Check Point Cloud Services

Automatic Downloads

Check Point products connect to Check Point cloud services to download and upload information.

You can enable or disable Automatic Downloads in the Gaia Check Point security operating system that combines the strengths of both SecurePlatform and IPSO operating systems. First Time Configuration Wizard, on the Products page.

We recommend that you enable Automatic Downloads, so that you can use these features:

• Blade Contracts are annual licenses for Software Blades and product features.If there is no valid Blade contract, the applicable blades and related features will work, but with some limitations.

• CPUSE Check Point Upgrade Service Engine for Gaia Operating System. With CPUSE, you can automatically update Check Point products for the Gaia OS, and the Gaia OS itself. lets you manage upgrades and installations on Gaia OS. See sk92449.

• Data updates and Cloud Services are necessary for the full functionality of these Software Blades and features:

  • Application & URL Filtering Check Point Software Blade on a Security Gateway that allows granular control over which web sites can be accessed by a given group of users, computers or networks. Acronym: URLF.

  • Threat Prevention (Anti-Bot Check Point Software Blade on a Security Gateway that blocks botnet behavior and communication to Command and Control (C&C) centers. Acronyms: AB, ABOT., Anti-Virus Check Point Software Blade on a Security Gateway that uses real-time virus signatures and anomaly-based protections from ThreatCloud to detect and block malware at the Security Gateway before users are affected. Acronym: AV., Anti-Spam Check Point Software Blade on a Security Gateway that provides comprehensive protection for email inspection. Synonym: Anti-Spam & Email Security. Acronyms: AS, ASPAM., IPS Check Point Software Blade on a Security Gateway that inspects and analyzes packets and data for numerous types of risks (Intrusion Prevention System)., Threat Emulation Check Point Software Blade on a Security Gateway that monitors the behavior of files in a sandbox to determine whether or not they are malicious. Acronym: TE.)

  • HTTPS Inspection Feature on a Security Gateway that inspects traffic encrypted by the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol for malware or suspicious patterns. Synonym: SSL Inspection. Acronyms: HTTPSI, HTTPSi.

  • URL Filtering database

  • Application Database

  • Compliance Check Point Software Blade on a Management Server to view and apply the Security Best Practices to the managed Security Gateways. This Software Blade includes a library of Check Point-defined Security Best Practices to use as a baseline for good Security Gateway and Policy configuration.

  • SmartEndpoint

  • AppWiki

  • ThreatWiki

Sending Data to Check Point

In the Gaia First Time Configuration Wizard, on the Summary page, you can enable or disable data uploads to Check Point. This feature is enabled by default. The CPUSE statistics require this feature.

In R77 and above, this setting activates the Check Point User Center Synchronization Tool. It updates your Check Point User Center account with information from your Security Gateways, mapping your SKUs to your actual deployment.

This setting of a Security Management Server Dedicated Check Point server that runs Check Point software to manage the objects and policies in a Check Point environment within a single management Domain. Synonym: Single-Domain Security Management Server. applies to all its managed Security Gateways (running R77 and above).

You can always change this setting in SmartConsole:

Step	Instructions
1	In the top left corner, click Menu > Global properties > Security Management Access.
2	Select or clear Improve product experience by sending data to Check Point.
3	Click OK.
4	Close the SmartConsole.
5	Connect with SmartConsole to your Management Server.
6	Install the Access Control Policy.

To learn more, see sk94509.

Note - In some cases, the download process sends a minimal amount of required data about your Check Point installation to the Check Point User Center.