Check Point brings new management s/w blade

BANGALORE, INDIA: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, has announced the launch of SmartWorkflow, a new security management software blade that provides customers the option of extending their security infrastructure with policy change management functionality.

The new SmartWorkflow Software Blade enables an automated process of tracking, approving and auditing policy changes within the security management console, minimizing configuration errors and optimizing the integrity of network security. SmartWorkflow includes reporting and auditing capabilities that help customers ensure compliance with corporate policies and regulations.

SmartWorkflow helps to ensure consistency across the company’s security policy, reducing the possibility of errors and policy mis-configuration. It allows administrators to enforce a step-by-step workflow through a single management console create a new session, work on the session, review session changes, submit session for approval, get approval and deploy changes, a release said.