Check Point Security Management Reviews

We use the solution for VPN with multifactor authentication, IPS protection, and threat emulation. We have deployed the product in the cloud data center.

It's very easy for management to understand workflow and everything.

Check Point Tech Support will not assist with new configurations if we encounter any issues during the configuration process. They only provide support if there are issues with existing configurations.

I have been using Check Point Security Management for four years.

The solution is stable.

It is 100% scalable. Behind the firewalls, around 25 web applications are accessed daily. Each application can be accessed by up to one lakh people every day.

Support is good.

Positive

Previously, I worked with FortiGate, and integrating that product with cloud platforms was very difficult. The workflows were overly complex, and the documentation was inadequate.

Check Point is superior to other security vendors. Their signature database, which includes antivirus, IPS, and anti-malware, is highly advanced. The system is easy to understand, and deployment via the web interface is also straightforward.

For example, during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new vulnerability known as Log4j emerged. While many vendors were unaware of this vulnerability, Check Point promptly emailed all its customers to inform them. They reassured customers that their gateways already had predefined prevention signatures to protect against this threat, requiring no additional action. 

The initial setup is straightforward. Fresh deployment and creating the gateways will take approximately three to four hours.

With Fortinet, managing the product through cloud formation can be difficult to implement in a cloud environment because it's not straightforward. First, we need to spin up some VMs and configure everything manually. In contrast, Check Point provides a more seamless cloud formation process. With Check Point, you click on the cloud formation option, and the VMs and necessary configurations are automatically set up. You will get GUI access quickly.

Only two resources are required. One knows Check Point, and another guy knows the cloud platform where they want to deploy the gateway.

The integration process is straightforward. If you have some knowledge of your cloud service provider, you can easily integrate with it.

It has improved over the past four years. Previously, pushing any policy from the management server to the security gateway could take around ten to fifteen minutes. However, this task is now completed in about one minute with the new firmware version. This improvement demonstrates the substantial advancements made in the Management of Check Point products. It continuously updates its products to align with security standards and market awareness. They implement these updates in their own unique way. It is a strong player in the security market and has a long-standing presence. Their solutions are reliable and trusted for real security needs.

Maintenance is very easy.

First, we will thoroughly understand their requirements. Once we understand clearly, we will design tailored solutions for them. Next, we will present these solutions to the customer for review and discussion. Following their approval, we will run POC, collect evidence as required, and submit the comprehensive report.

Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

We wanted a centralized administration console to allow us to manage more than one team inside or outside our organization. As a result of this need, we were looking for solutions that could complement us and provide effective and functional management of more than one team inside or outside the organization. 

It was then that we came across and used Check Point, a solution that allows us to integrate and manage all these teams from one place. Check Point offered us not only a centralized administration, but it also offered us and gave us added value in different services and features that can be integrated into the centralized administration platform.

Check Point came to give additional value to us as administrators and our organization. It allowed us to integrate more than one characteristic service under the same administration platform, such as antivirus services, real-time emulation services, and real-time detection, characteristics that really give additional value in a centralized management console being a console and also a strategic ally in our organization. These characteristics tell us that it is not only a service to centralize the administration - it is also a service designed to implement and add value to the security of any company.

One of the most outstanding characteristics of its centralized administration is its great computing power. The ease of being able to integrate more than one computer and manage and orchestrate them simultaneously and individually creates security layers for each one of them or different approaches based on the needs of the branches. We have an installation that is fast with an execution that is simple. It is easy to manage what each organization needs. 

I would like it to be the administrator of equipment or Next Generation firewalls (which have to be managed on this platform) and to be able to manage other services (like Harmony) that also belong to Check Point. We'd like to be able to manage them from the same platform. Although they are within the same portal right now, they are not managed in the same way nor are they from the same teams. It could be a very innovative future integration and will help to centralize this section while having the characteristics under the same management.

I've used the solution for about a year.

It is very stable lately. We've seen that the updates have made the solution apply changes faster and find it is more complete.

The platform has somewhat complex scalability. That said, it is still efficient - mainly when we have management or administration in what is known as HA or cluster.

As part of the Bank's Network Security Infrastructure team, it is our responsibility to manage different security products and devices that lay the foundation of the Bank's Security infrastructure network. Part of that responsibility also includes the implementation and policy update request arising from different business and support teams to make sure that application services comply with the security standards to protect all services of the bank and maintain reliability of the services across environment.

With a centralized Check Point Security Management solution, it makes it easier for our day-to-day operations to manage all Security Gateway Firewalls across the bank.

The Check Point Security Management has improved the management of all our Security Check Point Gateway Firewalls across the bank. 

With Security Management we are able to simplify our response and support for all our security network devices, which, compared to other products that need to be managed individually, the Check Point solution is far better and less daunting. 

The Security Management also includes the management of logs that is far more efficient, as it provides all the needed information required to investigate and understand how the gateways are accepting or blocking traffic from the gateways.

The Main Domain Log Management Server is what I find to be the most valuable feature for the Security Management of our environment. 

With the Main Domain Log Management Server, support teams are able to check and verify the information required in order to determine if any traffic is getting blocked or denied due to specific policy rule implementation, or even identify any traffic getting spoof or any other related events on the gateways. 

It has a central management log server that helps us to easily identify faults and issues in the environment, especially during outages and incidents during the implementation of policy rules.

It would be great if the SmartView Monitor could become integrated into the SmartView Console Platform. As it stands, performing a smart view monitor will still open the old R77 SmartView monitor session, which is a bit flaky and slow. If the SmartView monitor can be integrated in the R80.40 and R81 versions, that would be ideal in understanding the trends and graphs of how traffic is observed hitting the different Check Point Firewall Gateways that the Security Management controls. It will also help support teams to identify capacity limitations and have a foresight of what's happening in the environment at any given point in time.

I've been using the solution for 4 Years.

The solution is ideal for use and deployment in a large infrastructure environment.

The solution is very efficient. You can add more gateways in the environment and manage on the same management server as it has a centralized design.

We have diamond support and they are very helpful and detailed during explanations for any issues we are facing. The diamond support that we get definitely provides full life cycle support. It brings reliability to the product when you have great support from Check Point.

At the moment, we have a co-existing infrastructure with other security network devices, and we can definitely see the benefit of having the Check Point Security Management application in our infrastructure.

The setup was straightforward as the SmartConsole associated with the Security Management is GUI-friendly and anyone can easily access and manage it.

One of the Professional Service members we work with is very attentive to detail and ready to support our team during difficult times - including the implementation and consultation of the Check Point Products. The professional service on offer is really great as you do not often get someone from a vendor that knows the inside and out of the product dedicated to your own infrastructure.

I would advise others that it's definitely a great investment to have Security Management across your infrastructure.

We have other options with other vendors such as Juniper, with their Security Director, and JSpace, but nothing can compare with how the Check Point Security Management performs.

If you have a manageable security infrastructure, the cost, pricing, or licensing will be far outweighed by the reliability and stability of how a properly managed environment is.

We use the solution mostly for policy pushing to other gateways.

We deployed the tool for a customer. They faced an attack, but Check Point did not allow it. Check Point does not allow unauthorized access to the network. It just sends a message to the person saying they are not authorized to access the network. The exceptions work very well. Most of the attacks go through the web path. The tool does a good job of securing the web path.

We can easily push the policies to any of our gateways. The solution manages the gateways. It works well with other products. It integrates well with Cisco products, too.

The tool is expensive.

I have been using the solution for the last two years.

The tool is very stable. The equipment is never down.

We have more than ten customers.

The support is very good. We get a response immediately whenever we enter a support request on the website. We do not have to wait for one or two hours. The team also offers remote support. The support provided by Check Point is one of the best in the market.

We have most of the products on-premise. We have only one client on a VM. Check Point offers training for their products. They usually send us a link every time they launch a new feature. Unless we go through the tutorials, it will be difficult for us to deploy the solution. However, it is easy to deploy when you know how to do it. It is easy to navigate if we have read about the gadget.

The tool is expensive. However, if we buy Check Point Security Management, we do not have to buy anything else. We get all the features we need in a single solution. We get value for our money.

If we want to troubleshoot, we just have to log in to the SMS. Everything is listed there. We just have to log in to the gateway we have an issue with. We need not go to the server rooms. I see no improvements needed in the product. The other gateways and SD-WAN could be improved. If someone wishes to use the product, they have chosen the best option. It provides security, reliability, and support. Though it is expensive, it is the best. It has all the features we need. The product is absolutely excellent. Overall, I rate the tool a ten out of ten.

When having multiple branches, there is the need to be able to manage several branches centrally to meet internal and external regulatory standards that become part of important criteria to manage security. 

Due to the number of branches that we must protect and safeguard, we were looking for a solution that would allow us to centralize simple and fast management that is as scalable as possible.

The Check Point R80 service has allowed us to unify and centralize the security policy. This makes us faster and more flexible when making a change in any of our branches. It's one of the friendliest services that can be managed and remains important in nature to our bottom line. It allows all administrators to understand and manage the communication between different sites, for example. Additionally, we have integrated these features with others that could also be used as security measures or MFA services.

One of the most important features, and one that I see as having organizational value, is the ability to enable services or communications that can be integrated with third parties. We can add additional layers of security to logins or configuration startups that we did not have before. 

It provides for capabilities and has allowed us to be more scalable. We now have greater management flexibility and the possibility to configure and connect to different branches. It has given us better centralization with greater features and security benefits.

In the future, I would like the platform to be able to integrate or manage appliances or third-party equipment. That would give us a management solution that is able to adapt to the technological changes that we have today. 

Maybe we could see if the brand or the services become commercial allies of other brands. I know that it is something that is requested a lot, however, better integration could be beneficial for the market and for users when purchasing a service in the market.

I've used the solution for three years.

As part of the Bank's Network Security Infrastructure team, it is our responsibility to manage different security products and devices that lay the foundation of the Bank's Security Infrastructure Network. Part of that responsibility also includes the implementation and policy update requests arising from different business and support teams to make sure that application services comply with the security standards to protect all services of the bank and maintain the reliability of the services across an environment.

With a centralized Check Point Security Management solution, it makes it easier for our day-to-day operations to manage all Security Gateway Firewalls across the bank. 

The Check Point Security Management has improved the management of all our Security Check Point Gateway Firewalls across the bank. 

With Security Management we are able to simplify our response and support for all our security network devices, which, compared to other products that need to be managed individually, the Check Point solution is far better and less daunting. 

The Security Management also includes the management of logs far that are more efficient, as it provides all the needed information required to investigate and understand how the gateways are accepting or blocking traffic. 

The Main Domain Log Management Server is what I find to be the most valuable feature for the Security Management of our environment. With the Main Domain Log Management Server, support teams are able to check and verify the information required to determine if any traffic is getting blocked or denied due to specific policy rule implementation. It can even identify any traffic getting spoofed or any other related events on the gateways. It has a central management log server that helps us to easily identify faults and issues in the environment, especially during outages and incidents during the implementation of policy rules.

It would be great if the SmartView Monitor could become integrated into the SmartView Console Platform. As it stands, it will still open the old R77 SmartView monitor session, which is a bit flaky and slow. If the SmartView monitor could be integrated into the R80.40 and R81 versions, that would be great. It would help us in unpacking the trends and graphs and see how traffic is observed when hitting the different Check Point Firewall Gateways that the Security Management controls. It will help support teams to identify capacity limitations and have oversight into what's happening in the environment at any given point in time.

I've been using the solution for one year.

The solution is very stable and manageable as there's a centralized management server that takes care of the rest of the Check Point Gateways across our infrastructure.

The solution is very scalable since you can increase the number of gateways in your infrastructure and still manage them in just one centralized SmartView Console.

The technical support team is very knowledgeable and supportive of all our issues and incidents in the bank. Their expertise and reliability are what bring the products of Check Point under complete lifecycle support, which aims to maintain our infrastructure reliability and stability.

At the moment, we have a co-existing infrastructure with other security network devices, and we can definitely see the benefit of having the Check Point Security Management application in our infrastructure.

The setup and operational management of Security Management is very easy. This helps us to train people quickly in terms of managing our bank infrastructure in order to maintain reliability and stability in the network.

We have a professional service provider that implements the solution and he is very knowledgeable in terms of his expertise of the product. I would rate our professional service provider to be a 9 out of 10.

I would advise others that it's definitely a great investment to have. It's great to have Security Management across your infrastructure. 

We have other options with other vendors such as Juniper, with their Security Director, and JSpace, but nothing can compare with how Check Point Security Management performs.

If you have a manageable security infrastructure, the cost, pricing, or licensing will be far outweighed by the reliability and stability. It's great in terms of what a properly managed environment can bring.

One of our company's priorities was to have centralization of all the equipment in a single firewall. With the tools provided by Check Point, we were able to achieve it, and in this way we were able to centralize all the records.

With this implementation, we were able to make more centralized management and of all the rules. It was very comfortable to be able to configure them and manage them and thus be able to make the whole implementation more orderly and be able to carry out our organization along a good path of security administration

Check Point Security Management came to help us a lot. With this implementation, we were able to generate a firewall rule centralization and management. This helped our IT department to have an order in security and thus be able to centralize it.

By having this implemented, our facilities' security has improved a lot since both employees and external users are audited before entering the network through Check Point Security Management and the rules that make these security filters possible.

Check Point Security Management has a great feature that allows you to automate the request of the automated server. This helps us reduce the administrative effort of the IT department and thus give priority to other things like the security of the company or with the characteristic It provides us with centralization, which helps us with management.

The SmartConsole has provided us with excellent help with the application. It communicates with the administrator and allows us to create policies and also look at the traffic log.

The web administration tool that allows administration in the browser must be developed even more. When one tries to enter the panel, the loading delays us. 

They can also implement version updating. 

Another feature that could be improved is the export of configurations to .CSV. This would further simplify the management and compliance with rules.

This solution has been used for approximately two year in the company.

The solution has excellent stability.

It is quite a scalable product.

The support experience has not been very good. We have had some problems with cases and meetings coordination.

Positive

There was no type of tool that would supply these qualities in the company previously.

The installation is easy. It is plug-and-play. However, the configuration must be done carefully.

The implementation was handled with the help of an engineer who had prior knowledge of the product. 

The ROI is there. Making an investment in security is always a very good idea.

Check Point offers a good price for its products. It is worth making the investment since this can prevent vulnerabilities.

Check Point was always our first option in terms of product choice. 

It is an excellent tool to implement in the organization.

We use the solution for cybersecurity.  

We use a Check Point internet security appliance and have recently purchased their endpoint security solution.  

We have found the systems easy to manage and monitor. These systems are providing critical security to our computing systems. Past systems have required multiple products from multiple vendors. The Check Point solution provides multiple products under a single interface, greatly simplifying my job.  

We have yet to implement all of the blades/features of the Check Point solution, however, we are very happy with those we have used.

The product has done a great job in protecting our business network and SCADA systems.  

The single management interface has simplified our procedures. Training has been easier since there is only one interface to learn, not multiple interfaces from multiple vendors.  

As we implement more features of the security appliance, we find more value in it. Our cybersecurity posture is stronger than it has ever been with the addition of the Check Point appliance. 

We look forward to implementing additional features of the system.

The single interface to manage multiple cybersecurity platforms is great. In the past, we had multiple security appliances from multiple vendors. Each of these had their own interfaces and their own peculiarities. Staff had to learn multiple interfaces to provide our systems with cybersecurity. Additionally, when there was an issue, multiple systems needed to be checked to clarify and remedy the situation. If something was getting blocked incorrectly, we had to search for which systems was blocking it and then determine whether the block was legitimate. With the Check Point appliance, all of the blades are accessible through a single interface. We can easily track the reason for a block.

Some of the configuration elements could be improved. 

More automation of the tasks that now need to be performed at the level of the operating system could be made more streamlined. For example, we've often had issues where the log space has filled up. It would really be nice to have a feature in the GUI that addresses the cleanup of old files/logs. This is very much a manual process now. I have to get a putty or WinSCP session to the device and dig through the directory structure to find old files that are safe to delete. Luckily, I haven't accidentally deleted any critical files (so far).

I've used the solution for more than five years.

We have found the Check Point device to be very stable.  We rarely have to restart the device and have never experienced a hardware issue.  

The scalability is seamless.  

Customer service and support have always been very responsive.

Positive

We previously used a Netscreen firewall.   

The Netscreen firewall was limited and we had to rely on other appliances from other vendors to augment its capabilities.

It was a straightforward implementation. We did have a consultant help us in the initial setup of the systems.

The level of expertise of our vendor team was very high.

Our ROI is the peace of mind that our systems are well protected.

The Check Point solution is pricy, however, for what you get for your money, it is well worth it.  

The setup is pretty easy and licensing is straightforward.

We asked for a recommendation from a security consultant. They indicated that Check Point was the premier vendor of security appliances.

I'm glad we made the decision to use a Check Point appliance and am sure that we will stick with Check Point when we replace our current system.