My main use case for Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is network security for my network tunnel.
I have additional examples about my main use cases; it helps us with overall network security.
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Seamless Cloud Integration Balances Reliability with High Deployment Complexity and Cost
What do you like best about the product?
Seamless integration with AWS and Azure, from GWLB to Autoscaling, it works perfectly.
What do you dislike about the product?
Architecture is complex to setup and to manage. High-skilled team required to manage the infrastructure.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It centralizes east-west and north-south access control. It inspects traffic, is able to host VPN's, NATs the traffic (possibility of centralized ingress), IPS, Anti-bot and Anti-virus blades.
Robust Cloud Security with Excellent Unified Management
What do you like best about the product?
The advanced threat prevention is truly best-in-class. We have deep visibility into our cloud traffic, and the ability to apply consistent, granular security policies across our hybrid and multi-cloud environments from a single console (Smart-1 Cloud) is a massive operational advantage.
What do you dislike about the product?
The initial learning curve can be steep for engineers not already familiar with the Check Point autoscaling ecosystem. Furthermore, the pricing structure can be complex to navigate, requiring careful planning to ensure cost-effectiveness, especially with dynamic workloads.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
CloudGuard solves our main security challenges by providing a single, unified management platform for our on-prem and multi-cloud (AWS, Azure) environments. This creates a consistent security posture, which reduces management overhead and simplifies compliance audits. Its advanced threat prevention, including IPS and sandboxing, protects our critical workloads from threats that native cloud tools cannot block. Finally, it gives us deep, granular visibility into all traffic flows, which is crucial for faster incident response and effective reporting.
Great integration with cloud platforms, easy to use, centralized management on-prem or in cloud.
What do you like best about the product?
Centralized management and integration with other Check Point products.
What do you dislike about the product?
Installation process can sometimes be a tricky if you are not prepared well.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It is protecting data centar services at microsegmentation level. It also enhances visibility into virtual infrastructure.
Network security automation and management improve productivity and save time
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
Check Point Cloud Guard provides a unified security management platform for consistent policy enforcement across all environments. Which makes scalability easy & decreases overall TSO.
What is most valuable?
The best features Check Point CloudGuard Network Security offers include automation of network security and unified security management, which stand out to me because they streamline our operations.
The automation and unified security management have helped me significantly; it saves me eighty percent of the time and reduces errors.
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security has positively impacted my organization, leading to better productivity. It has increased our productivity.
It increased productivity by allowing my team to spend less time on manual tasks, which helps us to focus on other projects.
What needs improvement?
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security can make deployment and configuration less complex.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Check Point CloudGuard Network Security for around one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is good.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support is good.
I would rate the customer support an eight on a scale of one to ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I did not previously use any other solution like this.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup with Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is straightforward, with no complications.
What was our ROI?
I am still calculating the return on investment; it has only been one year, so there are no answers right now.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing is satisfactory.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I did not evaluate other options before choosing Check Point CloudGuard Network Security.
What other advice do I have?
My thoughts about the metering and billing experience are that it's fair and okay, though not very clear.
My advice to others looking into using Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is to go for it.
I chose that number because of the performance.
I have no additional thoughts about Check Point CloudGuard Network Security before we wrap up.
On a scale of one to ten, I rate Check Point CloudGuard Network Security an eight.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Defending the Cloud: An In-Depth Review of Check Point CloudGuard Network Security
What do you like best about the product?
1. Offers advanced threat prevention capabilities, safeguarding the cloud environments from a variety of threats
2. Designed to scale with the cloud workloads, ensuring that security measures grow alongside your business needs
3. Provides detailed insights and visibility into cloud security posture
2. Designed to scale with the cloud workloads, ensuring that security measures grow alongside your business needs
3. Provides detailed insights and visibility into cloud security posture
What do you dislike about the product?
1. Initial setup and configuration can be complex
2. Higher cost
3. Limited customization
2. Higher cost
3. Limited customization
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Check Point CloudGuard Network Security addresses several key problems:
1. Protect against threats specific to cloud environments
2. Provides comprehensive visibility into cloud resources and security posture
3. Adapts to dynamic cloud workloads, ensuring consistent security as applications scale or change
1. Protect against threats specific to cloud environments
2. Provides comprehensive visibility into cloud resources and security posture
3. Adapts to dynamic cloud workloads, ensuring consistent security as applications scale or change
Checkpoint CloudGuard Network Security: Powerful Protection for Cloud Environments
What do you like best about the product?
What I like best about Check Point CloudGuard Network Security is its ability to provide consistent, advanced threat protection across multi-cloud environment. It offers seamless integration with major cloud providers, ensuring comprehensive visibility and control. Additionally its automated security policies help reduce manual efforts while enhancing overall security posture.
What do you dislike about the product?
Setting up and configuration of Checkpoint CloudGuard security can be complex particularly if you have limited cloud security expertise.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Checkpoint CloudGuard Network Security solves the problem of securing cloud infrastructure by providing advanced threat prevention and traffic inspection across hybrid cloud environments. It benefits us by ensuring that cloud workloads are protected from cyberattacks maintaining compliance and simplifying security management with automated policy enforcement and centralized visibility.
Best autoscaling solution for multiple CSP
What do you like best about the product?
Autoscaling is super efficient and easy to configure.
Deploys actually take less than 2 days, even less with terraform deployments.
Support is actually really fast, even on the lowest severity.
I manage cloudguards in aws, azure, gcp, oci every day, and i am completely satisfied.
Deploys actually take less than 2 days, even less with terraform deployments.
Support is actually really fast, even on the lowest severity.
I manage cloudguards in aws, azure, gcp, oci every day, and i am completely satisfied.
What do you dislike about the product?
We need c2s and s2s vpns on A/A scalesets.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Check Point CloudGuard is a lifesaver for our dynamic cloud environment. The auto-scaling feature automatically adjusts security coverage as traffic volumes change, eliminating those throughput bottlenecks we used to face. When traffic spikes, it scales up instantly, and scales down when things quiet down. This means we're never overpaying for unused capacity or scrambling when traffic surges.
User-friendly interface and reliable security empower financial institutions
What is our primary use case?
I am based in Jamaica for the most part. Not a lot of people use Check Point CloudGuard Network Security due to pricing issues, but most banks still use it.
What is most valuable?
I think it is secure and user-friendly. The interface is easy to understand and the Check Point CloudGuard Network Security history assures me of its trustworthiness.
What needs improvement?
They could improve the documentation. The interface is fine for me since I have been using it for some time.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using network security from around 2003 or 2004.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
Deployment usually takes about two days depending on the network.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I have not experienced any issues with stability such as lagging, crashing, or downtime.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is fine. In Jamaica, the networks tend to be relatively small.
How are customer service and support?
I have not had to contact technical support or customer support for Check Point CloudGuard Network Security specifically, but I have contacted them for other Check Point products.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I work with Cisco and FortiGate. FortiGate is popular in Jamaica, partly due to pricing. Users often choose cheaper options even if Check Point is considered better.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is fine. It is not difficult.
What about the implementation team?
I usually work with a team of about two or three people for deployment, totaling three or four including me.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Pricing in Jamaica is a major issue, with users often citing it as a reason for not using Check Point.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I have experience with Cisco and FortiGate solutions.
What other advice do I have?
I advise new users to carefully look at the documentation and do their homework before starting deployments. Proper planning and preparation, supported by the documentation, are crucial. I would rate the solution about nine out of ten.
Enhanced network security with improved visibility and ease of management
What is our primary use case?
We use Check Point CloudGuard Network Security to replace an Azure Firewall, securing the network flow in our organization.
What is most valuable?
The URL filtering provides a lot of added value compared to the Azure Firewall. It is easier to use and offers much more visibility on the network activities. It helps us manage our security operations by reusing on-prem solutions with the cloud, therefore improving ease of use.
What needs improvement?
The reporting needs enhancement. Currently, we are not always aware of the gateways' status, like CPU and RAM usage. It would be beneficial to have a report that manages everything and gives an overall view of what is going on.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using it for six to ten months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I have experienced a few issues where connectivity is lost temporarily, however, it does not affect traffic processing. It is more about not having management information for a few seconds.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is really good and relies totally on CloudGuard, whether it is on Azure or AWS. At least on Azure, it works fine.
How are customer service and support?
The customer service is good. They helped me with the few issues I had, meeting my expectations. Their support for traditional security projects is good, and I found the same support quality for cloud projects.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have used solutions for on-prem security management, yet not for the cloud.
How was the initial setup?
The initial deployment was easy, taking about a week.
What other advice do I have?
I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten. It would be ideal to have improved reporting features for a comprehensive overview.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Microsoft Azure
Cloud management and log review have improved efficiency in securing public cloud environments
What is our primary use case?
I have implemented the solution for customers at about three or four different companies now. I primarily use it for general Cloud Security to protect Azure. In most cases, it has always been about securing Azure.
What is most valuable?
For me, Checkpoint in general is characterized by the ease of day-to-day use, management, log review, and all that. This is a big plus because I can execute these tasks effectively through the Cloud, which is the biggest point for me. It is a significant improvement over Azure's security features, providing enhanced security when Checkpoint is implemented. This is especially beneficial nowadays, as businesses are working with fewer people who need to accomplish more tasks.
What needs improvement?
In my experience, the failover times are a bit poor during an HA failover in the Cloud. However, this also depends on API calls in Azure, so there is not much I can do there. If there is something I could improve, it would be this aspect.
For how long have I used the solution?
I would say that I have used Network Security for about two years.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
The first few setups are always a bit uncertain, like wondering what is going to happen. The documentation is great, but the problem with Cloud technologies is that it changes all the time, leading to outdated documentation. It can be a bit challenging in the beginning, but once I get used to it, the process is acceptable.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is good, apart from the failover I mentioned before, which takes a bit of time. Again, it is not really Checkpoint's fault; it is just due to Cloud architecture. Overall, stability is good, and upgrades are proceeding well.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability offers two solutions: the gateway and the load balancer setup. The load balancer setup is fantastic. If I need anything, it spins up or spins down and works smoothly. When I adopted it around three years ago, I deployed clusters in the Cloud with two firewalls in HA, but the failover was not ideal. Depending on the scenario, I need to choose the right solution.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support has greatly improved over the last couple of years. It used to be less effective, but now it is in a good state. Also, interactions with salespeople from Checkpoint are going well. I have talked with Palo Alto support as well, and Checkpoint is way better.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I just started at the company I am working for now, but my previous customer used Palo Alto. They have the same products, of course, but the usability is not the same. It is stable and good, but the usability is not equivalent.
What about the implementation team?
I use multiple approaches. First, I create an architectural design and check with their Cloud team to see their implementation of their environment. Depending on that, I proceed accordingly. It is really customer-based.
What was our ROI?
For us, it is not really applicable since we sell it and that is the end of it. However, the feedback from customers has been positive. It performs well, effectively doing its job without slowing down and stopping threats. I think the customer is also receiving a significant return on investment from the solution.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
The most significant advantage for a day-to-day user like me is the logs. In Palo Alto, I need to manage brackets and everything, and issues arise if something is spaced incorrectly. In Checkpoint, I can input whatever I need and get the required results. This is a major win in troubleshooting. Logging is okay on both platforms, but if I know exactly what to type in Palo Alto, it is manageable. However, they are quite similar without too big a difference. For email security, Checkpoint offers a big advantage, but that is unrelated to Network Security.
What other advice do I have?
I would give it a solid eight. This is quite a good score in my opinion. Absolutely. I rate the overall solution an 8 on a scale of 1 to 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
I am using a Public Cloud deployment model.
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
I use Microsoft Azure as the cloud provider.
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