There are always tradeoffs to be made in the name of security, but Check Point aims to remove network speed from the list with the Check Point 13500 appliance. I feel the need for speed. Network security is a balancing act. The point of any network security tool is to monitor traffic for suspicious or malicious activity, and identify and block potential threats. But, the point of the network is to connect users to resources, and move data from Point A to Point B as quickly as possible. The process of monitoring and scanning all traffic inevitably slows things down a tad. Check Point is an established name in networking and network security, and it understands the tradeoffs IT admins are faced with. That’s why it has developed a new line of blazing fast data center security hardware, beginning with the launch of the 13500 Appliance. “As cyber-attacks continue to increase and evolve in sophistication, ensuring data center security has become a top priority for customers all over the world. However data center security should not be compromised by tradeoffs in performance,” said Dorit Dor, vice president of products at Check Point Software Technologies in a press release. The Check Point 13500 Appliance provides multi-layer security in a single device. It includes Check Point’s Next Generation Firewall, Threat Prevention, Data Protection and Secure-Web Gateway to comprehensively guard against potential attacks, and Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs). The Check Point 13500 Appliance is available now through Check Point partners starting at $79,000. Related content news Gwinnett Medical Center investigating possible data breach After being contacted by Salted Hash, Gwinnett Medical Center has confirmed they're investigating a security incident By Steve Ragan Oct 02, 2018 6 mins Regulation Data Breach Hacking news Facebook: 30 million accounts impacted by security flaw (updated) In a blog post, Facebook’s VP of product management Guy Rosen said the attackers exploited a flaw in the website's 'View As' function By Steve Ragan Sep 28, 2018 4 mins Data Breach Security news Scammers pose as CNN's Wolf Blitzer, target security professionals Did they really think this would work? By Steve Ragan Sep 04, 2018 2 mins Phishing Social Engineering Security news Congress pushes MITRE to fix CVE program, suggests regular reviews and stable funding After a year of investigation into the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program, the Energy and Commerce Committee has some suggestions as to how it can be improved By Steve Ragan Aug 27, 2018 3 mins Vulnerabilities Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe