| Check Point Reference: | SBP-2006-05 |
| Date Published: | 30 Aug 2006 |
| Severity: | High |
| Last Updated: | 24 Apr 2017 |
| Source: | IPS Release Management |
| Protection Provided by: |
Security Gateway
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| Who is Vulnerable? | Security Gateway |
| Vulnerability Description | IPS dynamic updates are available to customers who have purchased the IPS subscription service. Customers with valid subscription license can choose the attacks to defend against, read detailed information about the attack, configure parameters for each attack defense, including logging options, receive real-time information on attacks, and update IPS with new capabilities. Keeping up-to-date with the latest IPS defenses does not require up-to-the-minute technical knowledge. A single click on the Online Update button updates IPS with all the latest defenses from the IPS website. |
| Vulnerability Details | When you buy a IPS subscription, you are given a license that enables you to download IPS updates. IPS updates are sent to your computer from one of the SmartCenter enforcement modules. |
In this section you can learn how to obtain the latest IPS Protections for all Security Gateway, VPN-1, InterSpect, Connectra and IPS-1 versions.
To activate the downloaded IPS updates, you must Install security policy (Policy > Install) in Security Gateway and VPN-1 modules or Activate Settings (Action > Activate Settings) in InterSpect modules.
To configure the defense, select your product from the list below and follow the related protection steps.
How Can I Protect My Network? 1. In the IPS tab, click Download Updates. How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack? How Can I Protect My Network? 1. In the IPS tab, click Download Updates. How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
To obtain the latest IPS dynamic update:
2. In the configuration pane, under Download Updates, click Update Now.
3. Install security policy (Policy > Install).
When IPS detects an attack a log is generated and appears in SmartView Tracker > Network & Endpoint Queries > Predefined > Network Security Blades > IPS Blade > All.
To obtain the latest IPS dynamic update:
2. In the configuration pane, under Download Updates, click Online Update.
3. Install security policy (Policy > Install).
When IPS detects an attack a log is generated and appears in SmartView Tracker > Network & Endpoint Queries> Predefined > Network Security Blades > IPS Blade > All.
