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Check Point launches Cloud Firewall as a Service

By David Hill on January 23, 2026 in AWS, Checkpoint, Cloud Computing

Exciting news today out of Check Point. Today Check Point has announced it is launching Check Point Cloud Firewall as a Service into private preview. This should come as no surprise to any of you, but I have been heavily involved in the launch of this offering across AWS and Azure and soon to be included is GCP. So what exactly is Cloud Firewall as a Service, and why would anyone be interested? Well, Cloud Firewall as a Service makes a lot of sense for organizations running workloads in public cloud platforms because it removes much of the operational friction that comes with the traditional, self-managed firewalls while improving security consistency. Instead of deploying, scaling, patching, and monitoring firewall infrastructure yourself, the firewall is delivered as a fully managed service that scales automatically with the environment. You can get centralized policy management, threat prevention, and deep traffic inspection without worrying […]

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Check Point launches Managed Rules for AWS Network Firewall

By David Hill on November 24, 2025 in AWS, Checkpoint

Well, the time has come. It is finally here. Launch day has been and gone, and I now have time to write my own blog article on an initiative I have been leading at Check Point. Check Point Managed Rules for AWS Network Firewall I have spent the past few months working with Check Point R&D and AWS Engineers and GTM teams to build this launch and integration. I am excited to see it showcased at AWS Re:Invent which is coming straight after thanksgiving. What Are Check Point Managed Rules? Check Point Managed Rules are pre-built, continually updated rule groups designed specifically for AWS Network Firewall. Instead of manually building and maintaining large rule sets, customers can subscribe to these managed rule groups and instantly apply Check Point’s threat research to their AWS environments. This includes coverage across: Known and emerging threats Malware command-and-control detection High-risk outbound traffic patterns Suspicious […]

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AWS launches AI agents and tools marketplace category

By David Hill on July 29, 2025 in AWS, Checkpoint

Amazon Web Services recently launched a dedicated AI Agents & Tools category in AWS Marketplace. This new category consolidates AI-driven agents into one central location, providing consumers a simpler, faster way to discover AI capabilities. Previously, enterprises had to search across multiple vendors and catalogs to find AI agents or supporting tools. The new Marketplace category puts everything in one place: Pre‑built AI agents for specific use cases (customer service, fraud detection, DevOps automation, etc.) Frameworks and guardrails for building your own agents Integrations with AWS services like Bedrock, SageMaker, and Security Lake AI agents and tools often touch sensitive data. The Marketplace category surfaces solutions that meet enterprise‑grade standards, with clear governance, guardrails, and security integrations. For example: Agents can be deployed for use with Model Context Protocol (MCP) Guardrails and observability tools help enterprises manage AI behavior, reduce bias, and minimize data leakage risks AWS launch blog provides some […]

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Using Check Point WAFaaS with WordPress

By David Hill on October 8, 2024 in Checkpoint

Recently having joined Check Point as a Cloud Product Manager, I thought it was about time I started to eat my own Dog Food. For those who have followed me, or read my blog over the years, know I am a big believer in eating my own dog food. Not only is it a good way to learn the products you are working with, but it is a great way to understand the capabilities (and pain points) when you use it with your own services. So with that in mind, I decided to try out Check Point Web Application Firewall as a Service (WAFaaS) offering, and use it to provide better protection for my WordPress blog. So if your successfully reading this article, it clearly works 😀 Lets start by understand what the Check Point WAFaaS is, and why it is a good offering for my WordPress deployment. What Does […]

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Heading back to Vendor Land

By David Hill on September 12, 2024 in AWS, Checkpoint, Cloud Computing

Well… after a bit of time away and a nice sabbatical from social media it is now time for my return. Where do I start? Post Covid has certainly been an interesting time in my life. Divorce, custody battles which I won, trying to keep my kids on track, and leaving Veeam after it all just became to much to deal with all at once, I decided to take some time off work completely. That is completely no work, not looking for work, and just focus on my kids. I decided to go back to the UK for a while and spend time with my family, with my kids. It was fun, I needed the break, and my kids benefited massively from having me fully present, without hearing the words, Daddy has a call, I will be free in an hour. Fast forward 12 months, and I decided to take […]

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