Check Point Harmony Endpoint Reviews

Since we are resellers of checkpoint products, We deployed  checkpoint antivirus blade to our customers as a gatewaye-level malware prevention that will stop threats before they reach users by scanning files at the network level, and also most of our customers are on the banking industry. so these financial institutions need to block malware that could compromise transactions and customer information, thanks to checkpoint antivirus blade that is incorporated in checkpoint firewall blades, we just made it possible to our customers.

Checkpoint antivirus blade has improved our customers security postures by enhancing theirr malware detection, reduced risk of cyber attacks and also by stoping threats before they reach users by scanning files at the network gateway. Additionally checkpoint antivirus blade is keeping our customers from different known and unknown threats by its real-time security intelligence from checkpoint theartcloud.

it's gateway-level malware prevention. This feature is valuable for our customer because it stops threats before they reach users by scanning incoming files at the network gateway. And also it can work with alongside with Check Point Anti-Bot Software Blade for comprehensive security. Above aove all and the intersting one is like it can be manged centrally from single, user-friendly console. Addisionally it has low false positive rate, and effective threat mitigation. As a whole our customers are happy about this solution with these mention features.

By default the antivirus blade monitors SMTP and HTTP traffic, but inspecting HTTPS traffic requires enabling HTTPS inspection and threat emulation, which can be resource intensive. Because decrpting traffics can be resouce intensive, which results performance impact on legitmate traffics also. And also our customers have a some complain about it pricing because compared to other vendors antivirus solutions checkpoint is considered costly. Other than these the solution is a must to have in your envirinemnt.

For almost more than 2 years, I worked on checkpoint products that resell and implement chech

no 

we deployed it by our in-house team

Yes Fortinet, Paloalto and other vendors

On-premises

I use Check Point Antivirus primarily to protect against threats, risks, and attacks. It helps guard against phishing attacks, website attacks, and potential data breaches.

Check Point Antivirus has been very helpful in maintaining system security, protecting against attacks, and ensuring data and information are safeguarded against vulnerabilities.

Check Point Antivirus is valuable due to its autonomous threat prevention system, which is consistently up-to-date and highly reliable with excellent performance at scale. 

It features strong AI-based threat prevention and security management, making it a solid choice for end users. The SmartConsole is automatically updated with the latest patches and fixes, ensuring ongoing protection against evolving threats.

Check Point should improve on their patch management by releasing patches more frequently, such as on a weekly basis, to stay ahead of potential vulnerabilities.

I have been working with Check Point Antivirus for less than a year.

Check Point Antivirus is consistently stable with no outages reported.

The solution is highly scalable, with proactive features that help guard against data breaches and vulnerabilities, ensuring comprehensive protection.

Check Point offers excellent customer service and technical support. They responded promptly to an issue with annual renewal and resolved it quickly.

Positive

Previously, I used Panda, Microsoft Defender, Kaspersky, and Bitdefender. I switched to Check Point Antivirus based on positive online reviews.

The initial setup for Check Point Antivirus was rated nine out of ten for ease. It was straightforward, as the solution is similar to plug-and-play IT solutions.

For deployment, three people were required. However, for maintenance, only one person is necessary.

Check Point Antivirus provides robust protection against malware and viruses, preventing data loss and safeguarding important information.

I pay ninety dollars annually for Check Point Antivirus, which is reasonably priced.

I evaluated alternatives by reviewing different antivirus products before choosing Check Point Antivirus.

I would advise new users to give Check Point Antivirus a try, as it is a stable and reliable solution. It provides excellent threat prevention and cybersecurity features, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

On-premises

We declare this endpoint security in their device so that all the components should meet the end user device and we can protect our different vessel from the threats and control the user access.

What stands out to me most about the best features Check Point Harmony Endpoint offers are the data cost management features and strong policy that empowers user devices with central management and visibility.

The data processing features of Check Point Harmony Endpoint are more detailed in independent user devices, and it controls sensitive data transfer whether it is transferring data from the USB or whether an image is uploaded to the Internet. In that we get the infeasibility and the control.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint has positively impacted my organization, and after deployment resolution, we are compared to some of the cybersecurity guidelines and it has improved our work on security for the devices.

As of now, I do not see any challenge with the problem regarding how Check Point Harmony Endpoint can be improved.

I would say that the course is something that can be reduced compared to other options to make my experience with Check Point Harmony Endpoint even better.

I have been using Check Point Harmony Endpoint for more than three years.

I rate Check Point Harmony Endpoint a nine out of ten. I choose nine out of ten because apart from the licensing cost, everything is great. My overall review rating for Check Point Harmony Endpoint is nine.

Public Cloud

Microsoft Azure

My main use case for Check Point Antivirus is to use it as an antivirus to protect our computers and systems.

We are focused on preventing malware and trojans with Check Point Antivirus, which helps us protect from viruses and other malicious attacks, although I do not have a specific situation to share.

Check Point Antivirus offers comprehensive security features, including real-time scanning based on signature-based detections, behavioral analysis, an anti-malware engine, machine learning, and sandboxing, which collectively protect our systems and computers effectively.

I find the most valuable features of Check Point Antivirus to be behavioral analysis and real-time scanning, as they collectively work to protect our systems.

Check Point Antivirus has positively impacted our organization by protecting our systems and computers, saving time, costs, and preventing data loss.

While I do not have any specific feature-related suggestions for improvement, I think reducing costs and providing as much technical information as possible would help users feel more comfortable installing and configuring the product.

Improvements could involve enhancing support documentation to make the installation and configuration processes easier for users.

I have been using Check Point Antivirus for a few months since we started using this antivirus.

Deploying Check Point Antivirus in our environment is not so hard. I logged into the management portal, downloaded the client provided by the antivirus, installed it on a few systems manually, and saw all systems on the management control panel.

My experience with the configuration process is quite easy; I did not encounter any significant challenges.

As of now, Check Point Antivirus is stable; I have not experienced any crashes or downtime.

We have purchased a limited number of licenses, but Check Point Antivirus can handle growth if our organization expands or adds more devices.

Customer support for Check Point Antivirus is really good; we haven't needed to contact them for technical support, but I found them helpful for licensing issues.

Positive

This is my first time using Check Point Antivirus.

The initial setup with Check Point Antivirus was easy and straightforward.

The pricing for Check Point Antivirus is a bit higher compared to other vendors or standalone antivirus options, and my request to the company is to consider reducing the licensing costs.

We did evaluate other options, specifically Sophos Endpoint Security, before ultimately deciding to choose Check Point Antivirus.

Check Point Antivirus is deployed on-premises in our organization, but we manage it from the cloud using a central platform to oversee all systems.

I work for an IT SI company that deals with various tech products, including servers like Netapp and Nutanix, and firewalls such as Check Point, FortiGate, Sophos, and Cisco, along with using Check Point Antivirus and Sophos Endpoint Security.

I request not to receive calls from representatives; I prefer communication via email.

Check Point Antivirus is a comprehensive antivirus that covers all aspects, including real-time scanning, signature-based detection, behavioral analysis, machine learning, and sandboxing integrations.

I rate Check Point Antivirus a 10 out of 10 because it is a comprehensive antivirus that covers all aspects of security.

On-premises

Other

I use Check Point Harmony Endpoint because it is an easy solution to implement and a good solution overall. It effectively does its work for me.

Harmony Endpoint has a geo policy that allows me to see where users log in from, enabling me to analyze if someone tries to access an account from another location. It offers a good false positive rate and provides protection across all platforms of 365.

One area that requires improvement is the amount of audit logs the system can save, as it is currently limited to fourteen days.

With Harmony Endpoint, I have three years of experience. With Harmony Email and Collaboration, I have five years of experience.

Deployment was easy and took less than a day, as it is a SaaS solution that partners with Check Point.

The stability of the tool is high, as I have not experienced any downtime.

It possesses high scalability because it is a SaaS solution from the cloud, allowing expansion as needed.

Although I have not contacted technical support recently, in the beginning, there were some issues that had to be addressed. Despite this, their support was helpful enough for me to give them a seven out of ten.

Neutral

Previously, my company used a Titan solution for email and collaboration. We switched to Check Point due to better pricing and additional protection on platforms like OneDrive, Teams, and all 365 platforms.

The initial setup was straightforward and completed within a day, which I would rate as an eight out of ten.

As a SaaS solution, it was implemented with Check Point's partner.

There has been a good return on investment. The product is affordable and provides excellent coverage and protection across multiple platforms.

The price for Check Point Harmony Endpoint is good considering the services it offers. It is not expensive and provides comprehensive coverage.

I recommend Check Point Harmony Endpoint to others if they need it. It depends on the infrastructure, yet it still provides good protection. Overall, I would rate the solution a five out of ten.

Public Cloud

Other

The main use of this product is endpoint security, it is very useful when you are trying to centralize endpoint security management and you want an easy and fast setup, I have used this product in POCs and different size deployments with different kinds of clients. Harmony offers several layers of protection and it fits well with all the Check Point "ecosystem", (It is especially useful when you are correlating security data because it can "talk" with Check Point's XDR Solution in order to get more insights).

There are several benefits that you can get with this solution:

1) You get centralized management of endpoints in your organization and you can be very granular in order to create endpoint security policies for different user groups. This improves overall security and visibility for IT departments.

2) Visibility also offers improvement with purchases and making decisions.

3) Information is easily managed and protected (which is particularly useful in lost or stolen endpoints).

4) It can be used with an XDR system (which is very useful with SOCs).

The most valuable aspects include:

1) Cloud Centralized management. This is particularly useful since you don't have to use any on-premise server, the cloud dashboard is activated without a minimum license number.

2) Several layers of security. It is well aligned with actual threats like ransomware and zero-day attacks and offers traditional layers of security.

3) Visibility. You have a single dashboard for all endpoint information that you need from an IT administrative perspective and in a threat incident you are properly advised.

There are some "weak points" that have to be mentioned, including:

1) If the IT department is used to "cloning" endpoints (making images) you are going to have a hard time trying to install the product and you are going to end up reading a lot of Check Point documents.

2) If you are used to the granularity of roles features in Check Point Quantums products you are going to be a little bit disappointed. You can't set customized roles with customized read/write permissions.

3) You need a mature security team to manage this solution in order to get the most value from it.

I've used this product since its release.

The solution is very stable in the correct context; with its cloud nature, it is unlikely to have any downtime.

The solution is very scalable since the console is a cloud; you only have to buy more licenses in order to grow.

TAC is very useful and its dashboard is very intuitive. You can get web, mail, and telephone support.

Positive

We used several solutions, such as Symantec, ESET, and Kaspersky.

The initial setup is straightforward. It is very fast due to its cloud nature.

We implemented the solution with the help of a vendor team; they have good documentation and are experts.

The ROI is very hard to measure. It is best to take a proactive posture of protecting your assets. 

It is a very good security product yet it is not the cheapest one. Licensing is very easy to understand and it includes Check Point TAC support.

We evaluated various solutions, including Symantec, ESET, Trellix, and Kaspersky.

It is a very mature solution and one of the most secure that exists in the security market share.

Private Cloud

Other

My main use case for Check Point Harmony Endpoint is to use it as an EDR in our endpoint solution, endpoints.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint helps us with advanced threat protection, malware, and everything that can raise security concerns with the endpoint.

I don't have anything else to add about my main use case or how it fits into my overall security strategy.

In my opinion, the best features Check Point Harmony Endpoint offers are advanced threat protection, ransomware protection, phishing and malware prevention, centralized management, and generative AI protection. All these features stand out for me.

The centralized management and AI protection of Check Point Harmony Endpoint help us to easily deploy all the endpoints, new endpoints, centrally monitor them, policy enforcement, and everything. It has increased our efficiency.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint has positively impacted my organization by reducing incidents.

Since implementing Check Point Harmony Endpoint, my incidents have reduced by around 15 to 20%.

I hope the agent size of Check Point Harmony Endpoint could be reduced for improvement.

The agent size has affected my experience by causing some performance issues with old machines where RAM was less than 8GB.

I don't want to add more about the needed improvements or anything else that could make my experience better.

I have been using Check Point Harmony Endpoint for almost two years.

The scalability of Check Point Harmony Endpoint is rated as eight out of ten.

The customer support is rated as nine out of ten.

I would rate the customer support on a scale of 1 to 10 as nine.

Positive

I previously used Broadcom because it was an age-old solution and we don't use it anymore.

I have seen a return on investment with time saved because we don't get too many incidents now.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is satisfactory.

Before choosing Check Point Harmony Endpoint, I did not evaluate other options.

My advice to others looking into using Check Point Harmony Endpoint is to go for it.

I choose nine instead of another rating because if the agent size was less, I would have given 10.

My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

I was not offered a gift card or incentive for this review.

I rate Check Point Harmony Endpoint a nine out of ten.

On-premises

We work with Check Point Harmony Endpoint as partners, providing deployment services, particularly for small to medium enterprises (SMEs). We work with both small and large companies.

Endpoint protection is valuable. Stability is good, and the product is well-designed for security needs. It is scalable and offers multiple features, which justify its pricing for enterprise customers. Since security is a major concern, we do not worry about the pricing as the product has features built-in.

Support needs improvement. Currently, support is primarily via email, which leads to longer response times. Fine-tuning for applications and better support from Harmony would be helpful, especially once the environment is hardened. Better technical support would enhance the product's competitiveness.

We have been working with Check Point Harmony Endpoint for almost five years.

Stability is fine, and the product performs well in terms of security. It is considered well and good.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint is scalable, suitable for both small and large companies.

Support service needs improvement. Only email support is available, leading to delays in getting assistance.

Negative

Implementation is straightforward for smaller environments, however, requires significant fine-tuning for larger clients.

We only handle deployment and do not deal with pricing, which is taken care of by another department.

Pricing is a bit expensive but justified by the product’s features, capabilities, and scalability. It is suitable for enterprises but can be challenging to position for small to medium customers.

We recommend Check Point Harmony Endpoint; however, support needs enhancement. With improved support, it could outperform competitors. Rating based on the alone featureset is nine out of ten.

We use Check Point to manage email security in our O365 environment.  Our previous solution was unable to remove all of the email spam we had. Check Point integrates with Office 365 to provide advanced threat protection for email. It uses techniques like anti-virus, URL filtering, and threat emulation to stop known and unknown threats. It also offers goes beyond email security. It protects all aspects of Office 365 collaboration tools like SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams. It can prevent data loss, enforce policy compliance, and block phishing attacks.

It manages to capture more spam with a smaller footprint. It has a single agent and management console to streamline security administration. This can save IT staff time and resources compared to managing multiple security products. The endpoint combines Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), and Extended Detection and Response (XDR) capabilities. 

This comprehensive approach can safeguard your organization from a wider range of threats, including ransomware, malware, phishing attacks, and zero-day exploits.

Ease of setup and ability to hook into O365 directly without MX record changes. Check Point offers advanced threat prevention capabilities, including SandBlast Network Threat Emulation and Threat Extraction. These features can identify and stop even unknown threats by simulating real-world attacks in a safe environment. Check Point solutions are designed to scale to meet the needs of large organizations. They can handle high volumes of traffic without compromising performance. Check Point integrates with a wide range of third-party security solutions. This allows you to create a comprehensive security ecosystem that meets your specific needs.

I would like to see a better UI for admin functions. While CheckPoint offers threat prevention through SandBlast, some users feel even deeper integration of Machine Learning (ML) could enhance threat detection and improve automation. This could involve automating security responses and offering threat prediction capabilities. As organizations increasingly move to the cloud, Check Point could further strengthen its cloud-native security offerings. This might involve expanding support for various cloud platforms and offering more granular security controls within those environments.

I have used Check Point Harmony Endpoint for six months.

We haven't had issues or outages so far. 

It seems to be able to scale to any size company. 

Their support has been very positive. It's easy to use. 

Positive

Sophos was our previous vendor, we found their coverage lacking.

The setup was straightforward, it's hands-on config. 

CDW was our MSP. 

We expect to see ROI in 12-16 months. 

My advice would be to state terms upfront and always ask to haggle down.

We looked at Fortinet, Palo Alto, Crowdstrike, etc. 

Make sure to review your solutions every couple years as technology changes. 

Private Cloud

I use it for end point protection, and I am also using full disk encryption Harmony both solutions are adopted. 

One of the advantages is the reporting functionality. For example, if some critical data is available on a laptop and the laptop gets stolen - I can remotely wipe it immediately. Because, at the end of the day, apart from the device, the data is important.

So, the zero-phishing feature of Harmony Endpoint, the one I have used, was very good.

Those features are very good. Then, zero-day protection is also very important to us.

We can map the MITRE attack framework along with the Cyber Kill Chain completely.

Sandboxing is a great functionality.

The only drawback is the integration process. For example, I want to integrate with my source platform. It took some time. That's the only concern regarding the integrations.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint doesn't have any XDR kind of solution. DLP functionality and all are not yet there.

And then, the performance also sometimes gets deep. CPU utilization could be further optimized. 

I have been using it for one year. 

I faced some issues with stability. Stability was good compared to other endpoint protection. The only thing is that in the Zero Phishing future, which I like a lot, we can see when people are entering password content and other things. Phishing is important.

Since it's a SaaS platform, we can upgrade only a license. We can get it.

I have experience with SentinelOne. SentinelOne has a feature; for example, if a ransomware attack happened and a particular file was affected, we can retrieve it. If some known files got corrupted, we can roll back the file to the last known good configuration. We can do that. 

But this particular feature is not there in Check Point Endpoint. And then, importantly, USB blocking on Linux machines is not currently available in Check Point Endpoint. It supports only the scanning part, but I don't think it is supporting USB blocking and device blocking.

DLP functionality and all, they are not yet there.

The installation is very easy. It takes around 20 minutes only. 

It requires maintenance. There are a couple of people who handle more than 4,000 endpoints. So if there are more, then I can publish them. That is a one-time activity. After that, only one person can monitor. The SOC analyst is only one guy. The person who manages the endpoint completely, email as well as the endpoint, both.

We have seen ROI. Time was saved. Since it's manual, we need to pay a lot to our team. The time-saving was very good. We can establish connectivity on each agent within 20 minutes.

The pricing is okay. It is in the enterprise range. It is not middle range. It is not so costly, but it is an enterprise.

Overall, I would rate it a nine out of ten.