Check Point Security Standalone (BYOL)

What do you like best about the product?

What I like most about Check Point Cloud Firewall (formerly CloudGuard Network Security) is the combination of comprehensive cloud security, advanced threat prevention, and centralized policy management. It delivers reliable protection across different cloud environments while also simplifying how security policies are created and maintained. Overall, it helps organizations keep a strong security posture without adding unnecessary operational complexity.

What do you dislike about the product?

The initial setup and configuration can feel complex, and some of the more advanced features come with a learning curve. On top of that, the licensing costs may be high for smaller organizations, and the management interface could be more intuitive and easier to navigate.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Check Point Cloud Firewall (formerly CloudGuard Network Security) helps secure cloud workloads by preventing cyber threats, enforcing consistent security policies, and protecting network traffic across cloud environments. As a result, it strengthens overall security, lowers operational risk, and makes cloud security management simpler and more consistent.

What do you like best about the product?

It provides a single pane of glass across AWS, Azure, GCP, and hybrid environments. Instead of jumping between multiple consoles, I can view logs, alerts, and policy hits in one place, which speeds up the initial process.

What do you dislike about the product?

The UI can feel overwhelming at first. As an L1, it takes some time to figure out where the logs are, how the policies map to cloud resources, and what each alert actually means.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Organizations migrating to AWS, Azure, or GCP often end up with different tools and policies in each environment. Cloud Firewall brings the same firewall, IPS, anti-malware, URL filtering, and application control logic into the cloud, so security doesn’t become fragmented across platforms.

What do you like best about the product?

It allows me to have fine control over the traffic that is sent through to our systems. Especially the logging features allows our team to easily inspect any unauthorised intrusions into our network. The user interface is beautiful and it integrates easily into our own systems. The performance is comparable to top systems that we use previously and is good value for money helping us get a high roi. The support from the team is amazing with some exciting ai features.

What do you dislike about the product?

I love it so much, their is nothing i dislike about the platform other than a rude sales person but other than that they were amazing. Couldnt ask for a better team to suppor tthe work and provide the solution whciht hey did

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

It sollves the very hard problemsof stopping intruders and bot traffic into our network. Form hackers to disgruntled employees. IThey helped soilve the problem really well

What do you like best about the product?

I like Check Point Cloud Firewall's strong threat prevention, centralized policy management, easy integration with the cloud environment, and comprehensive visibility into network traffic and security events.

What do you dislike about the product?

I find the initial setup and policy configuration to be complex, and the management interface has a learning curve. More intuitive reporting and simplified troubleshooting would improve the overall experience. Simplifying the initial deployment with better setup wizards, improving the UI for policy management, and providing a more customizable dashboard and reporting would make the platform easier to use, especially for new administrators.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use Check Point Cloud Firewall to secure cloud workloads and prevent threats, though its initial setup and policy configuration can be complex. It improves cloud traffic visibility despite a management interface learning curve.

What do you like best about the product?

What I like most about Check Point Cloud Firewall is its strong security capabilities combined with centralized management across multiple cloud environments. It provides advanced threat prevention, granular access control, and excellent visibility into network traffic. The integration with public cloud platforms is smooth, making it easier to enforce consistent security policies across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. The user interface is intuitive, logging and monitoring are comprehensive, and the automation features help reduce manual effort while improving overall security posture. It is a reliable solution for organizations looking to secure hybrid and multi-cloud deployments.

What do you dislike about the product?

While Check Point Cloud Firewall offers strong security features, the initial setup and configuration can be complex, especially for teams that are new to the platform. The management console has a learning curve, and troubleshooting policy-related issues can sometimes take longer than expected. Licensing and pricing can also be expensive for smaller organizations. Improving the user interface, simplifying deployment, and providing more intuitive documentation and guided configuration would make the overall experience much better.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Check Point Cloud Firewall helps us secure cloud workloads and network traffic across multiple cloud environments from a single management console. It improves visibility into traffic, enforces consistent security policies, and provides advanced threat prevention to reduce the risk of cyberattacks. The solution has helped simplify firewall management, strengthen compliance, minimize manual configuration efforts through automation, and improve our overall cloud security posture while reducing operational overhead.

What do you like best about the product?

The best about checkpoint cloud firewall is its two models, sms and mds. The checkpoint sms is the end firewall and mds is the top one which manages sms

What do you dislike about the product?

The dislike about check point is its not up to date like palo alto/fortinet as they are the market leaders with lot of capabilities which are lacking in checkpoint

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

The problem that checkpoint cloud firewall solving is security rule creation and rule placement. I use checkpoint smart console to access checkpoint sms device and creates rule. I used to automate these kind of usecases using external scripting to avoid manual errors

What do you like best about the product?

I like how Check Point Cloud Firewall strikes a balance between strong security and ease of management. It provides comprehensive visibility into network traffic and cloud workloads, making it much easier to identify potential risks and investigate issues before they become serious problems. I also appreciate the centralized control it offers over network security, allowing us to enforce policies consistently and gain better visibility into traffic flows. Additionally, the integration with other tools like Microsoft Sentinel as our primary SIEM platform and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint helps us correlate network-level threats with endpoint-level activity, which is really beneficial for our security operations.

What do you dislike about the product?

The initial setup and configuration can be quite complex, especially for organizations that are new to cloud security or have multi-cloud environments. Some advanced features also require a deeper learning curve before teams can take full advantage of them. When we first deployed Check Point Cloud Firewall in our environment, the initial configuration of security policies and rules sets took considerably longer than expected. For teams without prior Check Point experience, mapping existing on-premises firewall rules to the cloud environment required significant planning and expertise. A more guided, wizard-driven setup process for common deployment scenarios, particularly for AWS and Azure environments, would have reduced that initial friction considerably. Honestly, the initial setup of Check Point Cloud Firewall was one of the more challenging aspects of the overall deployment. I would rate it moderately complex, and I think it's important to be transparent about that for any organisation considering the platform.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use Check Point Cloud Firewall to secure our cloud environment, ensuring consistent security controls and better visibility into network traffic and threats, solving our challenge of maintaining network security.

What do you like best about the product?

I like check point cloud firewall because it has very strong cloud security and also it is very easy to use and also it has a very effective threat prevention capacity and also we can easily create policy in check point cloud firewall.

What do you dislike about the product?

I dislike most about check point cloud firewall is that the setup is little bit complicated at first, so new users need more time to get familiar with product and also requires guidance for new users to understand the features of it.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

The check point cloud firewall helps us to protect cloud environment from attack and also prevent from unauthorized access from the internet. It helps us to improve network security in our cloud environment and also gives visibility of network and easy policy.

What do you like best about the product?

Excellent cloud firewall! The main benefits are powerful Threat Prevention and centralized policy management. Deployment is seamless, and the security is top-notch.

What do you dislike about the product?

Heavy and complex tool. SmartConsole has a steep learning curve. Setting up auto-scaling in the cloud is tricky, and premium licensing is costly.
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What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

It solves cloud security gaps with advanced threat prevention and central control. It benefits me by blocking complex attacks and easing policy management.

What do you like best about the product?

I like how easy it is to manage all our network rules in one place instead of juggling different tools. It also gives clear visibility into traffic, which makes it much easier to spot and fix issues quickly. Having everything in one place saves a lot of time. Instead of jumping between different cloud tools, we can update rules, review logs, and troubleshoot issues from a single dashboard, which makes day to day work much smoother.

What do you dislike about the product?

Some parts feel more complicated than they need to be, especially when setting up or fine-tuning policies. It can take a bit of trial and error to get everything working the way we want. Policy setup can feel a bit layered, especially when you are trying to understand how different rules interact. It would help if there were clearer guidance or examples built into the workflow, so you don't have to rely as much on documentation or trial and error.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use Check Point CloudGuard Network Security to control network traffic in our cloud environment. It simplifies managing rules across tools, catches unusual activity early, and provides a single dashboard for smoother operations.