What is our primary use case?
My main use case for Check Point Security Management is for centralizing my different gateways in different sites, such as Azure, on-premise, and other clouds, which allows me to control, see events, and make different policies over my security in different sites at the same time.
Managing those different sites with Check Point Security Management is much easier because the policies can be applied centrally and pushed out across Azure, on-premise, and other cloud environments, allowing me to update changes in one management console that automatically syncs everywhere, which saves time and avoids inconsistency. Monitoring events is also streamlined since all logs and alerts feed into the single dashboard.
One unique aspect of our setup with Check Point Security Management is how we manage policies across both traditional on-premise firewalls and multiple cloud environments simultaneously, relying on a centralized console to push consistent rules everywhere, which keeps our workflow simple and avoids misconfigurations.
How has it helped my organization?
What is most valuable?
The best feature of Check Point Security Management for me is the Advanced Threat Prevention because it integrates protection against malware, phishing, and network attacks in different blades or gateways, alongside centralized policy management.
One more feature worth highlighting about Check Point Security Management is how advanced threat prevention and centralized policy management work together to simplify our daily operations, as threat prevention tools automatically block malware and phishing attempts across all environments while centralized policies ensure those protections apply consistently everywhere, significantly reducing the gaps between sites or platforms and lessening the team's troubleshooting time.
Check Point Security Management has positively impacted our organization by streamlining different policy management in a single console, and incident response has also become faster because all alerts and logs feed into one security tool or management tool, giving us immediate visibility without needing to switch between tools.
What needs improvement?
Check Point Security Management could be improved with better reporting and dashboard customization options, as having more tailored insights for different stakeholders would enhance visibility, but this is a minor concern.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Check Point Security Management for five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
In my experience, Check Point Security Management is very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Check Point Security Management is very scalable in our organization, and we have had no problems with it at all.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support is very fast, and I love the support.
How would you rate customer service and support?
What was our ROI?
I have seen a return on investment, mainly in terms of the time saved.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing is great, and I find the pricing to be good for me.
What other advice do I have?
Check Point Security Management should be considered by others as the best centralized management for different gateways, as it is an excellent tool that I recommend to others.
Check Point Security Management is deployed in a hybrid cloud environment in our organization.
We use Azure as our cloud provider.
I did purchase Check Point Security Management through the Azure marketplace.
Incident response has improved significantly; for example, phishing attempts or firewall misconfigurations that used to take a full day to investigate can now be identified and addressed within a couple of hours, freeing up the team around two to five hours per week.
Check Point Security Management is very scalable in our organization, and we have had no problems with it at all.
I give this review a rating of ten out of ten.
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
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.