Check Point WAF (formerly CloudGuard WAF) Reviews

We implement it to protect applications and APIs across multi-cloud environments.

The primary advantage we experienced was in terms of security capabilities. Previously, our proxy solution lacked this level of protection, but with Check Point, we now benefit from streamlined management and complete visibility.

One of its most significant benefits is its ability to defend against a diverse array of security threats, without needing a specific configuration. It seamlessly protects through machine learning, giving us visibility into potential attacks and where they come from.

CloudGuard Application Security's ability to safeguard our applications from threats without depending on signatures is crucial. The intelligence behind its operation gives us the impression that it's being overseen by a human, evaluating whether activities are benign or malicious. It consistently provides accurate responses without requiring constant intervention from us.

In terms of its performance, CloudGuard Application Security boasts remarkably low rates of false positives. Occasionally, in certain implementations or configurations of additional functionalities, it may detect new elements as potentially intrusive, prompting proactive protection measures. However, meticulous programming and clear delineation of release parameters are necessary to address such instances effectively.

The solution has effectively lowered our overall cost of ownership for the web application firewall. Without the protective function of the firewall in place, issues are bound to increase. Therefore, it's crucial to configure it correctly to ensure that the internal intelligence can operate seamlessly with the application.

We opted not to utilize our cloud vendor's web application firewall since we have minimal cloud applications, primarily relying on those managed by CheckPoint. This decision is critical for securing our internal organization's work effectively.

We recently had a discussion about the challenge of API discovery and protection. There are occasions when it interfaces with other systems, leading to a loss of visibility. It would be advantageous to improve this aspect.

We have been working with it for two years.

The stability is commendable. Since implementation, we experienced only one interruption due to an update, which was promptly resolved.

The scalability is highly commendable, continually evolving in this aspect.

The technical support provided was excellent. Whenever we encountered complex configurations, we could easily engage with them for clear guidance, and the assistance provided was satisfactory. They demonstrate high effectiveness, and their response time is prompt. I would rate it nine out of ten.

The deployment model of CheckPoint relies on virtual machines, such as VMware, which are implemented within our internal infrastructure. The deployment process was quick, smooth, and intuitive, as it was transparent. For deployment, we engaged a reseller to facilitate communication between CheckPoint and our organization. Additionally, we utilized their administrative services for monitoring the implementation process.

In regard to ROI, I believe that its capacity to safeguard our organization's information is highly advantageous.

Considering all the benefits we've observed, we find the price to be satisfactory. While licenses were slightly more expensive previously, with the addition of more clients, it has proven to be reasonable.

We assessed several SaaS options alongside Check Point, and the primary distinguishing factor was the level of protection guaranteed by Check Point. Additionally, its maturity as a solution adds another layer of reliability.

Based on its effectiveness in safeguarding us from potential attacks and the value it has demonstrated, I would give it a perfect score of ten out of ten.

Check Point CloudGuard Application Security adds additional security to cloud-connected devices. It's one of the most robust products on the market, and that is why we decided to implement it at our company. 

To properly utilize Azure’s cloud resources, our team needed a way to ensure secure access. As a result, they chose Microsoft’s cloud security tools. These included creating firewall rules and compliance with company policies. Additionally, devices and users that connect to Azure would also use the tools to apply security posture controls.

Check Point CloudGuard State Management is a solution that helps our company ensure that all devices connecting to our cloud environment comply with security standards, which helps us mitigate a wide range of vulnerabilities and other software vulnerabilities. 

Also, through the control of the security situation, we can ensure employees adhere to company policies that help reduce the risk of human error and accidental data breaches.

It helps IT departments achieve superior network security and improve security policies.

It also helps us a lot in facilitating the security of remote workloads.

Check Point CloudGuard State Management has several valuable features that are very important to companies as they can greatly help remediate vulnerabilities. 

Some of them are:

• Device health checks help us verify that each device meets the appropriate standards.
• User attitude reviews help us keep all online users compliant with company regulations and policies.
• Compliance reporting helps us simplify reporting on compliance with security standards and company policies.

With these qualities, we managed to get the company to a higher level of security.

Check Point CloudGuard Application Security can be improved in general as any security tool will do what you need, yet sometimes minor updates or improvements are needed. Some updates are needed due to integration with other security solutions. Some organizations may wish to be able to integrate other security solutions into this product. It needs to have the ability to monitor network traffic and detect potential security threats in real-time. 

The analysis is time-consuming. In order to minimize steps and waiting time, they need to make it simpler. 

They need improved latency in the main window.

The tool's documentation has to be improved to make it easier to find items. 

They should improve technical support areas.

The solution was implemented three years ago.

It has excellent stability and has not presented errors since it was implemented.

The tool presents very good and functional scalability. To this day, we have not presented any problem.

The support it provides is not very good. They should improve that detail since we have had several setbacks due to this problem.

Positive

I have not used any other option before. All our implementation was on-premises previously and we did not have the need to work remotely.

The implementation of the tool is very easy. There are several steps via a wizard. Where it gets complicated is during the configuration. If you do not have extensive knowledge of the tool, it becomes complicated.

The implementation was done through the vendor, who gave us a support engineer to help us with the implementation and configuration of the tool. Others gave us some training as well. 

It is always a good idea to make an investment in something that will be profitable. The returns are very good.

While the Check Point Harmony Connect tool may not be available to everyone, for those who can afford it, it's an excellent solution for added security

No other option was evaluated since we had some tools from the same family.

This is an excellent tool that helps improve security and governance.

Check Point CloudGuard Application Security is the one-stop solution for the security of applications and providing API protection to servers and facilities 24/7. 

The security of API integrations is the need of the hour for all kinds of businesses. All the workloads and cloud servers are singularly managed through a unified security mechanism, which ensures round-the-clock protection of applications and servers from endpoints and malware threats.

For our organization, it plays a critical role in easy deployment and API integration with all kinds of cloud servers and platforms of external stakeholders.

It has provided 24/7 security to our servers on-premise and works remotely for our remote workforce and workloads. 

It offers all-around protection from malware attacks and endpoints and has helped us to bring more compliance in the organization and also ensure that no slips ups happened on aspects of security for servers and cloud systems integrated pan country with different external stakeholders system. 

It helps to bring confidence in clients, and there is better retention of business for a longer period of time.

Also, it helps us to streamline our revenue streams, and comparatively, we are burning less money on application security now. 

The best features for ensuring application and cloud servers security are:

1. High-grade and extremely advanced security features like Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) for restricting entry of potential ransomware into the system and server.

2. They offer free trials, which is quite appreciative and grabs more attention from new users and businesses.

3. Security enhancement of systems and servers through "bot prevention" is amazing and worth using to ensure end-to-end security of applications.

4. The easy deployment and flexible customizations as per user and market requirements are worth adding to our systems.

I advise proactive threat detection intelligence offline, which can also help monitor and ensure system checks and compliances are in place. At present, we require a lot of customization and additional features to make it usable in our system.

The additional customization features are costing us huge, which is why we are a bit hesitant in doing fast, rapid customizations as it's quite dynamic, and features might change in the next six months due to the huge level of tech advancement in the cloud application security environment.

The cost should be minimal so that every business can use the offerings without any hesitation, and it does not become a burden for anyone.

I've spent almost nine months with this software.

The solution offers stable services.

It is highly scalable across different work environments.

An internal security solution was being used previously and it was locally managed by a third party.

The solution is straightforward to set up and easygoing throughout.

We implemented through vendor services only as that's the only permissible mode for our organization as per our internal compliance and approved processes.

We've seen an ROI of close to 90%.

I would strongly recommend all IT workforce and IT organizations try Check Point Cloud Guard Application Security. It is one of the best solution providers and is highly dependable and credible in terms of the way they operate and its professional commitment. It's amazing to work with them as they never disappoint you and you will have the best customer experience ever.

We evaluated quite a lot of options. We looked into Qualys Cloud Platform, Trend Micro Security, Onapsis, etc. 

Try their solution and experience the utilities and service offerings yourself. This will give you first-hand exposure and experience and will result in longer customer satisfaction.

Check Point CloudGuard Code Security is a solution tool for cloud environments. It helps a lot to detect malicious activities, and, in addition to that, it provides security in the network and in applications. 

Due to these functionalities, we decided to adopt this technology. Since we are venturing into the cloud area, we needed a tool with the qualities and characteristics set out above. The tool is very efficient in the security functionalities that it provides, which was the main case for which we used and implemented it.

With the characteristics that the tool presents, it helped us a lot in the security of various types of infrastructure, for example.

Through the visibility of the activity in the cloud via monitoring in the administration panel, we can observe everything that is being monitored and which devices need to be attended to with priority, as well as what vulnerabilities we have that are affecting us.

Following compliance policies is easy as we can see which policies we are failing to comply with or which need to be applied in order to comply with the security framework.

Automation has helped a lot to identify and automatically execute policies, rules, and blocks due to its machine learning.

Check Point CloudGuard Code Security has valuable features such as automation and automatic learning. This greatly facilitates security implementation.

It also has excellent monitoring with great visibility of the environment.

The tool has scalability and stability, and it works as a tool for auditing to comply with regulations and standards. It presents solid network protection with VPN connections that help to make secure connections between all users, thus ensuring remote connections from anywhere are easy.

Although it is a cloud-native tool, it needs to make some improvements in certain features, such as integration with SIEM, which should be easier and not have a host involved. 

We'd like integration with third-party security tools. It should generate reports as data and offer better details as well.

They could include web functionalities such as sandboxing. 

Last but not least, they need to improve the support that it provides. The SLA is not met regardless of the type of support that has been acquired. We have had many problems contacting them.

I've used the solution for four years. 

Stability can depend on many factors. The main thing is to make an excellent installation and configuration so that the tool works properly.

Check Point CloudGuard Code Security has excellent scalability. That said, it all depends on the infrastructure configuration..

Technical support must improve since it does not meet the support standards they provide.

We used other applications, however, when migrating to the cloud, we needed a tool that complied with all cloud standards

The installation is easy, fast, and simple and done all through software. The configuration is a bit complicated.

The tool is implemented by the IT team and an engineer provided by the provider.

It is always important to keep in mind what types of features are needed to be able to make a direct investment and not buy excess products.

The cost will depend on the number of users or devices that must be protected and on the specific characteristics and capabilities, everything is also related to the size of the company.

We evaluated some options, including:

• McAfee MVISION Cloud
• Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks
• Trend Micro Cloud One
• Zscaler Cloud Security Platform

Before innovating or acquiring any security tool, it is necessary to evaluate all the needs that the company has in order to make a good acquisition.

We use the product to access the internet internally. It helps us to block unnecessary networks. 

The tool helps us to block IPs and applications. 

I have faced issues with the tool's blocking aspects. It is hard to open or block web services due to the multitude of cloud centers. I have to do the process manually at times. We have a bug which is hard to solve. 

I have been using Check Point CloudGuard Application Security for ten years. 

I like the tool's stability. 

Check Point CloudGuard Application Security is scalable. 

Check Point CloudGuard Application Security's support is sometimes good. 

We had used Sophos before Check Point CloudGuard Application Security. We switched to the product since Sophos did not have a firewall then. 

Check Point CloudGuard Application Security's deployment is not complicated. 

The tool's control helped us with the deployment. 

Check Point CloudGuard Application Security's pricing is not friendly. 

False positives happen occasionally, but it's not a big deal for me. I prefer false positives over the risk of something going undetected. The tool's abilities for preemptively blocking zero-day attacks and detecting hidden anomalies are good. It has helped us reduce the TCO for the web application firewall. I rate it a nine out of ten.  

Check Point CloudGuard Application Security helps us ensure the security of contact devices and meet audit requirements for compliance. 

The tool performs device health checkups and updates us. It helps us to be compliant with regulatory policies. 

Check Point CloudGuard Application Security needs to improve updates on integrations. It also needs to incorporate real-time monitoring features. 

I have been using the product for two years. 

We encountered stability issues during the configuration. The tool's stability is good. 

Check Point CloudGuard Application Security is scalable. My company has 1000 users for it. 

The tool's support is good. 

Positive

Check Point CloudGuard Application Security's deployment is easy and completed in six hours. You need two to three resources to handle the deployment. You need proper training to do it. 

The tool's licensing costs are yearly and competitive. 

I rate Check Point CloudGuard Application Security an eight out of ten. 

We were looking for a solution that could perform analysis on variables that we currently have to achieve real-time analysis of response from the organization and the measures that we must mitigate based on our organizational structure. Additionally, we needed a simplification of compliance with internal regulations based on international regulations and standards to allow us to maintain a standard of security in the industry. Our niche market requires a solution that automatically identifies security risks, compliance problems, or bad configurations. 

Being able to use this solution has given us better visibility. It allows us to manage security in the cloud more efficiently and effectively. This solution has allowed us to automatically identify the services that need configuring and the level of risk they have, thus achieving detailed information on vulnerabilities and security threats. 

We can now take immediate action to protect ourselves based on our infrastructure. Knowing what measures we must take allows us to reduce costs associated with security in the cloud by providing early identification of a risk or a possible security breach.

Its most outstanding characteristic is its ability to quickly identify risks to services. It allows us to generate a behavioral analysis by identifying risks. It allows us to achieve rapid detection of vulnerabilities and threats based on our infrastructure. Now, we are taking immediate measures to mitigate risks, protecting the areas that have been found to have inefficient security. Threat detection gives us a chance to always improve in aspects of security so that our baseline is more robust. 

This is a highly technical solution for users who do not have security experience. It requires specialized knowledge of configurations to use it correctly. 

This is a disadvantage since we must generate investment in training for the users. It takes a while to achieve adequate knowledge and we need to provide training and support resources for users before attempting the implementation of the solution for the first time. 

In addition, they need to additionally provide you with constantly evolving material due to its constant state of updating. It is important that we have these technical skills and requisite documentation in order to have greater confidence when using the tool.

I've used the solution for one year.

We have tried to find and solve problems when developing applications, encouraging each one of our developers to comply with security standards worldwide based on the best practices published so that each one promotes and exposes a robust line of security. Based on this need to achieve the best security guidelines and try to make the development exponents easy, fast, and scalable, we sought solutions for the company. 

This solution has come to generate the baseline of the steps that must be followed to have analysis as well as a robust and perfect development of each of the applications that we are going to put into production. It is giving us a view of the code that is being used. With this visibility, we are achieving standardization of use, development, and production for each of the applications that are being developed in the different innovation groups that we have within the organization. This approach allows us to move faster when establishing lines of security. 

Its fastest and most outstanding characteristic is ensuring a development line that will not lead to applying applications or code development. In the past, people attempted development, leading to bad practices due to ignorance. This is where the solution gives us the possibility of being better, more efficient, and faster. We can test the levels of complexity and protection based on the development, the baseline of the step-by-step recommendations. 

We need to have many of the baselines or development guides providing less complex writing or development. We need to be able to add in the different languages ​​in Latin America. It needs to be multilingual and include languages from our region. One of the agencies promotes, for example, Latino development. 

Other than that, the solution is quite fast. It is scalable and does not need a lot of equipment. Based on the SAS trends, it is seen as important to understand and adopt these types of solutions. 

I've used the solution for one year.

Check Point CloudGuard Application Security is one of the most robust tools on the market. For that reason, we decided to implement it in our company. All our operations were migrated to the Azure cloud area, where we maintain a large part of our load. 

We needed a tool that offered us the security of keeping all assets safe. The APIs that we have integrated into our systems could also provide protection and restrict all malware attacks in our environment, preventing us from dealing with all kinds of vulnerabilities.

Check Point CloudGuard Application Security strengthened the security in our company and helped the IT department achieve excellent security across the network. 

We also found that the tool had an excellent integration with the Azure cloud, which is the main reason as to why we chose it.

It's also helped us a lot to ease security on remote workloads, as we have several of our employees in hybrid roles. 

It helps us streamline our revenue streams, and we're spending less money on application security.

The tool presents several valuable features in the security of applications and devices.

The product can be tested for free for a few days or months.

It improves the security of systems and APIs through the prevention of vulnerabilities that it manages.

The configuration and installation of the tool are very simple.

It helped us to gain an economic return since it helped us to minimize expenses in administrative areas. This is something that the corporate area of the company liked, as they are always looking for ways to save money and reduce budgets.

The tool works perfectly, and improvements should be made, if any, in various technical and administrative aspects.

They have to improve the login functionality. At present, some slowness is experienced at the time of entering.

Profiling takes a long time. they need to to minimize steps and wait times.

The documentation of each of the tools that they offer needs to be better. They should create a repository where we can find everything. They should also improve the quality of technical support that they offer since that has been one of the lowest points that we have found in their offering.

The product was implemented approximately one year ago.

The stability of the tool is excellent, and it is very robust, providing us with peace of mind.

The solution maintains excellent scalability and is very functional.

The experience with support has not been good. We have already had several escalations since problems do not resolve quickly.

Positive

Previously we had Fortinet. We changed when the technology became very outdated.

The first setup is done with a platform engineer, and the process was very easy.

The implementation was done internally. The first phase was handled by an engineer from the provider.

It is always good to make an excellent investment in security. Companies that do this will be profitable in the future.

The tool does have a high cost compared to others on the market. However, it has more features.

We did not evaluate other options since we had Check Point tools. What we did was update and configure pre-existing solutions to use in the cloud.

This is an excellent tool that provides secure connections.

There is a great improvement in the security of the organization. Our assets and infrastructure are enhanced by Check Point CloudGuard Code Security. It shields the organization against exposed API keys and confidential credentials against ransomware attacks. 

It uncovers hidden hiccups in the coding system that can affect our workflow and production ecosystem. Uncovering security blindspots has enabled sectors across the enterprise to plan and set security measures that cannot be compromised easily. 

This product scans the application configurations to enhance compliance.

This application has safeguarded the company from the exposure of data and confidential files. It has given us an opportunity to create cloud computing systems that have replaced manual processes. 

The automated system has enabled the coding team to create robust applications that can be configured efficiently with other applications. Check Point CloudGuard Code Security accelerates code deployment infrastructure to help the company become faster and more productive. 

It has enabled us to plan for available IT resources and allocate efficient time for task implementation.

The data center security system has provided real-time analytics on performance and data configuration processes. 

The threat detection system has advanced our research and coding practices. The platform has prevented secret leaks that occur mostly due to human error and weak security firewalls. 

CloudGuard Code Security has enabled the company to come up with suitable policies and enforce them to enhance the smooth running of programs. 

Data virtualization enables each member to view the hidden sensitive data and control workflows.

The application configuration process is simple, and it cannot be affected by external factors. 

Poor data interpretation during the scanning process can lead to poor decision-making and affect lead to insecurity. This platform has advanced data security and enhanced compliance. 

There is progressive growth and few cases of attacks across the enterprise. This software has safeguarded assets and built secure and reliable infrastructure. 

We have managed to uphold the company and set standard policies during the entire software development lifecycle. 

I am satisfied with the performance and results enhanced by this product since we deployed it.

I've used the solution for 17 months.

Check Point CloudGuard Code Security is stable and highly effective.

I am impressed by the scalability and general performance of this product.

The customer support staff is reliable and always proactive.

Positive

I have only engaged with this solution.

The initial setup was efficient and straightforward.

The vendor team helped us set up the system.

We have witnessed an increased ROI - from 35% to 55%.

The setup cost is suitable for SMEs.

I have not used other similar applications.

The set goals on the performance contract have been achieved.