Using SmartDefense
Using Sma
rtDefe
The NetDefend
firewall includes Check Point SmartDefense Services, based on
Check Point A
pplication Intelligence. SmartDefense provides a combination of
attack safeguar
ds and attack-blocking tools that protect your network in the
following way
s:
• Validating c
ompliance to standards
• Validating e
xpected usage of protocols (Protocol Anomaly Detection)
• Limiting application ability to carry malicious data
• Controlling application-layer operations
In addition, Sm
artDefense aids proper usage of Internet resources, such as F
instant messag
ing, Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file s
Transfer Protocol (FTP) uploading, among others.
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