Check Point introduces 13800 and 21800 data centre security gateways

Check Point has launched two new security gateways aimed at demanding, high-bandwidth data centre and enterprise applications.

Check Point’s 13800 Appliance offers industry-leading security protections and advanced performance, with up to 6.5 Gbps of real-life IPS throughput. The 21800 Appliance delivers up to 7 Gbps of real-life IPS throughput, supporting the need for low latency required by the most demanding network environments. Both provide high reliability and serviceability to minimise maintenance costs.

“At Check Point, we aim to offer both the best data centre security protections while continuously raising the performance bar,” said Dorit Dor, vice president of products at Check Point Software Technologies. “The 13800 and 21800 Appliances deliver the power, extensibility and performance needed by demanding data centre environments, while providing the highest level of security through our industry-leading next-generation security solutions.”

As part of Check Point’s data centre security gateway offerings, the 13800 and 21800 Appliances deliver Check Point’s multi-layer security protection, with four pre-defined security packages including Next Generation Firewall, Threat Prevention, Data Protection and Secure Web Gateway, consolidating more security protection per appliance.

The Check Point 13800 Appliance supports up to 26, 1Gb Ethernet ports or 12, 10Gb ports. The 21800 Appliance includes a security acceleration module option, boosting firewall performance up to 110 Gbps and minimising firewall latency to sub 5 microseconds, and supports up to 37 1GbE ports or 13 10GbE ports.