What is the default frequency of IPS updates (in R80.

The correct current official-guide answer is A. Every two hours . Starting from R80.20, Check Point changed IPS update behavior so that gateways can directly download Threat Prevention updates instead of relying only on the Security Management Server and policy installation workflow. The official R80.20 SmartConsole Help states that, starting from R80.20, gateways can directly download updates, while gateways without Internet connectivity still require policy installation to enforce updates. The same official section states that IPS, Anti-Virus and Anti-Bot updates are performed every two hours by default .

This is the key distinction for R80.20 and later. Earlier operational models were more management-server centered, but R80.20+ supports gateway-side automatic update behavior. Every 24 hours is not the current documented default for IPS, Anti-Virus, and Anti-Bot updates in this R80.20+ context. Threat Emulation engine and image updates have separate daily default schedules, which can create confusion if update types are mixed together. Option C and D are also incorrect because the official default is neither hourly nor every four hours. Reference topics: Threat Prevention Scheduled Updates, R80.20 gateway direct updates, IPS update frequency, Anti-Virus and Anti-Bot updates, policy installation for offline gateways.