Network security / 2026

Check Point gateway migration

Gateway replacement, high-availability checks and staged maintenance for a banking environment.

Overview

Enterprise firewall modernization for a banking environment, delivered through my security engineering engagement at Etech International.

My work

  • Supported a Check Point 5600 HA to 9700 gateway refresh and management upgrades.
  • Validated cluster health, synchronization, Secure Internal Communication and policy installation.
  • Participated in failover testing, staged hotfix maintenance and post-change verification.
  • Documented changes and verification results for operational handover.

In operation

The refreshed platform was brought into operation with failover validation and documented follow-up maintenance.

The handover includes the checks performed, the remaining follow-up work and the recovery plan.

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