CheckMates Go: Cyber Security Podcast from Check Point

On this episode, we’ll talk about the release of Check Point Firewall R82.20, a new Critical Security Advisory, OpenAI and Safety, Anthropic Risk Report, CoSnitch, AI Agents finding and exploiting CI/CD flaws.

• CVE-2026-91843 - Stack overflow in login process to the Security Management and Log Servers
• CVE-2026-93616: Directory Traversal and File upload allows execution of arbitrary script on the Management Server
• Check Point Gateway and Management Hardening Guide
• Check Point Supports OpenAI’s Call for Collective Action on Cyber Defense
• Safety overview: GPT‑6 Astra
• Daybreak for Frontline Defenders: $1B to protect essential services
• An Alien Mind
• Check Point Brings OpenAI Daybreak Models Across Its Security Platform to Help Defenders Find, Validate, and Remediate Risk
• ASCII smuggling isn't just an AI security risk
• U.S. Lawmakers Propose Standards for Secure AI Agents
• NSA and Others Warn China-Based AI Companies are Distilling U.S. Frontier AI Models
• fw monitor Under The Hood Part 1
• fw monitor Under The Hood Part 2
• fw monitor Under The Hood Part 3
• What is fw monitor?
• Check Point Live Patch: Why sk185114 Changes the Operational Security Model
• Check Point Live Patch (CPLP) – TAC Clarifications and Practical Guide Offline Installation
• hping/netcat removal from R82.10
• Max Power 2026 Book
• Scaling Check Point Automation with Arodonata

On this episode, we’ll talk about the release of Check Point Firewall R82.20, a new Critical Security Advisory, OpenAI and Safety, Anthropic Risk Report, CoSnitch, AI Agents finding and exploiting CI/CD flaws.

• Check Point R82.20 Release
• TechTalk: AI Network Firewall Deep Dive
• Simplify Admin Operations with R82.20
• FAQ for Security Gateways with Dynamically Assigned IP Address (DAIP)
• On-Premises SD-WAN Management with R82.20: Video, Slides, and Q&A
• [Action Required] - Critical Security Advisory: VPN Vulnerabilities CVE-2026-85102 and CVE-2026-8510
• Check Point Live Patch Discussion
• One or two thoughts on Live Patching
• Important Update For customers that installed manual LivePatch related to CVE-2026-85102
• OpenAI: Pacing model development in an era of cyber-critical capabilities
• OpenAI: How we think about safety and alignment
• Anthropic Risk Report: August 2026
• AI-Generated Exploit Scripts Target Siemens S7 PLCs in U.S. Critical Infrastructure
• CoSnitch
• The Approved-App Blind Spot: When Sanctioned AI Becomes Shadow AI
• Wiz Red Agent Finds Its Way Into Snowflake’s Internal Jira Through a Flaw in a GitHub Copilot–Assisted PR

On this episode, we’ll talk about MCP Servers, Hazmat, Patchmagedon, a LiteLLM Supply Chain Attack, Firewall rule limits, lab tools for Windows, Troubleshooting ARP and Layer 2 issues, DGA vs DNS Tunneling, and a tip when running debugs on a firewall.

• Malicious MCP Servers Can Split Instructions to Make AI Coding Agents Exfiltrate Secrets
• What Is an MCP Server? A 2026 Technical Guide
• MCP Security - Risks and Best Practices
• How MCP Servers Can Expose Enterprise Secrets
• Hazmat: Open-source containment for AI agents
• Patchmageddon
• FBI: TEAMPCP COMPROMISED DEV TOOLS TO STEAL CLOUD CREDENTIALS
• LITELLM SUPPLY-CHAIN ATTACK – TECHNOLOGY, BANKING AND HEALTHCARE THE MOST AFFECTED
• AI Data Center & AI Factory Security
• Locally managed R82.x.x policy rule count limit
• Lab Tools: Windows Server Collection
• Packet Loss and Traffic Drops Caused by ARP Table Overflow in Layer 2 Core Topology
• DGA vs DNS Tunneling in Check Point
• Tip for running debug on Firewall

On this episode, we talk on-premise SD-WAN management, IPS Optimization, Policy Auditor, and some AI News.

• On-Premises SD-WAN Management TechTalk
• AI Network Firewall TechTalk
• Simplify Admin Operations with R82.20 TechTalk (register link)
• IPS Custom Policy Best Practices
• Policy Auditor is now GA
• A GITHUB MISCONFIGURATION LET KIMI K3 CHEAT A CYBERSECURITY BENCHMARK
• The AI governance confidence gap: Why trust in AI is running ahead of the capacity to govern it

On this episode of CheckMates Go, PhoneBoy talks about Check Point-specific CVEs, AI News, and Rulebase Evaluation, Maestro Troubleshooting, and Rate Limiting.

• CVE-2026-16232 - Authentication bypass with SmartConsole login process using application token
• CVE-2026-62144 - Management Authentication Bypass and Privilege Escalation
• CVE-2026-62145 - Local privilege escalation in Gaia Portal
• CVE-2026-18574 - Management Authentication Bypass
• Check Point Gateway and Management Hardening Guide
• When The Sandbox Stops Being a Boundary
• AI Assist for Security Professionals
• Unified Policy: Column-Based Rule Matching
• Maestro Troubleshooting in Practice
• Experience with SecureXL DoS Features
• How to configure Rate Limiting rules for DoS Mitigation in R82 and higher
• How to configure Rate Limiting rules for DoS Mitigation in R80.20 - R81.20

In this episode, PhoneBoy talks about the AI Network Firewall and recent AI news.

• AI Network Firewall TechTalk
• This Week in AI: Models, Mandates, and a Very Busy Week
• When the Attacker is an AI Agent
• OpenAI shares unprecedented AI Cybersecurity incident
• AI Agent Security just had it's catalyst moment

In this episode, I discuss Check Point’s AI Security Report, AI Appreciation Day, some recent posts from community members worth highlighting, and the introduction of Check Point Live Patch.

• The command "show ips-status" in the Management API which firewall IPS status was showed?
• VSX - Residual warp links
• Check Point + SDWAN + OSPF + SMB DAIP - TIP

In addition to the recent AI news, PhoneBoy discusses the R82.20 Public Early Availability Program. See also the TechTalk on SD-WAN On-Prem Management , a feature present in R82.20.

In addition to the recent AI news, PhoneBoy discusses updates with Web SmartConsole, Playblocks AI Agents Early Availability, other updates to Playblocks, and the Background Gateway Upgrade Early Availability.

See also:

• Preliminary Report of the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI Executive Summary
• When AI Invents the Attack: Browser-Native Ransomware

On this episode, we talk about The Great Exposure Reset and some recent AI news.

See also: From Prompt Testing to AI Red Teaming at Enterprise Scale

Leave comments on CheckMates