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PROS

Check Point has improved security posture by detecting and preventing a wide range of threats, including zero-day attacks.
SandBlast Network provides comprehensive threat protection through zero-day and signature-based measures, enhancing cybersecurity for organizations.
Threat Emulation and Extraction are valuable features, allowing real-time threat identification and mitigation without compromising productivity.
SandBlast Network offers exceptional malware protection by sandboxing suspicious files and using AI-driven threat detection.
Users benefit from the scalable and cloud-integrated structure of SandBlast Network, ensuring robust security against evolving threats.

CONS

Check Point SandBlast Network has experienced stability issues, with multiple outages reported, not caused by customer actions but by changes from Check Point.
The technical support process is tedious, with a need for more proactive guidance and quicker response times.
There are performance concerns, such as high CPU and memory consumption, especially when features like Threat Emulation are enabled.
Check Point SandBlast Network's integration capabilities with third-party vendors, including EDR and CRM products, require enhancements.
The pricing and package offerings from Check Point SandBlast Network need more flexibility and customized reductions to be viable for smaller IT firms.
 

Check Point SandBlast Network Pros review quotes

it_user830025 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Security Engineer at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
Feb 12, 2019
Check Point has enabled us to detect a lot of threats and prevented a lot of threats from entering our environments. It has kept us safe.
NetworkEe258 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Feb 12, 2019
SandBlast has opened us up to a lot more opportunities where we can offer this service to clients, that way they don't have to go to a third-party to get this specific solution. It comes in the Check Point Infinity Package so it has helped us a lot.
Security70a4 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Engineer at a individual & family service with 10,001+ employees
Feb 12, 2019
It seems like it works all the time. We have never had an issue. We have never had something go undetected, anything major. All in all, it works pretty well.
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JC
Director at Compugraf
Feb 12, 2019
The zero-day protection is its most valuable feature.
SC
Network Engineer at a hospitality company with 10,001+ employees
Feb 12, 2019
In terms of the scalability, it's expandable across the cloud.
Professi1ff3 - PeerSpot reviewer
Professional Service Assistant at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
Feb 12, 2019
It saves time with us trying to do the analysis. We use it to try to find out how something got into the network. We use it to stop something before it ever gets in.
MY
Security Architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Feb 12, 2019
The forensics reports and the ability to sandbox malware are its most valuable features.
ES
Network Technician at BUYPASS AS
Feb 12, 2019
It has caught some harmful attachments and downloads.
RS
Sr Network Engineer at Columbus Regional Airport Authority
Feb 12, 2019
We didn't really have any IPS before. So, Check Point has improved our security posture. People get used to doing things certain ways, which might not be the best or most secure way, and they can't do that now, which just requires more education of the user base. With the endpoint client, we've started to use Check Point for remote access.
ST
Technology consultant at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Jul 29, 2020
Check Point SandBlast Network Solution provides signature-based as well as zero-day threat protection. Also sandboxing can be performed on an on-premise device, cloud as well as the combination of both. Threat emulation is done on multiple OS & verdict is provided.
 

Check Point SandBlast Network Cons review quotes

it_user830025 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Security Engineer at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
Feb 12, 2019
I am very leery right now about the stability. We've had three outages in the last month because of Check Point, not because of something that the customer has done, but because of changes on the Check Point side.
NetworkEe258 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Feb 12, 2019
The technical support could use some work, but it's okay. It's a little bit of a tedious process to get through.
Security70a4 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Engineer at a individual & family service with 10,001+ employees
Feb 12, 2019
I would like to see some speed improvements, e.g., how quickly you can get through all the menus. It crashes sometimes because we push so much through it. Therefore, I would like to see more small things behind the scenes, such as, back-end stability in terms of the management application.
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JC
Director at Compugraf
Feb 12, 2019
I would like for them to improve the visibility in the product.
SC
Network Engineer at a hospitality company with 10,001+ employees
Feb 12, 2019
The initial setup was complex because of the lack of information from the consultant.
Professi1ff3 - PeerSpot reviewer
Professional Service Assistant at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
Feb 12, 2019
I imagine there will be improvements in later versions. There are hotfixes that come out all the time.
MY
Security Architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Feb 12, 2019
Using it in the beginning was difficult because I had never used anything similar. In terms of navigating the UI, it was all not too bad, but there is definitely a learning curve.
ES
Network Technician at BUYPASS AS
Feb 12, 2019
Most of the time stability is okay, but sometimes, we're not able to contact the cloud. It won't last for long. The product could be faster.
RS
Sr Network Engineer at Columbus Regional Airport Authority
Feb 12, 2019
There have been a couple of things that we've tried where we read through the documentation, and we were really looking for some help in implementing, and technical support wanted me to try it first, then call them if it breaks. It would be nicer if they would hold my hand a bit more. It makes me nervous in production, as I don't have a lab.
ST
Technology consultant at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Jul 29, 2020
Many Important controls are only available in CLI & very very complicated. All tecli command features should available on GUI so that it will become easy for normal users to monitor & control queue.