Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. announced the launch of its new Security Gateway Module (SGM) 260 for the 61000 Security System. The SGM260 blade takes that performance to a new level, doubling firewall and IPS aggregated throughput to up to 400 Gbps and 130 Gbps respectively. Additionally, the SGM260 blade also doubles the 61000's security power up to 33,000 SecurityPower Units (SPU).

Key features of the SGM260 include: Unparalleled performance of up to 33,000 SPU; Up to 400 Gbps of firewall and up to 130 Gbps IPS throughput; Connection capacity of over 200 million concurrent connections; Enhanced large scale data center and private cloud connectivity with up to 60x10GbE and up to 8x40GbE port density; Smooth performance scaling process with zero downtime when adding SGM260 blades to existing 61000 chassis. The SGM260 is available immediately.