My main use case for Check Point Security Management is to control my gateways and the other Check Point security tools.

In this case, I use Check Point Security Management for controller, admin, change different topics in my gateways; my gateways are in Azure and this gateway has only a gateway, with no specific controlling because for this I use Check Point Security Management in other service, specifically in Infinity Portal.

I have no additional information to add about how I use Check Point Security Management in my environment, particularly with Infinity Portal or Azure gateways.

I love the real-time monitoring feature of Check Point Security Management because when I need to see different problems or block different traffic, I need to use a tool with real-time capabilities for troubleshooting or the other documentations with the real issue.

Real-time monitoring helps me solve issues, for example, when I have a problem with the VPN; I need to view different traffic and identify different calls about the problem, or when I need to view when I have different user a problem with into others networks or something else.

Check Point Security Management positively impacts my organization as it is a great tool for completing the security checkpoints tools, making it possible to create this solution in different sites, for example, in Azure and on-premise, with the same impact or application.

The documentation of Check Point Security Management is not intuitive because it is for advanced technical support, and when I need to deploy different features, it is complicated for junior support or technical personnel.

I would like to see more intuitive documentation or easier documentation for Check Point Security Management.

I have been using this solution for two years in my current field.

Check Point Security Management is stable in my experience.

Check Point Security Management is very scalable and handles growth or changes in my organization well.

My experience with customer support for Check Point Security Management has been very good.

Neutral

I did not previously use a different solution before Check Point Security Management.

This is a great tool for admin or controlling your gateway.

I have not seen a return on investment from using Check Point Security Management; however, it provides better time response.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is great because I need to put the licensing in the different tools over or around Check Point. I don't know the price because it's in a different area, not the support area.

I did not evaluate other options before choosing Check Point Security Management.

I rate Check Point Security Management a nine out of ten.

Our main use case for Check Point Security Management is for unified management of our security devices, so our administration can control everything from one centralized interface.

A specific example of how we use Check Point Security Management for shipment security management and administration control is that we have multiple security gateways integrated with security management. For any required configuration, we use the console on security management to implement all changes.

The best features Check Point Security Management offers are Smart Logging and Smart Console, which are helpful for log searching and analysis. While we have raw data, these two tools provide better visibility on incident trends and ensure GDPR compliance.

Smart Log and Smart Console help with visibility and compliance by capturing all events and traffic flow from central management. All users and events are captured in security management, providing full visibility.

Check Point Security Management has positively impacted our organization by providing better administration control and a unified central pane of glass for daily configuration.

A specific outcome demonstrating how Check Point Security Management has helped our organization is the reduction in human error through centralized policy management.

Check Point Security Management can be improved as it requires significant resources, particularly in larger deployments.

We have been using Check Point Security Management for more than three years.

Check Point Security Management is stable.

Check Point Security Management demonstrates good scalability.

The customer support for Check Point Security Management is excellent, as the support engineers are supportive and have excellent knowledge in troubleshooting.

Positive

We are using Check Point Security Management exclusively and have not previously used a different solution.

We have seen a return on investment through reduced cost and time.

Before choosing Check Point Security Management, we evaluated FortiManager.

My advice for anyone looking into using Check Point Security Management is to look for the centralized single pane of glass to manage security devices.

I rate Check Point Security Management 8 out of 10 because of its unified console, usability, and proper reporting capabilities.

We are using Check Point Security Management to centrally push the configuration to our security gateway, and we are using this solution to upgrade patches and firmware updates to our security gateway devices.

We have upgraded our security gateway from central management using Check Point Security Management, eliminating the need to log in to each security gateway device individually. We simply push the upgrade firmware version from centralized management, and it upgrades from there.

With central management of Check Point Security Management, we track all employees connected to our network to prevent security breaches or issues. All these features can be implemented from centrally management with the help of visibility.

The best feature of Check Point Security Management is centralized management and login, making it an easy job for engineers to configure and manage it.

After implementing the management of devices using Check Point Security Management, it became very easy and we are getting full visibility.

Time savings have been significant because with Check Point Security Management, our engineers spend less time managing or configuring the security gateway. We simply log in from central management to push changes to multiple security gateways easily.

The initial configuration and setup knowledge base document for Check Point Security Management could be upgraded to make it more helpful for configuration reference.

Apart from the knowledge base improvements needed, everything is very useful and meaningful in Check Point Security Management.

I have been using Check Point Security Management for almost three years.

Check Point Security Management is stable.

Check Point Security Management is good in terms of scalability. We can add more gateways, and it handles them very easily.

I have had a great experience with the support team of Check Point Security Management. They are supportive and very knowledgeable. When we face technical issues, they are ready to help us.

Positive

Regarding pricing, setup costs, and licensing for Check Point Security Management, we have not faced any challenges. Everything was as per expectation and costing.

We evaluated Fortinet FortiManager before choosing Check Point Security Management.

Anyone looking for a centralized management solution can consider Check Point Security Management as one of the most valued solutions that will really help them to centrally manage all security gateways. I rate Check Point Security Management nine out of ten.

We are using Check Point Security Management to manage multiple Check Point next-generation firewalls, enabling all these firewalls to be managed from the security management. For any configuration in the firewall, we manage it in Check Point Security Management console, where we configure policies, new object creation, services, ports configuration, or any VPN configuration, and we push all the configuration from the security management.

The best features Check Point Security Management offers in my experience are the user interface and the logging service.

The user interface of Check Point Security Management is very understandable, and users can easily configure it. Additionally, every activity or traffic flow from our network gets logged in our security devices.

Once we deployed Check Point Security Management, the manageability and the reporting capabilities made our job easier. We are getting better visibility, and based on this visibility, we configure the policies. Since implementing Check Point Security Management, it has saved our time, and the configuration and troubleshooting processes are easy.

For smaller organizations, the pricing of Check Point Security Management can be more reasonable.

I have been using Check Point Security Management for more than three years.

Check Point Security Management is stable and I have not experienced any downtime or reliability issues.

Check Point Security Management can easily handle the organization's growth, but it will depend on the model.

I have a great experience with the customer support team of Check Point Security Management.

Positive

I did not previously use a different solution before Check Point Security Management.

For any organization looking for centralized management of security, I consider Check Point Security Management a good solution. Apart from the pricing, everything about Check Point Security Management is perfect. I rate Check Point Security Management as nine out of ten.

My main use case for Check Point Security Management is to manage my security gateway.

A specific example of how I use Check Point Security Management with my security gateway is that from the security management, we make changes in our security gateway. It is related to configuration, whether the security policy for the users on NATting, VPN, or security profiles. All this configuration, we push. Any modification needed in our current configuration security gateway, we normally push all this configuration from security management.

The best features that Check Point Security Management offers, which stand out to me the most, are logging and monitoring. The monitoring is exceptional as it provides consolidated logs, signals, and any alerts that come from the security gateway in real time.

The logging and monitoring help my team day to day by alerting us if any incident or event occurs, enabling us to detect and prevent threats within seconds.

Check Point Security Management has positively impacted my organization because with more than one security gateway in our organization, we are easily able to manage and configure our security gateway with the help of security management.

Check Point Security Management can be improved because for smaller organizations with only a single or a couple of devices, there is no need for the management. They are required to use the management system, which increases costs for smaller organizations. This aspect could be addressed.

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

In my experience, Check Point Security Management is stable as I have not encountered any issues.

Check Point Security Management's scalability is good because it can handle growth easily, but it depends on the model. While I cannot say much on scalability, it is quite stable.

The customer support for Check Point Security Management is supportive, based on my interactions with them.

Neutral

We did not have any security management from another vendor before using Check Point Security Management.

Since using Check Point Security Management, I have seen a return on investment because with multiple gateways, we do not have to invest in multiple engineers. One engineer can handle multiple security gateways from the security management, saving both time and money.

Before choosing Check Point Security Management, we evaluated Fortinet.

The solution has saved our time, reduced errors, and made management simpler.

My advice for others looking into using Check Point Security Management is that if anyone wants to save time and resources, they can consider this solution to configure and manage multiple gateways.

I rate Check Point Security Management an eight out of ten.

Our main use case for Check Point Security Management is to centrally manage our multiple gateways to push any configuration centralized.

A standout feature of Check Point Security Management is its user-friendly interface, which is easy to understand, and we can easily generate custom reports to present to our management team.

In terms of custom reporting, we generally generate reports such as top 10 or top 20 users consuming more bandwidth or top 10 risky users, helping us have visibility into users accessing malicious websites or security events that happened recently.

After deploying Check Point Security Management, we improved our productivity by integrating all devices into a single console instead of managing separate log-ins for each branch's gateways, making our admin team's tasks easier.

I have noticed that it has reduced errors because when configuring through the security management, a single configuration is pushed to all gateways, saving time and reducing mistakes.

It can be improved because sometimes it lags when accessing the management gateway.

I have been with my current organization for more than four years, and I have more than 10 years of experience in this field.

Check Point Security Management is stable, but there are some lags.

The scalability is outstanding and handles growth and increased demand very well.

The support team is outstanding, helping us with troubleshooting when we require technical support.

Positive

Before choosing Check Point Security Management, we evaluated Fortinet.

We have been using Check Point Security Management since the start.

After deploying the security management, our time has been saved, and we require fewer engineers, allowing a single team to handle all security gateways, saving costs at the management level.

The setup cost and pricing are a little concerning, but considering the features and stability of the devices, they are outstanding.

If anyone has more than one branch and multiple security gateways, they should definitely consider Check Point Security Management or a cloud-based solution to manage all security gateways easily.

Everything looks perfect right now.

On a scale of 1-10, I rate Check Point Security Management an 8.

We are using Check Point Security Management to centrally manage and configure the firewalls in our day-to-day operations.

In my scenario, while using Check Point Security Management, there are more than one gateways, so we create policies or any modification regarding IPS or VPNs or application control policies. We centrally enforce all these configurations or modifications from centralized security management.

Based on my experience with Check Point Security Management, the best part is that we can enforce all configurations such as firewall policy or application control across all managed gateways. We can also generate compliance reports based on our requirements. We are using this central management for simplified configuration.

The reports generated through Check Point Security Management are very useful for our audit team. Whenever they ask for our logs or reports on network incidents, we generate the reports based on audit requirements and hand them over to our audit team.

With Check Point Security Management, the management of multiple gateways has become very easy and we can easily modify or enforce any changes in our existing configuration. We can also monitor from central, which is very useful.

The initial setup of Check Point Security Management is a little bit complex. This process could be made easier so that the configuration or initial setup would be simpler to configure.

We have been using Check Point Security Management for more than three years.

Check Point Security Management is stable.

The scalability of Check Point Security Management is excellent. We can integrate and manage multiple gateways.

The customer support for Check Point Security Management is good.

Neutral

We have been using Check Point firewall and Check Point Security Management from the beginning.

We evaluated FortiManager before choosing Check Point Security Management.

The initial setup of Check Point Security Management is a little bit complex. This process could be made easier so that the configuration or initial setup would be simpler to configure.

As the administrator of the central management, I can say that the benefit of using Check Point Security Management includes time saving and fewer resources needed to manage it. This is beneficial for any organization.

Using Check Point Security Management has reduced the configuration timeline and helped us easily become compliant with security requirements.

I was not part of the pricing or setup cost decisions.

We evaluated FortiManager before choosing Check Point Security Management.

I suggest anyone looking to manage Check Point gateways centrally should consider Check Point Security Management. It is really helpful and time-saving. You can enforce any configuration from central, which will be very helpful and beneficial for any organization. I rate Check Point Security Management 8 out of 10.

I need to use Check Point Security Management because it's necessary for controlling and administering our gateways.

When I need to change different policies in my gateway, I need to go into Check Point Security Management because I need to change and review new different items or objects in my security company.

Another main use case is when I need to review or check different logs, I need to use Check Point Security Management to check.

The best features Check Point Security Management offers are its intuitive tools. Around the technology, Check Point Security Management is the best way for controlling my gateways. When I need to use logs, events, and policies, and different things around controlling my gateways, it's very easy to use logs, events, and monitoring in Check Point Security Management. When I need to check different possibilities of hackers or others, it is very intuitive to use these features.

Check Point Security Management has impacted my organization positively because the organization's security and perimeter area is better after using this technology. Two years ago, when I needed to report different activities about suspicious activities, I needed to check faster, and I controlled the situation much faster.

Check Point Security Management offers great features for controlling your gateways.

Different features in Check Point Security Management indicate that Check Point needs to create different dashboards and different options to give their clients more creative solutions.

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

My experience with Check Point Security Management is very stable. There are no problems with different issues.

Check Point Security Management is very scalable.

My experience with Check Point Security Management's customer support in the past was not the best. However, at this time, the customer support is better.

Neutral

I only use Check Point.

My experience with Check Point Security Management's pricing is so-so because the license is very high in different products around Check Point. Regarding the setup, it is very easy. Other aspects provide a great experience around this feature.

I need to purchase Check Point Security Management in the Marketplace in Azure.

The price is very high. The license for the different features of Check Point infrastructure is also high.

I need to use Check Point Security Management in my security department and it is a very important tool for us. The support during the years is better than in the past.

In my case, I deploy Check Point Security Management in cloud and on-premises.

On a scale of 1-10, I rate Check Point Security Management a 9 out of 10.

We need central management for our policy, monitoring, and different day-to-day administrative tasks, so Check Point Security Management fits all the requirements for our needs. As we know, Check Point Security Management can be used for central policy management. It is an all-in-one management system. We can manage firewalling, application control, URL filtering, IPS, Anti-Bot, and Threat Emulation. We can unify the rule base and reduce it in one central management console called SmartConsole. That is our main use case for this product.

I can use one console for access lists, application control, managing day-to-day reporting, granular access control, managing large and segmented environments with multiple domains or customers, and integrating threat management with that console. It has summed up the tasks in one console, which is our specific use case.

We can manage one firewall in one site, one cluster in one of our sites, and another cluster in another site with a single console. This feature allows us to manage large and sophisticated management tasks in one console, which is why it is called Multi-Domain Security Management.

The granular and general access control allows us to centralize our policy management in one console for firewall, application control, URL filtering, IPS, Anti-Bot, Threat Emulation, and Threat Extraction. It is unified in one console, allowing us to unify the rule base to reduce complexity. These features are beneficial, and the system is scalable.

Administrators are operational, so it creates operational efficiency through faster rollouts of change with policy packages, creating faster and easier operational day-to-day activities.

I strongly admire the compliant support feature. It creates detailed logs, audit trails, and customizable reports. It has excellent reporting features including the threat blades, threat prevention blades, and firewalling blades. I can comply with this and provide it for auditors, which makes it an interesting feature.

Performance with logs needs improvement as Check Point Security Management has large-scale environments that need dedicated log servers. If you store logs on the central management server or Check Point SMS, it will create resource-intensive tasks. When the logs are too heavy for the security management server, the CPU spike will be high, causing our management day-to-day activity to lag or become difficult. This needs to be improved. Additionally, the resource demands need improvement. For example, log indexing related to SmartEvent needs strong servers, which should be improved for the future.

I have been deploying Check Point Security Management products for almost three years.

It is stable for our clients.

It is scalable because it can manage different gateways or different firewalls in different sites. It can be multi-domain Security Management server and can manage large or segmented environments with multiple domains or customers.

For management, we did not use another solution. We just used Cisco ASA on that single firewall which can be managed through CLI. We switched from Cisco ASA, but that was not management; it was a firewall.

We considered other vendors such as FortiGate and Palo Alto firewalls. We chose Check Point Security Management server because we selected Check Point for our firewall.

I rate Check Point Security Management nine out of ten because it has good features. I decreased one point due to the performance and resource demanding issues on the log indexing, and SmartEvent needs strong servers, which needs to be considered.

It is deployed on-premises and is not costly. The management server can be expensive, but it excels at what it does.

Check Point Security Management server centralizes our policy management by unifying the firewalling features and threat prevention features to manage it in one console. It creates ease and operational efficiency. We save time and increase our day-to-day operational efficiency by removing management complexity.

If you want to centralize your policy management such as firewalling, application control, URL filtering, and different threat prevention features, and unify your rule base to reduce operational complexity, you need to use Check Point Security Management.

My main use case for Check Point Security Management is as a firewall. I have connected it in my office premises as a firewall. The people who connect to the internet in the internal network have their packet captures go through the firewall itself, ensuring everything is safe and secure.

The best feature Check Point Security Management offers is the GUI. The GUI shows everything in different categories such as mobile phones, connected devices, laptops, and desktops. It displays everything in different dashboards, making it easy to understand what is connected to what.

Having that dashboard helps me in my day-to-day work because it saves time. It shows all the devices that have been connected and how many devices are connected in different ways. Through this, I am able to track how many laptops and mobile phones have occupied my IP addresses.

If I had to pick one thing that could make my experience even better, I would say they need to change the support resolution time. Everything else meets expectations.

I have been using Check Point Security Management for 1.8 years.

Check Point Security Management is stable in my experience with no downtime.

Regarding scalability, I have given the rating of nine out of ten. The support is the only aspect having a glitch; everything else is satisfactory.

I choose a nine out of ten specifically because sometimes the support has a glitch.

I used a different solution before but prefer not to disclose that name. Currently, there are no issues with anything, and everything is functioning properly.

I have seen a hundred percent return on investment with Check Point Security Management.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Check Point Security Management is positive. The products they provide from Check Point are reasonably priced and satisfactory.

Before choosing Check Point Security Management, I did not evaluate other options. I chose only one option, which is Check Point.

My advice to others looking into using Check Point Security Management is to ask all vendors and customers to take the demo for five to 10 times. After ensuring it is supported by their organizations, then proceed forward. I rate Check Point Security Management a nine out of ten.