Did you miss the biggest #CheckMates event of the year?

The full recording of #CheckMatesFest2026 is now live on CheckMates.
Watch the complete celebration, hear insights from #CheckPoint leadership on what’s ahead, and catch the full R&D Q&A, including questions from the community.

If you couldn’t join us live on Wednesday, this is your chance to experience it all!

https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/CheckMates-Fest-2026-Video-and-Q-amp-A/m-p/267380#M44962

CheckMates Fest 2026: Video and Q&A

Here is the recording of our session The winners of ten $100 gift cards are: Yahel Sofer Darren Fine Daniel Olah Matt Havlik Paolo Cerrito Sebastian D'Amico Spiros Kyriacopoulos Avinash Piare Joana Fernandes Alex Cortes Q&A Transcript How do we handle policy installation failures in a production...

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Here is a preview of the exciting lineup:

1) We’ll hear #cybersecurity insights and words of inspiration from Check Point Software CEO Nadav Zafrir

2) Eyal Manor will provide a sneak peek into #CheckPoint 2026 #Roadmap

3) We’ll also host a live #AskMeAnything session with our Product, R&D leaders

4) We will unveil highlights of the #CheckMates MVP Program

5) And celebrate our top CheckMates community champions of 2025

Have you heard?

#CheckPoint #CheckMates user community is celebrating its 9th birthday!!

Join us on January 14 to #CheckMatesFest 2026 as we celebrate everything we achieved in 2025 and kick off 2026 together.

This is one celebration you will not want to miss! And of course, it wouldn’t be a fest without prizes. We’ll be raffling off ten $100 gift cards to attendees during the event.

Link to registration page: https://checkpoint.zoom.us/webinar/register/7417654457959/WN_3F5pHP-JTlmSHy3pv_kOUQ#/registration

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: CheckMates Fest 2026!. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Join us on January 14, 2026, for CheckMates Fest! Here’s what we’re lining up for you: - A celebration of the community achievements in 2025 - Insights from Nadav and our R&D leaders on exciting innovations - An exclusive sneak peek at the upcoming roadmap - The traditional "Ask Me Anything" session with R&D - Overview of our MVP program and celebration of the 2025 champions - Win one of ten $100 gift cards - And more! We can’t wait to see you there!

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Happy 2026, CheckMates!

CheckMates are kicking off the new year together at CheckMates Fest 2026 with key roadmaps, a live R&D Q&A, MVP recognitions, and insights from Check Point CEO Nadav Zafrir. Let’s start 2026 strong, together!

Vote for the most engaging materials in 2025 here: https://lnkd.in/eRspyj8F

Register for CheckMates Fest 2026 here: https://ow.ly/zFZo50XQm9H

#2026 #CheckPoint #Community #CheckMates #CheckMatesFest

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Join the conversation! This week a CheckMate posed an interesting question about site-to-site VPN outgoing route selection.

We want your input! Share your insights with the community and see if you have a solution to this community based inquiry!

Take a look a the post here: https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Security-Gateways/About-site-to-site-VPN-outgoing-route-selection/m-p/265603#M52323

#CheckPoint #VPN #CheckMates #Postoftheweek

About site-to-site VPN outgoing route selection

This is more of an academic question, rather than me having an issue I would like to solve.   There are 2 interesting settings in the "outgoing route selection" section of the "IPSec VPN > Link Selection" panel: 1. Setup: When responding to a remotely initiated tunnel, determine the outgoing interfa...

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Have you heard?! #CheckMates is turning 9 years old!

To celebrate our 9th birthday, we asked 9 questions to some of the leaders behind the scenes. Take a look at 9 fast facts from our Head of #Community, Val Loukine.

Join us for #CheckMatesFest 2026, our 9th Birthday Celebration, with community recognitions, exciting raffles, and a special greeting from our CEO.

Register here: https://checkpoint.zoom.us/webinar/register/3117654458096/WN_3F5pHP-JTlmSHy3pv_kOUQ

#Cybersecurity #Checkpoint

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: CheckMates Fest 2026!. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Join us on January 14, 2026, for CheckMates Fest! Here’s what we’re lining up for you: - A celebration of the community achievements in 2025 - Insights from Nadav and our R&D leaders on exciting innovations - An exclusive sneak peek at the upcoming roadmap - The traditional "Ask Me Anything" session with R&D - Overview of our MVP program and celebration of the 2025 champions - And more! We can’t wait to see you there!

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Happy hump day! We’re celebrating our one and only #CheckMates MVP, Danny Jung.

If you’ve been in the #community for a while, Danny’s name should sound familiar. A former CheckMates Champion, he’s behind some of the most popular tools and posts in the community, including the legendary CCC – Common #CheckPoint Commands: https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Scripts/ccc-Common-Check-Point-Commands/td-p/38488

Congratulations, Danny, on your Platinum MVP status. Can’t wait to celebrate you at #CheckMatesFest: https://checkpoint.zoom.us/webinar/register/3117654458096/WN_3F5pHP-JTlmSHy3pv_kOUQ

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ccc - Common Check Point Commands

Code Hub Contribution of the Year 2018!  Featured in official Maestro courseware!  Endorsed by Check Point Support!  Books: Max Power, FW Admin  YouTube: Intro ccc script to run CLI tasks & show system info. Installationcurl_cli $(if [[ `grep proxy:ip /config/active` ]];then echo -n '--proxy ';grep ...

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Today’s CheckMates MVP Heiko Akenbrand is behind some of the most widely used tools in the CheckMates Toolbox including the SmartConsole Extension - Easy deletion of unused rules and the Easy Backup Tool. These scripts have been used consistently by CheckMates all over the world and have made a real impact on our community.

Congratulations Heiko, we are grateful for your contributions!

Take a look at it: https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/SmartConsole-Extensions/SmartConsole-Extension-Easy-deletion-of-unused-rules/m-p/256149#M403

#CheckMates #community #CheckPoint

SmartConsole Extension - Easy deletion of unused rules

  Since deleting unused rules always annoyed me, I created a SmarteConsole plugin. It does the following: - Shows all rules in SmartConsole that have not been used (hit counter = 0). - Lets you select any of the unused rules you want to delete. - Generates the CLI commands for the Management Server...

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Join us for an exclusive webinar to unlock everything CheckMates has to offer and learn how to get the most from your Check Point solutions.

In this interactive session, you’ll learn how to:
🧭 Navigate the CheckMates Community like a pro
🤓 Get fast access to expert knowledge
🌎 Share insights and collaborate globally
🔝 Maximize your value from Check Point

CheckMates is more than a forum. It's a force multiplier for learning.

https://pages.checkpoint.com/2025-december-ww-checkmates-unlocking-to-connect-webinar.html

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We are excited to announce the release of the full video showcasing Check Point’s latest addition to the Quantum Force family. This introduction highlights how the new appliance brings advanced threat prevention, accelerated performance, and simple scalability to branch offices and distributed environments. Watch the Full Video here:

https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Security-Gateways/Quantum-Force-The-Next-Generation-of-Branch-Office-Security/m-p/264835

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Quantum Force – The Next Generation of Branch Office Security

To those of you who missed the announcement last week: https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Security-Gateways/Check-Point-Quantum-Force-3920-Unboxing/m-p/264412#M51959 We are excited to announce the release of the full video showcasing Check Point’s latest addition to the Quantum Force family. This i...

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