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# Benjamin Day

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## [Check Your Check Points With PRTG](https://blog.paessler.com/how-to-secure-your-check-point-security-with-prtg)

![ ](https://blog.paessler.com/hubfs/people/blog-authors/benjamin-day.jpg) By [Benjamin Day](https://blog.paessler.com/author/benjamin-day)  
 Sep 21, 2017 •  10 minute read

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## [Ben’s Story: PRTG Saved My @ss So Often, I Ended Up Working for Paessler!](https://blog.paessler.com/bens-story-prtg-saved-me-so-often-i-ended-up-working-for-paessler)

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 Jun 21, 2017 •  8 minute read

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