth troubleshooting guides
for a specific functional areas:
- Identity Awareness - sk86441
- SecureXL - sk98722
- Multi-Domain Management - sk95329
R80 -
- R80 Community Exchange site: https://community.checkpoint.com/
- R80 Main Sk Article - sk108623
SandBlast - Threat Emulation Technical References:
- SandBlast™ Threat Protection - PDF
- Threat Prevention - Documentation
- Threat Emulation Engine Update - Sk92509
- Anti-Bot DNS Trap - Sk74060
- MTA ATRG - Sk109699
- Threat Emulation supported file types - Sk106123
- R77 Threat Prevention Guide page 107 - Indicators Configuration
vSec Best Practices:
- vSEC Gateway for NSX - Best Practices - sk111575
- ATRG: vSEC for VMware NSX - Best Practices - sk111060
EndPoint and Remote Access
- EndPoint Best Practices - Series of videos - sk103395
- Check Point License Guide - sk11054
- Check Point Remote Access Solutions - sk67820
- Endpoint Security Server versions and supported Endpoint Security Client versions - Sk107255
