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

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.

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

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

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...

PhoneBoy discusses the recent CheckMates Fest and a bunch of community-driven topics. CheckMates Fest 2026: Video and Q&ACongratulations to our first MVP Diamond members: Heiko and Andy!Time synchronization between orchestrator and its SGMs - does it matter?Mini Concept SeriesUse API to determine what JHF is installedNAT Rules not matching with new R82 gateway in place.Zero Phishing in R82.10 - What's New?This Month’s Spotlight - 3 Features You Should Start Using Today 🚀- December 2025

PhoneBoy discusses AI Risk Mapping, AI Security Masters, and some great posts from the CheckMates community you may have missed. AI Risk MappingAI Security Masters SeriesAI Security Masters Session 1: How AI is Reshaping Our WorldHow to Chat with Your Check Point Gateways using Claude DesktopCheck Point MCP ServersThis Month’s Spotlight - 3 Revisions Features You Should Start Using Today - October 2025Session Flow for AdministratorsVideos for Configuring Access Control and Threat PreventionHT...

PhoneBoy interviews Cyber Security Technologist and Evangelist Marc Davidson discussing his recent blog posts on Hybrid Mesh and credential theft, more specifically on Identity Awareness in Hybrid Mesh. Also, join us for CheckMates Fest 2026 on January 14th and vote on the best in the community in 2025! 1990s Marketing Graphic

PhoneBoy interviews Cyber Security Technologist and Evangelist Marc Davidson discussing his recent blog posts on Hybrid Mesh and credential theft when a question was asked: how do you ensure policies are implemented consistently across vendors. We also talk about the release of R82.10, which we did a TechTalk on a few weeks back.

PhoneBoy interviews Cyber Security Technologist and Evangelist Marc Davidson discussing his recent blog post on How Hybrid Mesh Defeats Credential Attacks, the fourth in a series on credential theft. (We discuss the third one in a future episode)