CheckMates Go: Cyber Security Podcast from Check Point

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Mar 2026

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Learn about Cyber Security topics through brief, informal conversations with experts from Check Point. Topics include: Incident Response, Customer Success Stories, Cyber Security Trends and Technologies.

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March 5, 2026Episode 311 min

S08E03: Local Config and Hope

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 PlayblocksR82.10 Video SeriesTroubleshooting Logging

February 3, 2026Episode 211 min

S08E02: CheckMates Fest

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

January 9, 2026Episode 111 min

S08E01: AI Security and More!

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 PreventionHTTPS Inspection Inbound With More Than One CertificateConfiguring an AWS to Onsite VPNCan We Disable the HTTP Protocol ParserSSH Inspected by HTTPS InspectionConfiguring SSH Inspection in Threat PreventionPerformance Limitations of Virtual Switches with Legacy VSX?Upcoming events:CheckMates Fest 2026 on 14 January 2026Quantum SD-WAN Monitoring TechTalk on 21 January 2026AI Security Masters Session 2: Hacking with AI, The Dark Side of Innovation on 22 January 2026

December 31, 2025Episode 2714 min

S07E27: A Strong Sense of Identity

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

December 29, 2025Episode 2613 min

S07E26: R82.10 and Rationalizing Multi Vendor Security Policies

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.

December 22, 2025Episode 2512 min

S07E25: Hybrid Mesh and Credential Attacks

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)

December 19, 2025Episode 2410 min

S07E24: Credentials Across Borders

PhoneBoy interviews Cyber Security Technologist and Evangelist Marc Davidson discussing his recent blog post on Why Defenses Fail: The Fragmentation Problem, the second in a series on credential theft.PhoneBoy also highlights a new feature in Infinity Playblocks called IOC Enforcement Connector.

December 17, 2025Episode 2310 min

S07E23: What Are Credentials?

PhoneBoy interviews Cyber Security Technologist and Evangelist Marc Davidson discussing his recent blog post on Defending Against Credential Attacks with a Hybrid Mesh Architecture. This episode discusses what credentials actually are and why letting them get out might be dangerous.We also highlight a series of posts by Chris Atkinson providing tips on Dynamic Routing, specifically Router ID, Default Originate, Bidirectional Forwarding Detection, Protocol Rank, and Connection Persistence.

November 13, 2025Episode 2217 min

S07E22: ThreatCloud AI

In this episode of CheckMates Go, we'll play an excerpt from our recent Access Control and Threat Prevention Best Practices session that focuses on a key service that drives both: ThreatCloud AI.

November 7, 2025Episode 2110 min

S07E21: Management Add-Ons and Harmony Browse

In this episode of CheckMates Go, we’ll talk about Infinity AIOps, Infinity Playblocks, Early Availability of Policy Advisor, updates on Harmony Browse, and some how-to videos on Harmony SASE.AIOps TechTalk October 2025AI-Powered Security for the Hyperconnected WorldPlayblocks Highlights: Powerful Automations You Might Have MissedInfinity Policy Auditor EATechTalk: Improve Your Security Posture with Threat Prevention and Policy InsightsHarmony Browse Product UpdatesDLP Redact Feature Demo VideoRemote Access and SASE Best PracticesHarmony SASE How-To Videos