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Azure Specialist at a tech company with 10,001+ employees
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It can be deployed as a SaaS solution, provide a consolidated view, and complete vulnerability scans
Pros and Cons
  • "The new scanning function is a valuable feature that wasn't available until recently."
  • "CloudGuard CNAPP could be enhanced by increasing the number of components that run natively on Azure."

What is our primary use case?

When idle virtual machines hosting Azure Functions require protection and vulnerability scanning, we can leverage the Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP solution to gain a consolidated single pane of glass view and manage these workloads.

How has it helped my organization?

By utilizing Check Point CloudGuard for security, our clients can now protect both their cloud assets and on-premise assets. CloudGuard also provides a single pane of glass for multi-cloud management, including protection for their Azure resources.

What is most valuable?

The new scanning function is a valuable feature that wasn't available until recently. Importantly, it's enabled by default.

Another advantage of CloudGuard CNAPP is that it can be deployed as a SaaS solution on Check Point Standard, eliminating the need for a custom subscription. This flexibility is a significant improvement.

What needs improvement?

CloudGuard CNAPP could be enhanced by increasing the number of components that run natively on Azure. This would allow Check Point to offer a forward-looking security solution that caters to customers who require a purely Azure-based environment. Currently, the mixed architecture involving on-premises and AWS deployments might not meet all compliance and security needs.

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For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP for one year.

What was our ROI?

Our clients can measure the return on investment of CloudGuard CNAPP in several ways. Firstly, it offers improved operational metrics compared to traditional methods. This eliminates the need for retraining staff on specific cloud vendors, as CloudGuard CNAPP provides a unified platform. Secondly, the ease of implementation contributes to a faster ROI. By considering factors like implementation speed, ongoing maintenance requirements, and reduced training needs, we can effectively measure the ROI of CloudGuard CNAPP.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We evaluated Azure Functions, but for existing Check Point customers, it might be more advantageous from a security standpoint for their operations team to maintain a single pane of glass for their existing on-premises and other cloud provider investments. This would allow them to adopt a multi-cloud approach.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP ten out of ten. Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP is a great solution.

We use the posture management capabilities of CloudGuard CNAPP and the workload protection capabilities.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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LucianoMiguel - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Consultant at a consultancy with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Top 5
Easy to manage, great visibility, all from a single dashboard
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is the single dashboard that enables us to manage the entire cloud environment from one place."
  • "The dashboard customization has room for improvement."

What is our primary use case?

We utilize Check Point CloudGuard Posture Management to gain visibility into our cloud environments and their configurations. The cloud services we employ include AWS, Azure, and GCP.

How has it helped my organization?

A while back, we deployed Kubernetes, and it was exposed to the internet, resulting in the environment being affected by malware. Check Point CloudGuard Posture Management has helped our organization prevent such attacks from occurring in our environment.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the single dashboard that enables us to manage the entire cloud environment from one place.

What needs improvement?

The dashboard customization has room for improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Check Point CloudGuard Posture Management for four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Check Point CloudGuard Posture Management is highly stable. There was only one instance when the solution experienced downtime.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support is good.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Check Point CloudGuard Posture Management is expensive.

What other advice do I have?

I give Check Point CloudGuard Posture Management a ten out of ten.

Check Point CloudGuard Posture Management is an important component of a cloud environment that enables us to gain visibility across all areas and configure easily. I highly recommend this solution.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Security IT at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 20
CloudGuard Intelligence - Infinity Portal
Pros and Cons
  • "The ability to integrate it with Microsoft Azure Sentinel allows us to validate the logs in an even more complex and meaningful way."

    What is our primary use case?

    We required a tool for our Microsoft Azure environment to validate and find threats under machine learning, forensic validations, and extremely important reports for the company to determine possible vulnerabilities and change the infrastructure to improve the security posture of our public cloud environment.

    We also needed an environment that could show us monitoring and dashboards of value to improve our security easily.

    One of the most important details to monitor is the network in our infrastructure, based on those requirements, we look for a tool, in this case, Check Point.

    How has it helped my organization?

    The Check Point CloudGuard Intelligence tool helped us perfectly with the search for a cloud security posture for our environments and security in the Microsoft Azure cloud, a centralized environment, and has great features within the tool, such as forensic analysis. In case of any vulnerability, we had to determine what happened.

    As for the reports, we could help determine what happened, valuable details which allowed us to generate greater security according to the values shown.

    What is most valuable?

    The most important features that we like in Check Point CloudGuard Intelligence are the centralization of the security environment within the Check Point Infinity Portal, which already has other security tools that we have and that can also be managed from this site.

    Forensic analysis is one of the features we liked a lot since it is easy to understand and helps us improve security.

    The ability to integrate it with Microsoft Azure Sentinel allows us to validate the logs in an even more complex and meaningful way.

    What needs improvement?

    Something that needs to be improved little by little in tools like Check Point CloudGuard Intelligence is the lowering of costs as some customers can't buy such a solution. They could also sell it based on various versions for different customers and various business needs.

    It is also important to improve performance issues at the Infinity Portal level, which is sometimes slow, yet not always.

    We would like there to be more public documentation to generate implementations with best practices.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    We started using the application no more than a year ago. It's excellent for the analysis of the public cloud infrastructure.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    This is a really stable solution.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    The solution is incredibly scalable and managed by Check Point Infinity Portal infrastructure.

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    We had never used or known a tool like Check Point CloudGuard.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    The best option is to have a partner who helps them with support in addition to helping with cost issues since pricing is not public.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    We always value various issues such as centralized environments, costs, and support, among other details to make the best decision. Even so, with this validation, the best option for our company is Check Point.

    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
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    Security IT at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
    Real User
    Top 20
    Excellent dashboards - automations
    Pros and Cons
    • "The tool is also very intuitive; its dashboards are very complete and provide a lot of valuable information for decision-making to improve security."
    • "The Check Point Infinity admin portal sometimes freezes."

    What is our primary use case?

    Our developers work in our Microsoft Azure public cloud environment, where they build applications and app service sites. These developments did not always avoid vulnerabilities, so we required a tool to guarantee that these environments complied with robust security measures to avoid attacks including identity theft, and denial of services, among others. We needed to protect from damage to the operation or hijacking of our data which would prevent the internal operation of the company. Thanks to this tool, we could cover ourselves and our environment safely.

    How has it helped my organization?

    The importance of having a security tool for our developers' workloads; most of the time, our apps services use identities to log in against databases, generating a possible loss of data and credentials. 

    Thanks to Check Ppoint CloudGuard Workload Protection, we were able to provide assessments to verify security problems, best practices, and changes that were listed from the solution portal to be able to correct them both automatically and manually, achieving safe environments.

    What is most valuable?

    Check Point CloudGuard Workload Protection is a very important tool for the company and developers. The characteristic that caught our attention the most was that it is a native solution and was created for cloud application protection that was automated.

    This solution not only provides recommendations or best practices for applications that are already finished or productive. However, we can protect from the beginning of development to testing and production, having recommendations and improvements throughout the process.

    The tool is also very intuitive; its dashboards are very complete and provide a lot of valuable information for decision-making to improve security.

    What needs improvement?

    Check Point CloudGuard Workload Protection is a very powerful, comprehensive, centralized tool but also a very expensive solution. It is worth it, however, it is not available to everyone.

    The Check Point Infinity admin portal sometimes freezes.

    There is little documentation for the implementation and start-up of some configurations. They could improve the public documentation to be able to generate the help that the client requires to be able to generate the correct and effective provisioning.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    This is an excellent security tool for the workload of the company's internal developers; we have used this technology in the last year with very encouraging results.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    I really like the solution.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    This product offers excellent availability; its scaling is managed by the manufacturer.

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    A centralized tool with the potential of Check Point CloudGuard Workload Protection is not found in other manufacturers. We have not had such a solid and secure solution.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    The recommendation is always to have a provider or a partner that can generate and answer all questions about the solutions and provide costs and analysis to see if the solutions are what the company needs.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    Before implementing this solution, we validated solutions from other manufacturers such as Fortinet and Cisco. However, the benefits provided by Check Point exceeded the validations, and we chose CloudGuard.

    What other advice do I have?

    It is an excellent security tool for dev departments and the entire company.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Hybrid Cloud
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    reviewer910575 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Chief Technical Officer at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
    Real User
    Intuitive dashboard but it needs to be more customizable
    Pros and Cons
    • "The dashboard is intuitive. You know if you're compliant or not, and then it gives you a remediation plan."
    • "CloudGuard could be more customizable. It has built-in standards for things like GDPR compliance. But depending on your business lane, you might want to build your own controls based on your own standards."

    What is our primary use case?

    We use CloudGuard for compliance and auditing. About 20 people in our company use it, including our cloud administrators use it and security personnel. And now even our managers, our scrum masters are using it.

    How has it helped my organization?

    CloudGuard makes the management of our security controls in AWS more transparent. 

    What is most valuable?

    The dashboard is intuitive. You know if you're compliant or not, and then it gives you a remediation plan.

    What needs improvement?

    CloudGuard could be more customizable. It has built-in standards for things like GDPR compliance. But depending on your business lane, you might want to build your own controls based on your own standards. 

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I've been using CloudGuard Posture Management for at least six months.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    CloudGuard is pretty stable. It's rock-solid.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    In terms of scalability, CloudGuard requires a little bit of work. Sometimes it does take longer for the checks to come through, but it depends on how busy you are in the cloud. 

    How are customer service and support?

    Check Point tech support in North America is pretty good.

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    We really liked this other solution offered by a smaller company, and then a larger company bought it. I forgot the company's name, but the roadmap just went to pieces when it was bought out. All the tech people left the company then the chief technical officer resigned. It was terrible.

    How was the initial setup?

    Setting up CloudGuard is pretty straightforward. The initial setup only took a few minutes. It's essentially turnkey. However, the total deployment took about half a day. For maintenance, we have two cloud administrators. That's two in case one goes on vacation, resigns, or gets sick. So you need backup.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    The license for CloudGuard Posture Management is about $80 a year, and it's based on your cloud footprint, not the number of users. So you could have a million users, and it doesn't matter. 

    What other advice do I have?

    I rate CloudGuard Posture Management seven out of 10. I would rate it higher, but I think the price point is pretty high for what it does. However, I know it's a burgeoning market. So I think the price point and some of the other features that I already mentioned, like customization, are pretty lacking. Still, if you want some cover for an internal or external audit, this is a tool for you. 

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Public Cloud

    If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

    Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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    CEO at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
    Real User
    Top 20
    Has amazing coverage and a very sophisticated way of building new queries
    Pros and Cons
    • "The most valuable features of CloudGuard CNAPP are its compliance engine and auto-remediation features."
    • "There are opportunities for improvement that can be addressed through a roadmap."

    What is our primary use case?

    I use it for cloud visibility detection and remediation. I also use it for reporting and dashboarding.

    What is most valuable?

    The most valuable features of CloudGuard CNAPP are its compliance engine and auto-remediation features.

    What needs improvement?

    CloudGuard CNAPP is a great tool that justifies its investment. Like any other tool, there are opportunities for improvement that can be addressed through a roadmap.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Check Point CloudGuard CNAPP for six years.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    I would rate the scalability of the solution as a ten out of ten.

    How are customer service and support?

    I would rate the technical support as seven out of ten. It is good when we get attention, but sometimes it is a bit difficult to get the attention we need.

    How would you rate customer service and support?

    Neutral

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    We opted for CloudGuard CNAPP over other solutions mostly due to its flexibility.

    How was the initial setup?

    The implementation of the solution was easy.

    What was our ROI?

    There has been a significant ROI for me because now I can reduce risks effectively, and every risk I mitigate is a return on investment for the platform.

    What other advice do I have?

    CloudGuard CNAPP has been crucial in giving us visibility into our cloud setup and has significantly lowered our risks by enabling better control over our cloud security.

    I find that CloudGuard CNAPP 's cloud security posture management is exceptional for addressing both physical and digital security concerns. It offers extensive coverage and provides a straightforward yet sophisticated method for creating and implementing new security queries.

    My advice would be to define your use cases very well when considering this solution.

    Overall, I would rate CloudGuard CNAPP as an eight out of ten.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Public Cloud
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    Provides detailed information, and is stable, but the rules are not well-tuned
    Pros and Cons
    • "The ability to drill down to individual hosts on an account and see which ones are affected is valuable."
    • "The rules are not well-tuned, and many of them generate false positives or nonsensical results."

    What is our primary use case?

    We review CloudGuard results and generate tickets to contact the owners.

    How has it helped my organization?

    Check Point CloudGuard Posture Management will improve the organization. Currently, it is operating as a stopgap measure to address these issues. This is because there are a lot of them being generated. They are working on automation to automatically create tickets and track when issues are remediated. So, hopefully, when that comes into play, it will be a much more valuable tool.

    What is most valuable?

    The ability to drill down to individual hosts on an account and see which ones are affected is valuable. This is because we have a lot of cases where people remediate part of the solution on half of their hosts, but don't realize that they have more hosts that need to be addressed.

    What needs improvement?

    The rules are not well-tuned, and many of them generate false positives or nonsensical results. For example, they might flag port 443 as open, even though it is supposed to be open for a public web server. There needs to be a better way to exclude certain hosts that are compliant and are supposed to be open.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Check Point CloudGuard Posture Management for three months.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    The solution has not crashed yet, and there are a lot of findings, so that is a good sign of its stability.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    The solution is able to handle a large number of vulnerabilities, so it seems to be able to scale well.

    What was our ROI?

    We've only been using the solution for a few months, but we're already starting to see the numbers go down. This is encouraging, but it's important to be aware of any vulnerabilities that may exist so that we can take steps to address them.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    I'm glad I don't have to pay the licensing fee. Everything in this field is very expensive. I don't have a say in the matter.

    What other advice do I have?

    I give Check Point CloudGuard Posture Management a six out of ten. It could be better once fully tuned and properly deployed.

    My usage is rather difficult because the client has not spent much time tuning the solution, as they are planning to automate a lot of it. As a result, I am currently the manual.

    The solution actually created more work for the staff because it made them aware of all the vulnerabilities. As a result, their priority is now to fix them, which created a lot of work and a lot of tickets.

    I wish I had been involved in the deployment because I would have done it differently.

    At the RSA conference, we receive a lot of promotional items.

    The RSA conference does not impact our organization's cybersecurity purchases.

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    Security IT at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
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    Top 20
    Very easy to use with good security and others
    Pros and Cons
    • "We really liked its ease of implementation against our Microsoft Azure environment."
    • "The support must be more effective."

    What is our primary use case?

    We required a centralized, modern, and easy-to-use tool. After validating the technology of the available security applications, we found the correct tool in Check Point CloudGuard.

    It helped us with the security posture to follow best practices. The recommendations and the automated implementations are through a multi-cloud portal that was easily linked with the cloud that we manage. All those previous virtues plus an effective dashboard full of graphs have helped us with decision making. It's been very helpful for the company's security requirements.

    We have been able to comply with the recommendations and improvements in our cloud infrastructure using this product.

    How has it helped my organization?

    Thanks to the best practices recommended in the CloudGuard Posture Management, we were able to provide an incredible layer of security to our Microsoft Azure environment. We required a great layer of security to be able to certify ourselves with security regulations.

    Also, all its reports are very useful to be able to carry out good work of improvements and avoid vulnerability within the multi-cloud perimeter.

    Another requirement was not to have different security environments. The CloudGuard Posture Management correctly met the business needs.

    What is most valuable?

    We really liked its ease of implementation against our Microsoft Azure environment.

    In addition, its centralized portal, which showcases multiple security solutions in one place, is very helpful.

    Another feature that we really liked is the score function for improvements and good practices. You can take a security posture that complies with regulations or company policies.

    What needs improvement?

    Areas that can be improved are few. However, some can be mentioned, such as the costs for this solution going down a bit. Not all clients, despite the great power of the tool, can afford it.

    The support must be more effective. Sometimes they take several days to resolve an issue. However, it must be mentioned, they always resolve it correctly.

    Finally, I think that the solution meets all expectations but can also improve the performance of the administrator portal a little so that it does not sometimes stop.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    This is a very good cloud tool and has been used in the last quarter with surprising results.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    We have witnessed very good performance with the solution.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    The solution offers excellent performance.

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    We have not found a more centralized, powerful, or complete solution than Check Point Cloud Guard Posture Management, neither before nor now.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    It is essential to validate the costs and have a good representative for Check Point that can provide security in the tools. They need to be able to understand your needs as clients.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    We continuously evaluate various options and manufacturers, however, on its own merits, the Check Point solution became our first choice.

    What other advice do I have?

    It's an excellent tool that is a bit expensive yet worth it.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Hybrid Cloud
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