Summary

In this chapter, we learned about the history and the present-day state of the technology and services offered by Check Point. We saw the flexibility and scalability of the Secure Management architecture and learned about the advantages of consolidated security solutions, and why they are emerging as the preferred choice for addressing today's complex threat environments. We have also created and secured our User Center account.

Now that we understand the modular nature of Check Point management architecture, we are ready to look at firewall locations within common network topologies and talk about the significance of their placement.

In the following chapter, we will address where and when certain features are better employed for different outcomes. We will learn how to determine the utilization of your currently deployed firewalls and calculate the capacity for new ones.