Security Management Servers deployed in a cloud environment can manage which of the following gateways?

Question

Options

• APhysical Security Gateways and CloudGuard IaaS Security Gateways
• BOnly CloudGuard IaaS Security Gateways
• COn-Prem Security Gateways and CloudGuard IaaS Security Gateways on multiple CSP's
• DOnly Security Gateways with the CloudGuard Controller installed

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  91% (51)
• D
  5% (3)

Explanation

Option C is correct because Check Point's Security Management Server (SMS), even when hosted in a cloud environment, maintains full hybrid management capability - it can manage both on-premises Security Gateways and CloudGuard IaaS Security Gateways spanning multiple Cloud Service Providers (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) from a single pane of glass. This reflects Check Point's unified security architecture, where management plane placement does not restrict which gateways can be managed.

Why the distractors fail:

• A uses "Physical" instead of "On-Prem," which is too narrow - on-prem gateways include virtual appliances deployed locally, not just hardware; the scope is also understated since multi-CSP support is omitted.
• B is wrong because limiting management to only CloudGuard IaaS gateways would break hybrid environments; the SMS is designed to manage across deployment models.
• D is wrong because the CloudGuard Controller is a component for dynamic object integration (syncing cloud VM metadata into policy), not a prerequisite for gateway manageability.

Memory tip: Think of a cloud-hosted SMS as a universal remote - its own location (cloud or on-prem) doesn't limit what it can reach. If you see "only" in an answer choice for SMS management scope, it's almost certainly a trap.

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