Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd.(link is external) announced that its Quantum Firewall Software R82 — the latest version of Check Point’s core network security software delivering advanced threat prevention and scalable policy management — has received Common Criteria EAL4+ certification, further reinforcing its position as a trusted security foundation for critical infrastructure, government, and defense organizations worldwide.
GitLab Duo Self-Hosted Released
February 20, 2025
GitLab announced the general availability of GitLab Duo Self-Hosted.
This capability enables organizations to maintain full control over data privacy, security, and the deployment of large language models (LLMs) in their own infrastructure.
Features of GitLab Duo Self-Hosted include:
- Flexible Model Deployments: Enables organizations to optimize performance and resources by selecting from the supported AI model list, including Anthropic, Mistral, and OpenAI.
- GitLab Duo Code Suggestions: Provides code generation and code completion features to assist users in autocompleting lines of code based on context and creating blocks of code from single- and multi-line comments.
- GitLab Duo Chat: Combines the GitLab Duo suite of AI capabilities into a single natural language chat interface to connect DevSecOps workflows.
- GitLab Duo is a suite of end-to-end AI capabilities that support DevSecOps teams at every stage of the software development lifecycle. GitLab Duo Self-Hosted is available for GitLab Self-Managed, Ultimate customers with applicable licensing.
"GitLab Duo Self-Hosted is transformative for organizations with strict security and data privacy requirements," said David DeSanto, chief product officer at GitLab. "GitLab is the only DevSecOps platform to offer a self-hosted AI capability, while also eliminating the need for organizations to stitch together multiple-point solutions across the software development lifecycle. Customers can now confidently adopt AI in air-gapped and private cloud environments, accelerating innovation while maintaining complete control over their data."
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