S07E18: Spark Management Portal and More

S07E18: Spark Management Portal and More

Author: Check Point CheckMates October 8, 2025 Duration: 10:22
In this episode, we talk about the Spark Management Portal, Cloud Workshops, troubleshooting legacy geo policy, Network Groups and Updatable Objects, Dynamic URL Lists for Application Control and URL Filtering, and the best way to upgrade a NIC to a higher speed while minimizing the work. Quantum Spark Management Unleashed TechTalk September 2025: Video, Slides, and Q&AGlobal Cloud Workshop RoadshowTroubleshooting Legacy Geo PolicyTarget version does not support Network Group object...

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Podcast Episodes
S04E02: Cyber Talk Headlines [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:49
We're going to try something a little different with PhoneBoy reading and commenting on a few articles from CyberTalk.org. If you like this format, let us know by commenting! Links: SmokeLoader distributes Amadey malware…
S04E01: Malware Rising [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:29
Part 1 of 2 with Check Point Evangelist Mark Ostrowski on the state of malware over the last 18 months or so. Full TechTalk here: https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Threat-Prevention/Malware-2021-to-Present-Day-Building…
S03E21: It Starts With Data [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 11:50
Part 3 of my conversation with Adam Gray at Novacoast about what powers NovaSOC.
S03E20: The One Prince Charles Fancies [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:30
PhoneBoy and fellow Cyber Security Evangelist Grant Asplund talk about the current state of the workplace in the era of Covid and some stories of pre-Covid business travel.
S03E19: The Things They're Missing [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:07
Part 2 of PhoneBoy's conversation with Adam Gray at Novacoast about Incident Response, Remote Access, and the challenges of doing cyber security in a distributed world.
S03E18: Next Generation is So 1999 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:01
Part 2 of PhoneBoy's conversation with fellow Cyber Security Evangelist who hosts the CISO's Secrets podcast as well as the Talking Cloud podcast. We talk a little bit about MetaInfo, a company Check Point acquired in 19…
S03E17: Fun With Browser Extensions [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:10
PhoneBoy talks with Adam Gray, a founding and current member of the Board of Directors of Novacoast. We talk a bit about the early days of Cyber Security, how that led to the NovaSOC offering, then a bit about the potent…
S03E16: He's No Gilligan [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:37
PhoneBoy talks with fellow Cyber Security Evangelist Grant Asplund, host of the CISO's Secrets podcast as well as the Talking Cloud podcast. Grant's got quite an interesting history, which we get into in this episode, ta…
S03E15: Is it XDR or MDR? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:40
PhoneBoy talks with Check Point Product Manager Yoni Nave about Check Point's upcoming Extended Detection and Response (XDR) offering which will also incorporate some Managed Detection and Response (MDR) elements if you…
S03E14: The Truth is in the Middle [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:02
PhoneBoy talks with Product Manager Yoni Nave about the evolution from Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) to Extended Detection and Response (XDR).