Check Point InterSpect 210, InterSpect 410, InterSpect 210N, InterSpect 610, InterSpect 610F Datasheet

InterSpect

Internal intrusion prevention and
network access control

YOUR CHALLENGE

To date, IT security organizations have focused on the network perimeter.
However, many of today’s attacks are introduced from inside the network.
Laptops, PDAs, and other devices travel into and out of the network daily,
making it possible for legitimate users to infect the network or unwittingly grant
attackers access to the network via a Trojan horse or other spyware.

Many worms have propagated inside the network after being introduced by
an internal source. Once a single network device has been infected, the entire
network can be compromised very quickly, resulting in costs related to system
downtime, lost productivity, and clean up and recovery of IT systems. With such
costly threats becoming increasingly common, organizations have come to
realize that they must improve their internal security controls to provide better
defenses against worms, unauthorized access threats, and other attacks within
their internal networks.

OUR SOLUTION

Check Point InterSpect™ is an internal security gateway that blocks attacks
such as worms, denial of service (DOS), and email-borne malware that are intro­duced inside the network. InterSpect combines intelligent intrusion prevention,
network zone segmentation, and host quarantine capabilities built specifically
for unique internal network requirements to deliver the most comprehensive
internal security solution available. Specifically, InterSpect provides:

• Intelligent intrusion prevention—proactive protection against today’s evolving
threats, including worms and Day Zero attacks

Data Sheet

The NGX platform delivers a unified
security architecture for Check Point
perimeter, internal, and Web security.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

InterSpect™ combines intrusion
prevention, network zone
segmentation, and network access
control built specifically for the unique
requirements of internal networks.

PRODUCT FEATURES

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Intrusion prevention

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Network zone segmentation

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Quarantine of suspicious computers

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LAN protocol protection

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Integrated Web application security

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Endpoint security integration

PRODUCT BENEFITS

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Proactively protects against internal

worms and Day Zero attacks

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Creates internal network segments,
each with its own security policy

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Provides the most comprehensive
protection for LAN protocols

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Enforces PC network access policy
and quarantines rogue endpoints

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Protects against new threats through
SmartDefense™ Services

• Network zone segmentation—segmentation of the internal network into
organizational security zones, each with its own security policy

• Quarantining of suspicious computers—prevention of unsecured computers
from accessing the network

• LAN protocol protection—the deepest and most comprehensive support for
Microsoft, Citrix ICA, and other LAN protocols

InterSpect is designed for flexible and nondisruptive deployment into existing
network environments.

NGX HIGHLIGHTS

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SmartCenter™ and Provider-1®

centralized management integration

Check Point protects every part of your
network—perimeter, internal, Web—
to keep your information resources safe,
accessible, and easy to manage.

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• Integrated Web application security—protection of Web
servers from common exploits such as SQL injection,
command injection, and buffer overflows

• Endpoint security integration—security policy enforcement
for endpoints accessing the network

• Integrated SMART management—scalable and easy to
use, this ensures security policy is always up-to-date

InterSpect is supported by SmartDefense™ Services, which
maintain the most current preemptive security for the Check
Point security infrastructure. To help you stay ahead of
new threats and attacks, SmartDefense Services provide
real-time updates and configuration advisories for defenses
and security policies.

FEATURES

Intelligent intrusion prevention

InterSpect provides proactive protection against today’s
evolving threats, such as worms, DOS attacks, and email­borne malware, including proactive protection against
Day Zero attacks. InterSpect is equipped with a version of
SmartDefense customized for internal network security that
allows administrators to configure, enforce, and update
all network and application attack defenses. All defenses
can be configured to run in “monitor-only” mode to enable
administrators to fine-tune policies without interrupting
network services. InterSpect intrusion prevention capabilities
are based on INSPECT, the industry’s most intelligent and
adaptive security inspection technology, and is backed by
SmartDefense Services, a security research and response
service that provides ongoing and real-time updates and
advisories for defenses and security policies.

Network zone segmentation

The application segments the network into multiple admin­istrator-defined security zones to prevent unauthorized
access between zones. This prevents users or compromised
computers on the network from accessing information and
systems that they are not authorized to view. Network

zone segmentation also contains attacks within a subseg­ment of the network. Administrators can also create different
security policy profiles for each zone—including virtual
zones—enabling fine-grained and tailored security policies
to be deployed to different segments of the network with
minimal administrative effort.

Quarantine

InterSpect can identify suspicious or infected computers on
the network and quarantine them, preventing the rest of the
network from being compromised. It has multiple options
for quarantining, enabling administrators to isolate infected
hosts to a security zone or switch port and also allows admin­istrators to quarantine specific hosts by MAC address. It is
useful to quarantine clients or servers during security patch
deployment and helps ease the risk of infection while network
administrators identify, install, and test patches. InterSpect
provides user notification to hosts that have been quaran­tined via a customized dynamic Web page. This notification
helps to minimize the time spent troubleshooting the issue at
the helpdesk and also allows the network administrator to be
made aware of the issue, reducing user downtime.

LAN protocol protection

For LAN security, InterSpect provides the deepest and
most comprehensive protection for Microsoft protocols
like CIFS, DCOM, MS RPC, and MS SQL, as well as other
LAN protocols such as Citrix ICA, DCE RPC, HTTP, and
Sun RPC. In the case of Citrix ICA, InterSpect can secure
individual Citrix servers, protect specific Citrix services, block
unauthorized applications running over Citrix, and prevent
protocol violations. By taking advantage of updates avail­able via SmartDefense Services, InterSpect users can keep
their internal LAN security infrastructure up-to-date as new
attacks and threats emerge.

Integrated Web application security

InterSpect also features integrated Web application security
through Web Intelligence™, a set of advanced capabilities

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InterSpect includes SmartDefense for internal networks,
providing preemptive protection for known and unknown
attacks inside the network.

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InterSpect is the only solution specifically designed for internal security. It
can provide security on the network backbone and per network segment.

Internal intrusion prevention and network access control

that detects and prevents attacks against the Web infrastruc­ture. It provides comprehensive protection for Web servers
against common Web application exploits like buffer over­flows, command injection, and SQL injection. This includes
Check Point’s patent-pending Malicious Code Protector™,
which offers a revolutionary way of identifying buffer overflow,
heap overflows, and other malicious executable code attacks
that target Web servers and other applications without relying
on signature-based detection.

Endpoint security integration

InterSpect integrates with Check Point Integrity™ to provide
Cooperative Enforcement® of network and endpoint security
policies. This ensures that only compliant users can access
network resources while noncompliant users and nodes
will be quarantined and notified appropriately. Integrity
combined with InterSpect provides a critical component of
Check Point’s Total Access Protection framework, securing
both desktop and laptop PCs that connect to the corporate
network, as well as the network itself.

Unified security management

Under the NGX platform, InterSpect can now be managed
from the same console and server and by the same
administrators that manage other Check Point products
using the SmartCenter™ and Provider-1®/SiteManager-1™
unified management platforms. This includes the Security
Management Architecture (SMART) solutions and the VPN-1®
line of gateways.

From the same console, administrators can manage all
their Check Point gateways and also deploy SmartDefense
updates to multiple devices simultaneously with a single
operation, thereby reducing administrative burden and errors.

PERFORMANCE

InterSpect is an appliance that has been designed to meet
the performance demands of internal security. It is based
on SecurePlatform™, Check Point’s hardened-security
operating system. To ensure the highest level of performance,
InterSpect also includes Check Point’s patented SecureXL™
security acceleration technology.

Monitor-only mode logs attacks without interrupting
connectivity and Web Intelligence and SmartDefense
operate as an intrusion detection device.

InterSpect is managed by SmartCenter, allowing integrated
management, logging, and monitoring. InterSpect quarantines
down to the switch-port level.

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DEPLOYMENT MODES

To support various deployments, InterSpect can work in three inline operating modes (bridge, switch, and router mode). Monitor-only
capability can be used with all modes.

Description Primary deployment scenarios

Bridge mode

InterSpect bridges one or more segments to the backbone
and is invisible to the IP network

Switch mode

InterSpect acts as a multiport bridge in which all ports are
bridged together to make one zone

Router mode

InterSpect acts as a router, and every active port is configured
with a different IP address

Monitor-only capability

InterSpect inspects traffic without enforcing safeguards and
defenses (can be used with bridge, switch, or router modes)

Transparent deployment of segmentation, worm defense,
and quarantine

Transparent deployment of worm defense and quarantine
when full segmentation is not required

Sophisticated network-zone segmentation for multiple
security zones

Pilot deployments to understand InterSpect’s effect on legacy
applications prior to active, inline deployment

SPECIFICATIONS

Target One workgroup protection Multiple workgroup protection Gigabit network protection

Operating environment Check Point SecurePlatform Check Point SecurePlatform Check Point SecurePlatform

Throughput 200 Mbps 500 Mbps 1,000 Mbps

Fiber interfaces N/A Add-on available

Expansion slots N/A 1 1

Inspection ports 2 3-10 3-14

Management port 1 1 1

Maximum ports 3 Copper: 10 or Fiber: 8 Copper: 14 or Fiber: 8

Failover NIC (FON) N/A

Interface speed 10/100/1,000 Mbps 10/100/1,000 Mbps 10/100/1,000 Mbps

VLAN support 8 VLANs 128 VLANs Unlimited VLANs

SmartDefense Services Included for one year Included for one year Included for one year

Width 16.7 in./42.5 cm 17.61 in./44.7 cm 17.61 in./44.7 cm

Height 1.68 in./4.2 cm (1U) 1.68 in./4.2 cm (1U) 1.68 in./4.2 cm (1U)

Depth 21.9 in./55.5 cm 27 in./68.3 cm 27 in./68.3 cm

Weight 27 lbs./12.25 kg 35 lbs./15.9 kg 35 lbs./15.9 kg

Power 100-220 volts 50/60 Hz 100-220 volts 50/60 Hz 100-220 volts 50/60 Hz

InterSpect 210/210N InterSpect 410 InterSpect 610/610F

Add-on available
(included on 610F)

Integrated
(copper)

Add-on available
(copper or fiber)

Add-on available
(copper or fiber)

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