Check Point Quantum NGFW

Why do you need Check Point Quantum NGFW?

Over 80% of successful attacks exploit threats that traditional firewalls cannot detect. Encrypted traffic, zero-day attacks, and advanced malware bypass classic signature-based protection mechanisms. At the same time, growing network complexity — with IoT, cloud, and remote work — requires a new approach to perimeter security.

Check Point Quantum NGFW is a firewall platform that has continuously held the leader position in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls for 23 years. Thanks to ThreatCloud AI — the world’s largest threat intelligence database powered by data from over 150,000 networks and millions of endpoints — Quantum delivers 99.8% effectiveness in blocking threats, outperforming the competition in independent tests.

How does it work?

ThreatCloud AI

The central brain of Check Point protection:

• Data from over 150,000 networks and millions of endpoints worldwide
• Over 40 AI/ML engines for threat detection
• Real-time updates for all Quantum gateways
• Zero-day protection using threat emulation and threat extraction

Quantum Titan (R81.20)

The latest operating system version:

• Autonomous threat prevention — AI automatically adjusts policies
• Quantum IoT Protect — automatic IoT device discovery and protection
• DNS over HTTPS (DoH) inspection
• New AI engines for phishing and malware detection

SmartConsole and Infinity Portal

Management and visibility:

• SmartConsole — full local management with intuitive GUI
• Infinity Portal — cloud management for distributed environments
• Unified policy management — one policy for multiple gateways
• Automation through API and SOAR integrations

Key features

Threat Prevention

• IPS with virtual patching and threat intelligence
• Anti-Bot with real-time C&C detection
• SandBlast Threat Emulation — CPU-level sandboxing
• Threat Extraction — delivering clean files in seconds

SSL/TLS Inspection

• Full encrypted traffic inspection
• TLS 1.3 support
• Selective inspection with bypass for sensitive categories
• SSL inspection performance without compromise

Network Security

• Application Control for 10,000+ applications
• URL Filtering with over 200 million catalogued addresses
• Identity Awareness — per-user and per-group policies
• Content Awareness — DLP for sensitive data

Advanced Features

• Quantum IoT Protect — autodiscovery and IoT microsegmentation
• SD-WAN blade — WAN connection optimization
• ClusterXL — active-active and active-standby high availability
• VSX — firewall virtualization on a single appliance

Quantum Portfolio

Quantum Spark (1500-1900): Small and medium businesses, up to 5 Gbps threat prevention

Quantum Force (9000-29000): Enterprise, 10-60+ Gbps threat prevention, AI-powered

Quantum Maestro: Hyperscale — orchestration of multiple gateways as a single system

Quantum Scalable Chassis: Data center, up to 1.5 Tbps firewall throughput

CloudGuard Network: Virtual firewalls for AWS, Azure, GCP

Who is it for?

• Organizations requiring the highest threat prevention effectiveness
• Enterprises with large volumes of encrypted traffic to inspect
• Companies with extensive IoT/OT infrastructure requiring protection
• Multi-site environments needing centralized management
• Organizations migrating from other firewall platforms

FAQ

Why does Check Point Quantum have a 99.8% block rate? Thanks to ThreatCloud AI, which analyzes data from over 150,000 networks worldwide and uses over 40 AI/ML engines. CPU-level Threat Emulation detects threats before they can execute in the operating system.

What does migration from another firewall platform look like? Check Point offers the SmartMove tool for automated policy migration from Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet, and other platforms. Our team conducts migrations while maintaining business continuity and validating every rule.

How does Quantum Force differ from classic Quantum? Quantum Force is a new generation of appliances with dedicated AI processors, delivering up to 2x higher threat prevention performance. It offers built-in SD-WAN, advanced IoT discovery, and autonomous security policy adjustment.

What does licensing look like? Hardware + subscription for Threat Prevention blades. Available packages: NGTP (Next Generation Threat Prevention), NGTX (with SandBlast), Harmony Network (full package with IoT and SD-WAN). Per-gateway licensing, annual or multi-year subscription.