What is the default SMS and SG update interval for IPS Protections (R80.

The correct answer is C. Two hours . In R80.20 and later, Check Point supports direct scheduled updates from the Security Gateway for IPS protections, Anti-Virus, and Anti-Bot. The official Threat Prevention Scheduled Updates documentation states that IPS, Anti-Virus and Anti-Bot updates are performed every two hours by default . It also explains the R80.20 architectural change: before R80.20, IPS updates were downloaded to the Security Management Server and enforced by gateways after policy installation; starting from R80.20, gateways can directly download the updates.

The SMS/SG distinction matters operationally. In upgraded or mixed-version environments, scheduled update behavior can depend on whether the Management Server, Security Gateways, or both have been upgraded to R80.20 or higher. Gateways without Internet connectivity still require policy installation to enforce updates. The default interval tested here is the recurring update check for IPS protections in the R80.20+ scheduled-update model, and that interval is two hours. Six hours, twelve hours, and daily are not the documented default for IPS protections in this context. Daily applies to some Threat Emulation update components, not IPS protections. Reference topics: Threat Prevention Scheduled Updates, IPS protection updates, R80.20 direct gateway updates, Security Management Server update behavior, Security Gateway update interval.