Check Point Software Technologies has announced the launch of its new Security Gateway Module (SGM) 260 for the 61000 Security System.
Developed to bring security with scalable performance to data centres, telecommunications and cloud service providers – the 61000 is the industry’s fastest security system. The SGM260 blade takes that performance to a new level, doubling firewall and Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) aggregated throughput to up to 400Gbps and 130Gbps respectively.
Additionally, the SGM260 blade also doubles the 61000’s security power up to 33 000 SecurityPower Units (SPU).
“While organisations often face the dilemma of having to choose security or speed, both protection and performance are equally critical to securing today’s high-performance network environments,” says Doros Hadjizenonos, sales manager at Check Point South Africa.
“The SGM260 blade on our high-end 61000 security system delivers the power, extensibility and performance needed to protect the data centre of the future.”
The SGM260 blade has the highest port density of any security gateway, allowing for more segmentation and performance. This in turn gives organisations greater flexibility to deploy Check Point’s advanced security technologies based on their network needs.
Check Point’s Software Blade Architecture enables the deployment of any combination of multi-layered protections, including: Firewall, VPN, IPS, Application Control, Identity Awareness, URL Filtering, Anti-spam, Antivirus, Anti-Bot, Data Loss Prevention, Mobile Access and Threat Emulation.
Key features of the SGM260 include:
* Unparalleled performance of up to 33 000 SPU;
* Up to 400Gbps of firewall and up to 130Gbps IPS throughput;
* Connection capacity of over 200-million concurrent connections;
* Enhanced large scale data centre and private cloud connectivity with up to 60x10GbE and up to 8x40GbE port density; and
* Smooth performance scaling process with “zero downtime” when adding SGM260 blades to existing 61000 chassis.
