Check Point Security Management

My main use case for Check Point Security Management  is to use the management server and all the security features of Check Point Gateway, allowing me to easily integrate and manage all firewalls within one dashboard.

I manage my firewalls through the dashboard by overseeing cluster management of active and standby devices, easily publishing and writing firewall policies based on five-tuples such as source IP, destination IP, source port, destination port, as well as configuring and monitoring both side-to-side and remote VPN activities.

The best features of Check Point Security Management  are its cluster environment, which speeds up performance through SecureXL and ClusterXL, and its robust threat management tools that provide vulnerability exposure and virus mitigation capabilities.

ClusterXL and threat management have helped me by enhancing performance through redundancy in active and standby firewalls, allowing for multiple security gateways to operate smoothly within the security management setup.

Additionally, IPS is enabled, and I can integrate Check Point Infinity  solutions through the Infinity  portal, which allows for easy policy pushing and customization.

Check Point Security Management has positively impacted my organization by enabling me to set up various location firewalls in one dashboard, which is a significant benefit I have noticed. It saves me time and reduces complexity, as the friendly dashboard allows me to see all logs, policies, monitoring, auditing tools, and issues related to VPN and traffic, making it easy to manage everything efficiently.

Check Point Security Management can be improved; the recent R82 version is AI-enabled with increased security but I have encountered issues during upgrades, requiring backups to prevent potential disasters.

I recommend ensuring that backups are taken before any maintenance to avoid complications during upgrades.

I have been working in my current field for the last six years.

Check Point Security Management is stable; I have experienced no downtime as long as HA is maintained during upgrades.

Check Point Security Management does not have notable scalability options.

Customer support for Check Point Security Management is excellent; I would rate it a 10 out of 10.

I have not switched from Check Point Security Management; my organization continues to use it.

The setup was facilitated by the Azure Marketplace .

I purchased Check Point Security Management through the Azure Marketplace .

I have seen a return on investment, as it only takes one to two employees to understand and manage policies effectively, leading to savings in employee costs.

In terms of pricing, I find the pay-as-you-go model convenient, and I have utilized an enterprise license, making it easier on cost management, handled mainly by the procurement and licensing teams.

Before choosing Check Point Security Management, I evaluated some other management tools based on traffic handling and RMA policy capabilities, which helped me make my choice.

I advise others considering Check Point Security Management to choose this product confidently because it has all types of features, including NGFW, VPN policies, DDoS, UTM features, and seamless integration capabilities with Check Point Infinity software for managing gateways across different locations. I would rate this product a 10 out of 10.

When I create different policies or VPNs or view activity or logs, I need to look at one site. In this case, Check Point Security Management  provides everything for this scenario, offering me a comprehensive view.

When I need to prevent different threats over the network, I access Check Point Security Management and view the events or logs for different threats or suspicious activities, which enhances my overall security strategy.

Consistency across environments with Check Point Security Management helps me ensure that instead of maintaining separate rules for firewalls, cloud workloads, and data centers, we apply one unified policy that covers them all. This reduces misconfigurations and ensures compliance, proving to be a time-saver because rolling out a new rule or updating an existing one takes minutes, not hours, because it is propagated everywhere automatically.

Automation is one of the most valuable aspects of Check Point Security Management, and it often does not get enough attention compared to headline features like unified policies or visibility. With policy automation, routine tasks such as rule creation, compliance checks, or policy updates can be automated, reducing human error and saving hours of manual work.

Check Point Security Management has simplified administration in my organization because instead of juggling multiple consoles, everything is managed from a single pane of glass. This has reduced complexity and saved significant time for our IT team, improving our operational efficiency.

For a policy update, I used to spend two or three hours across multiple consoles. Now, with unified management in Check Point Security Management, it takes thirty to forty minutes, resulting in about a seventy percent reduction in effort, greatly boosting productivity.

The documentation for Check Point Security Management needs to be more intuitive for all users and for first-time implementations, making it easier to navigate and utilize effectively.

I have been using Check Point Security Management for around four years, which has significantly enhanced my capabilities in managing security efficiently.

I recommend Check Point Security Management as an excellent tool for security and for centralizing your gateway, making it a solid choice for organizations looking to enhance their security posture.

I rate Check Point Security Management an eight overall, reflecting my experience with the platform.

My main use case for Check Point Security Management  is for management of the gateways, creating, and centralized management in Check Point Infinity  Portal.

For example, when I buy a gateway in Azure , I need to control or manage these gateways and use Check Point Security Management  for controlling, creating different policies, and viewing the logs and events into Check Point Security Management. Check Point Security Management is used in Check Point Infinity  Portal with Smart Console.

I use Check Point Security Management in my workflow as it provides centralized management because I put different gateways in different sites into the security management and control them.

One of the best features of Check Point Security Management that stands out for me is the powerful policy tools.

The flexible deployment model is valuable for me because I can choose deployment models, for example, on-premise, cloud, and different sites. I control or manage this with this tool.

An important feature I find helpful in Check Point Security Management is the policies view, where I create different policy labels for different gateways and control different traffic.

Check Point Security Management has positively impacted my organization, with one benefit being that I create one security management for controlling any gateways.

This level of security management has benefited my organization because it has saved me time.

I don't know the exact number, but it is easier for controlling the different gateways.

Check Point Security Management can be improved in terms of policies management and workflow efficiency. For example, the interface can be overwhelming for new users, and simplifying rule creation, offering guided workflows or templates will reduce onboarding time.

I think engaging role-based access control is essential; granular permissions for more flexible RBAC will allow the organization to delegate tasks. For example, read-only access, audit role, or contributor policy editing is a great opportunity to create more granular permissions.

I have been using Check Point Security Management for around two years.

Check Point Security Management is stable in my experience, though there may be issues when using a cluster or in Infinity Portal.

Check Point Security Management's scalability has met my needs as my organization grows; I have no problem with this.

The customer support is great, but I think there is a need for more languages regarding the different responses over tickets.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing has been great; I faced no problem with the cost or license.

I have seen a return on investment in terms of time saved.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing has been great; I faced no problem with the cost or license.

I recommend using Check Point Security Management if a company needs to control or manage their gateways. I would rate this product an 8 overall.

Check Point Security Management  serves as our command center for centrally managing our firewalls and security policies across multi-sites, enabling us to configure rules, monitor traffic, and respond to threats in real-time.

Using SmartConsole, we monitor all network traffic across our gateways in Azure  and VPNs to on-premise locations, providing us with a live view of sessions, blocked attempts, and threat indicators. The log monitor tab is especially useful, allowing us to filter by source, destination, and other types for examining different events.

Check Point Security Management  offers centralized control, real-time threat visibility, and automation tools that streamline security operations across complex environments. The unified management console, SmartConsole in this case, acts as a single pane of glass for managing firewalls, gateways, and related infrastructure.

A significant strength of Check Point Security Management is the role-based access control, which allows us to delegate specific tasks such as log review, policy editing, and threat analysis to different teams without compromising security.

Check Point Security Management has positively impacted our organization by improving efficiency. Centralized policy management has drastically reduced the time we spend configuring and deploying rules across multiple gateways from hours to minutes, thanks to SmartConsole and automated policy deployment.

Check Point Security Management could be improved by enhancing its user interface, expanding third-party integrations, and refining reports and automation capabilities to make it more intuitive and scalable for diverse enterprise environments.

I have been using Check Point Security Management for five years.

Check Point Security Management is very stable.

Check Point Security Management's scalability is also very good.

The customer support for Check Point Security Management is very good.

The setup process of Check Point Security Management was mostly smooth, though we encountered a few surprises along the way.

The relevant metrics for return on investment is the time saved.

Since implementing Check Point Security Management, we have saved approximately 10 to 15 hours per week due to a significant reduction in manual workload and incident response times.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is moderate because I need to be informed when deploying these different tools. The department expert handles this in our case.

I would advise others looking into using Check Point Security Management to give it a try. When companies look for a centralized security solution, they should use Check Point Security Management. I would rate this product an 8 out of 10.

My main use case for Check Point Security Management  is to configure and manage our security gateway.

A specific example of how I use Check Point Security Management  to manage our security gateway is that we have a head office and a branch office with an HA firewall of Check Point integrated with this security management product. All configuration, reporting, and any tasks related to the security gateway are completed through the security gateway.

The best features Check Point Security Management offers are its manageability and the easy user interface from where I can configure or manage multiple security gateways.

When I mention manageability and the user interface, it stands out to me because it is easy to trace any tabs to configure anything, making it very reliable.

Check Point Security Management has positively impacted my organization because our IT person is not always busy with troubleshooting or manageability after deploying this solution, as they can manage multiple security gateways from a single console.

It is saving our time, and we can do multiple things related to IT right now, with one single person doing multiple things after this deployment.

Check Point Security Management is working as per my requirements, so I don't see anything lacking in this solution. It is perfectly working for my organization.

I have been using Check Point Security Management for more than two and a half years.

Check Point Security Management is stable in my experience, as I don't see any issue or downtime. It is perfectly stable and working till now.

Check Point Security Management is currently handling my five or six gateways. From the scalability perspective, I can't say much because we have a limited number of branches, and it is handling that.

My experience with Check Point Security Management's customer support has been positive, as they are very helpful in each and every technical aspect and able to resolve complex issues within the timeline. I am very much happy with their support.

We are using Check Point Security Management only. I did not previously use a different solution.

Before implementing Check Point Security Management, I was very worried about the initial integration part. However, that part was very easy because there are multiple KBs available from Check Point, and it is very straightforward to integrate. We didn't face any challenges with this solution.

I was not part of the team who handles the pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Check Point Security Management.

The return on investment with Check Point Security Management is clear because it helps save time and money. One person is now working for multiple things related to IT, whereas previously we had multiple engineers involved for different tasks. After this deployment, one engineer can handle multiple things.

I was not part of the team who handles the pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Check Point Security Management.

Before choosing Check Point Security Management, I evaluated other options like FortiGate and others.

I would rate Check Point Security Management a nine out of ten. I chose nine out of ten because it is working very fine till now, and it might be in the future that I can see anything lacking inside, which is why I am not giving ten out of ten.

I would advise anyone looking into using Check Point Security Management, especially those having multiple security gateways and multiple branches using Check Point firewall, to consider it as the best centralized management solution. From this solution, reporting, all the security gateway management, and troubleshooting can be done easily, which will be very helpful for them. My review rating for Check Point Security Management is nine.