
On this episode, we’ll talk about the release of Check Point Firewall R82.20, a new Critical Security Advisory, OpenAI and Safety, Anthropic Risk Report, CoSnitch, AI Agents finding and exploiting CI/CD flaws. Check Point R82.20 ReleaseTechTalk: AI Network Firewall Deep DiveSimplify Admin Operations with R82.20FAQ for Security Gateways with Dynamically Assigned IP Address (DAIP)On-Premises SD-WAN Management with R82.20: Video, Slides, and Q&A[Action Required] - Critical Security Advisory:...
Sep 14
10 min

On this episode, we’ll talk about MCP Servers, Hazmat, Patchmagedon, a LiteLLM Supply Chain Attack, Firewall rule limits, lab tools for Windows, Troubleshooting ARP and Layer 2 issues, DGA vs DNS Tunneling, and a tip when running debugs on a firewall. Malicious MCP Servers Can Split Instructions to Make AI Coding Agents Exfiltrate SecretsWhat Is an MCP Server? A 2026 Technical GuideMCP Security - Risks and Best PracticesHow MCP Servers Can Expose Enterprise SecretsHazmat: Open-source containm...
Aug 26
12 min

On this episode, we talk on-premise SD-WAN management, IPS Optimization, Policy Auditor, and some AI News. On-Premises SD-WAN Management TechTalkAI Network Firewall TechTalkSimplify Admin Operations with R82.20 TechTalk (register link)IPS Custom Policy Best PracticesPolicy Auditor is now GAA GITHUB MISCONFIGURATION LET KIMI K3 CHEAT A CYBERSECURITY BENCHMARKThe AI governance confidence gap: Why trust in AI is running ahead of the capacity to govern it
Aug 18
10 min

On this episode of CheckMates Go, PhoneBoy talks about Check Point-specific CVEs, AI News, and Rulebase Evaluation, Maestro Troubleshooting, and Rate Limiting. CVE-2026-16232 - Authentication bypass with SmartConsole login process using application tokenCVE-2026-62144 - Management Authentication Bypass and Privilege EscalationCVE-2026-62145 - Local privilege escalation in Gaia PortalCVE-2026-18574 - Management Authentication BypassCheck Point Gateway and Management Hardening GuideWhen The San...
Aug 10
10 min

In this episode, PhoneBoy talks about the AI Network Firewall and recent AI news. AI Network Firewall TechTalkThis Week in AI: Models, Mandates, and a Very Busy WeekWhen the Attacker is an AI AgentOpenAI shares unprecedented AI Cybersecurity incidentAI Agent Security just had it's catalyst moment
Aug 5
15 min

In this episode, I discuss Check Point’s AI Security Report, AI Appreciation Day, some recent posts from community members worth highlighting, and the introduction of Check Point Live Patch. The command "show ips-status" in the Management API which firewall IPS status was showed?VSX - Residual warp linksCheck Point + SDWAN + OSPF + SMB DAIP - TIP
Jul 21
11 min

In addition to the recent AI news, PhoneBoy discusses the R82.20 Public Early Availability Program. See also the TechTalk on SD-WAN On-Prem Management , a feature present in R82.20.
Jul 14
10 min

In addition to the recent AI news, PhoneBoy discusses updates with Web SmartConsole, Playblocks AI Agents Early Availability, other updates to Playblocks, and the Background Gateway Upgrade Early Availability. See also: Preliminary Report of the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI Executive SummaryWhen AI Invents the Attack: Browser-Native Ransomware
Jul 7
11 min

On this episode, we talk about The Great Exposure Reset and some recent AI news. See also: From Prompt Testing to AI Red Teaming at Enterprise Scale Leave comments on CheckMates
Jul 1
14 min

PhoneBoy features the following posts from the CheckMates community: Certificate and CRL validation fails from March 1, 2026Effective Network Management with SD-WAN January 2026: Video, Slides, and Q&ANano Agent / Nano Services in Quantum SD-WAN: the Control PlaneTech Tip - log ingestion problem (change log level to reduce log data)Session logs not showing Xlate informationCVE-2025-53057 and Check PointGA Announcement: API Request Step & Webhook Trigger are now available in Playblocks...
Mar 5
11 min
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