We use the solution mostly for policy pushing to other gateways.
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Simple to setup with good guides and fast turnaround to resolving findings
What do you like best about the product?
Reduces burden on Security Team to fully understand all technologies in different cloud environments - and it is updated regularly to keep pace with the products in each cloud
What do you dislike about the product?
Designed primarily to be used by users logged in to the portal - many of our teams prefer to have reports sent and not all detail can be sent in these reports
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Security in the cloud for multiple cloud environments - no need to use the different cloud native tools in each environment - If business decides to use a new cloud environment, we already have the tools to start securing new env. from day one
Provides security and reliability, integrates well with other products, and the exceptions work well
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
We deployed the tool for a customer. They faced an attack, but Check Point did not allow it. Check Point does not allow unauthorized access to the network. It just sends a message to the person saying they are not authorized to access the network. The exceptions work very well. Most of the attacks go through the web path. The tool does a good job of securing the web path.
What is most valuable?
We can easily push the policies to any of our gateways. The solution manages the gateways. It works well with other products. It integrates well with Cisco products, too.
What needs improvement?
The tool is expensive.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for the last two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The tool is very stable. The equipment is never down.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have more than ten customers.
How are customer service and support?
The support is very good. We get a response immediately whenever we enter a support request on the website. We do not have to wait for one or two hours. The team also offers remote support. The support provided by Check Point is one of the best in the market.
How was the initial setup?
We have most of the products on-premise. We have only one client on a VM. Check Point offers training for their products. They usually send us a link every time they launch a new feature. Unless we go through the tutorials, it will be difficult for us to deploy the solution. However, it is easy to deploy when you know how to do it. It is easy to navigate if we have read about the gadget.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The tool is expensive. However, if we buy Check Point Security Management, we do not have to buy anything else. We get all the features we need in a single solution. We get value for our money.
What other advice do I have?
If we want to troubleshoot, we just have to log in to the SMS. Everything is listed there. We just have to log in to the gateway we have an issue with. We need not go to the server rooms. I see no improvements needed in the product. The other gateways and SD-WAN could be improved. If someone wishes to use the product, they have chosen the best option. It provides security, reliability, and support. Though it is expensive, it is the best. It has all the features we need. The product is absolutely excellent. Overall, I rate the tool a ten out of ten.
Cloudguard - your cloud security companion
What do you like best about the product?
CloudGuard's versatility and robust threat prevention stand out in securing diverse cloud environments.
What do you dislike about the product?
Limited visibility and complex setup are drawbacks in CloudGuard.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
CloudGuard tackles security concerns in cloud transitions, ensuring data control, threat prevention, and compliance. Its simplicity aids my company, securing our digital space without the complexity.
Great DDoS protection, high availability, and useful firewall rule implementation
What is our primary use case?
We use the product as a primary gateway firewall for all offices at different locations.
We have deployed their high-end firewall UTMs to medium business grade devices 1400 series. They are easy to manage either centrally or as separate devices. We are using them for Network security including firewall rules, NATTing, Web application access, IPSec VPN tunneling between offices and cloud services, user VPN clients for access from home, data encryption, anti-malware/anti-virus solutions, and as network gateway devices for routing and DNS.
How has it helped my organization?
We have seen tremendous improvement in the overall security of the organization's IT assets. We performed Pen Tests and External vulnerability audits on our network and we always scored top-rated thanks to Check Point.
Their management portal and firmware are very stable and don't require frequent maintenance. Their IPSec tunneling is very stable, especially with Azure and AWS networks.
Access to detailed network logs in real time helps us decide and take prompt action to block/fix threats.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable aspects of the solution include:
- IPSec VPN Tunneling: they are easy to configure and offer multiple options to set them up with Cloud services and other vendor firewall products over certificates, shared keys etc.
- DDoS Protection: Firewall cleverly handles such attacks without compromising on performance.
- HA and Clustering: Seamless load management and High Availability between nodes of firewall clusters.
- Firewall Rules: You have access to set up rules at a very granular level and all are accessible through the GUI platform as well as over CMDLET.
What needs improvement?
We didn't find any major feature missing or lacking in Check Point products that we used. We'd just like them to continue to improve their products with new features and updates.
We'd like to see more and more integration possibilities between Checkpoint and other vendor security solutions such as Malwarebytes, SIEM solution providers, and standalone vulnerability scanners.
The Check Point SandBlast platform could also be merged with the Check Point GAIA platform for a central management console and easier controls.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used the solution for more than ten years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is very stable compared to peers.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is highly scalable.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is satisfactory, however, it takes some time to escalate your ticket.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We did use Sophos and Cisco ASA, however, they were either complicated products to manage or lacked features.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup wasn't difficult after you attended free platform support sessions by Check Point.
What about the implementation team?
We handled the initial setup in-house.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Manages traffic at the network level
What do you like best about the product?
It enhances the capabilities of GWLB by offering cutting edge threat prevention and security features. The satisfaction it brings is unparalleled.
What do you dislike about the product?
I find it lacking in terms of documentation and technical support. Facing issues or needing assistance the provided resources.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
CloudGuard Network Security solves the problem of balancing traffic flow in our business. This leads to an reliable network infrastructure.
Checkpoint cloud guard, best NGFW solution
What do you like best about the product?
Have been using checkpoint cloud based firewall solution i.e. cloudgurad since 2 years and it improved a lot as product. This checkpoint cloudguyhas multiple advantages as below:
1. Has additional blades alongwith firewall like IPS, IDS, Anti Virus, Anti Bot, DLP etc
2. Supports autoscaling of firewall on all clouds
3. Zone based policy creation
1. Has additional blades alongwith firewall like IPS, IDS, Anti Virus, Anti Bot, DLP etc
2. Supports autoscaling of firewall on all clouds
3. Zone based policy creation
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing like dislike about this product as of now but facing some challenges which needs to be improved.
E.g. Checkpoint supports in place version upgradation to cloud based firewall using blink-image feature but there is no surety that it will retain configurational backup. So need to cautious if we're upgrading production firewalls
E.g. Checkpoint supports in place version upgradation to cloud based firewall using blink-image feature but there is no surety that it will retain configurational backup. So need to cautious if we're upgrading production firewalls
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Checkpoint is not just a firewall it also supports multiple other functionalities like Intrusion Prevention and detection using respective blades. It also helps HTTPS inspection with https inspection blade. Anti virus and anti bot blades for malware detection and block. Identity awareness blade to audit user authentication logs.
A highly accessible and fast tool that provides a very good technical support
What is our primary use case?
I use it for managing ten clusters in our on-premise environment. With this kind of management, it's possible to question its policy and change many configurations in the files. With its management, we got all the logs from the environment. With Check Point Security Management, we get the benefits of deploying the configuration.
How has it helped my organization?
Owing to the availability of many kinds of incidents, I can say that the solution has served to improve my organization.
What is most valuable?
Regarding the tool's valuable features, I would say that Check Point is a very accessible and fast tool, especially when dealing with logs for the first time. It is a perfect solution for me.
What needs improvement?
From the Check Point Security Management solution, it's possible to get the situation of my clusters. I guess it lacks in providing visibility of the many incidents. Hence, the visibility of incidents is an area where I want the solution to improve.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Check Point Security Management since 2005, so I have used it for maybe twenty years. Also, I am using Check Point Security Management E84.20.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
The solution's technical support is very good. Hence, I rate the technical support a ten out of ten.
How was the initial setup?
The solution's initial setup was easy.
What was our ROI?
It took a year to see a return on investment. I did experience a return on investment using the solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Price-wise, it is an expensive solution.
What other advice do I have?
I recommend the solution to those planning to use it.
I rate the overall product between nine to ten out of ten.
Awesome security with an awesome cloud guard experience.
What do you like best about the product?
With the help of an integration with GWLB, CloudGuard Network Security offers powerful threat-prevention capabilities. It incorporates firewalling, an IPS, and application control technologies to quickly identify and stop known and unidentified threats. This helps protect your cloud workloads by ensuring that harmful traffic is kept out of your VPC. It was totally user friendly, this is an important aspect of cloud guard.
What do you dislike about the product?
I have nothing against anything. Totally content.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
By combining the features of CloudGuard Network Security with Gateway Load Balancer, it improves the security of their AWS systems. It provides me with secure access management, comprehensive network visibility, and excellent threat prevention.
CloudGuard Network Security with the advantages of Gateway Load Balancer
What do you like best about the product?
CloudGuard Network Security integrates with GWLB to provide robust threat-prevention capabilities. It includes firewalling, an intrusion prevention system (IPS), and application control features to detect and block known and unknown threats in real-time. This ensures that malicious traffic is prevented from reaching your VPC and helps safeguard your cloud workloads
What do you dislike about the product?
everything was cool and fine, like With the integration of CloudGuard Network Security for Gateway Load Balancer, GWLB's capabilities are improved by introducing cutting-edge threat prevention and security features
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It increase the security of their AWS environments by integrating Gateway Load Balancer's capabilities with CloudGuard Network Security's. It offersme safe access management, scalable and effective threat prevention, and thorough network visibility and control.
Amazing experience with cloudguard with amazing security
What do you like best about the product?
User friendly interface, Strong security to secure the network.
What do you dislike about the product?
There are no any dislikes from my side. Totally satisfied
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It bring best security to the enterprise network with good inbuilt features
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