Protections Browser

The Protections browser displays the protection types of the Threat Prevention Software Blades, along with important information and usage indicators.

Column	Description
Protection	Displays the type of protection. The Malicious Activity and Unusual Activity protection types contain lists of protections. Double-click them to see the protections.
Blade	Displays the Software Blade Specific security solution (module): (1) On a Security Gateway, each Software Blade inspects specific characteristics of the traffic (2) On a Management Server, each Software Blade enables different management capabilities. to which the protection type belongs.
Engine	Specifies the ThreatSpect engine which handles the protection type.
Known today	Displays the number of currently known protections.
Last Update	Displays the date of last update to the protection type.

When you select a protection type, this information shows in the lower pane of the Protections Browser:

• Summary

  • Confidence Level - Specifies how confident the protection type is that recognized attacks are malicious.

  • Performance Impact - Displays the performance impact of the protection type on the Security Gateway Dedicated Check Point server that runs Check Point software to inspect traffic and enforce Security Policies for connected network resources..

  • Description - Provides details about the protection type.

• Activations

  Shows the activation setting of the protection type for each profile. To override the profile setting, right-click the action or select the Actions button in the top tool bar.