Check Point Web Gateway Reviews

We had the need to protect our perimeter areas well as our applications from threats and infections in the application line directly in each of our solutions that we have managed to make available to our Market function. This is why we were looking for a solution that would allow us to innovate and protect our local network as well as the cloud and our users who constantly use these application-based solutions.

This solution gives us protection mainly for users and applications. It allows us to apply compliance policies and regulations based on the role of the corporation's business. We can protect ourselves from high-risk malicious applications on websites. We can block these sites by preventing malware infection. The detection of infected devices with a layered architecture where several layers provide our remote workers with a security policy. Everything is being analyzed and safeguarded and made available to users no matter where they are. We get security and can filter the content, which is something that is needed in order to be well protected.

The most valuable feature that I see in the application is the filtering of the URLs. We can see the width of the transmission content and access the data. The filtering with a control solution allows us to manage each one of the layers of the policies and generate a granularity-based assessment of users. We can block or eliminate the use of the application or its characteristics. This allows us to share between private and secure applications within our organization and cover each of the user identities.

I would like to be able to see an integration with centralized management services. When I say centralized, I mean maybe even R80 management. I'd like one appliance for centralized management that could handle other features. I don't know if doing this is part of the business strategy of Check Point, however, maybe we could see it in the future.

I've used the solution for one year.

The Check Point Web Gateway is a great security asset, providing the website and application control our organization needs. You can set customized access policies to filter network traffic, restricting or even blocking access to both websites and applications when necessary. 

It operates as a firewall and protects our cloud environment as an additional layer to the infrastructure. It is cloud-based, which makes its deployment very simple and easy to manage and maintain. The solution is efficient overall.

The solution helps us with some of the most important and basic preventive actions we can take, like blocking malicious websites and applications from being accessed by our company's users and also protecting our applications from being targeted. 

It filters the URLs by reputation, denying access to those proven to be harmful and inspecting those which haven't been flagged yet to detect threats before the user can enter it. 

When it comes to streaming, it will regulate the bandwidth it consumes and will alert when its consumption goes over the established limit.

We grant different levels of accessibility to users based on their role within the company, so we may limit, block, or allow their access to sites and download data or applications depending on what's been established by the organization. Its intuitive algorithm will pick up certain users' uncommon behavior and notify our IT administrators of irregular activity that could go against the company's best interest in terms of both security and productivity, giving ground to customize our security ruleset when needed.

We would really benefit from some more visual features that can help view the impact of the security gateway in the organization. 

It'd be useful if we could use charts and graphics directly pulled from the console to emphasize our point or the need for policy adjustments or the elimination of redundant rulesets. 

I'm sure even from an operational standpoint, we could use it to track better how our day-to-day actions directly affect the company security reinforcement, where we're lacking, and what needs to continue to be done.

Our primary use for Check Point Web Gateway is network security.

Being a media company the use of Internet is part of company's business, therefore it is very important to be able to protect both company assets and users. Check Point gateways provided an important role on that security measures.

One of the most valuable features of Check Point Web Gateway is the IPS capability. However, what matters most for users security is content and web filtering.

Check Point Web Gateway could improve the graphical user interface to make it more appealing. However it works.

We have been using Check Point Web Gateway for approximately 10 years.

Check Point Web Gateway is a reliable and stable solution.

Personally I do not have experience with the support of Check Point Web Gateway, but the team is happy with it. If there is no solution on their website the phone support usually works fine.

Positive

The initial setup of Check Point Web Gateway was straightforward.

We used the support for the deployment of Check Point Web Gateway.

We have a team of two people for the maintenance of the solution.

My advice to others is for them to make sure they have the right model of Check Point Web Gateway they need for their business. The most inexpensive version might not have have the performance needed.

I rate the price of Check Point Web Gateway an eight out of ten.

There are some other solutions in the market with a bit better performance.

The product is good in general. SmartConsole is intuitive.

We have problems configuring Check Point Remote Access VPN. The clients are connected to Remote Access VPN by IP assignment. The issue is very hard to resolve because we authenticate in Check Point.

I have been using the solution for six months.

The tool is stable. I rate the stability a seven or an eight out of ten.

The tool is scalable. Three people in my organization are using the product.

The technical support is moderately good. The support must be faster. The responses are not very quick.

Neutral

The installation is easy. It took us one day to deploy the product because it was necessary to know the configurations. It is easy to maintain and upgrade the solution. The updates can be done in five hours.

I installed the tool with the help of a specialist.

We pay a yearly licensing fee for the solution.

I recommend the product to others because it is one of the best solutions. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

It helps in establishing a site-to-site VPN with our on-premise firewall. We also use it to protect our cloud environment and layering protection for our cloud data centre.

This product has improved our organization by serving as a connection point with our partners. In addition, it provides top-notch security and gives us the confidence that we have a secure connection when dealing with our partners.

The encryption detection feature and the revision systems are valuable. Additionally, it has an excellent threat prevention mechanism.

The product could be improved in terms of its complexity. The product requires prior knowledge and information and would be difficult for an engineer with minimal experience to understand.

We have used this solution on premises for approximately seven years and on the cloud for a year.

Due to its complexity, I rate its stability a six out of ten. We regularly have to update our hardware with the latest hotfixes to avoid bugs in the system. Additionally, the system has to be updated often to ensure there are no bugs.

The solution is highly scalable. We intend to continually increase our usage of this solution due to its interoperability.

We have not had the best experience with customer service and support, mainly because of the support tier structure. In our experience, our issues are not frequently solved until they are escalated to senior-level engineers, which leads to wasted time as we are often unable to access the experienced engineers until a case has escalated.

Neutral

The initial setup varies depending on whether it is on-premises or on cloud. For cloud, I rate the initial setup a six out of ten. For on-premises, I rate it an eight out of ten. Sometimes, the setup is complex and lasts as long as nine hours.

We implemented it through a third party. Three people who were network security engineers and firewall engineers participated in the deployment.

I don't know the specific licensing prices, but it is based on the deployment size and is relatively more expensive than other products. Once licensing and support costs are paid, there are no additional costs.

We evaluated Azure Firewall.

I rate this solution a seven out of ten. The solution is highly interoperable and is of good quality, but it could be improved in terms of its complexity, as it is not user-friendly. Additionally, the support levels could be improved.

Many of our clients use Check Point Web Gateway as a cloud base, firewall, and DPI for their security assets. All of this is deployed on the cloud. Because we are the service provider, we can use the SDN technology to connect to our customer and take the traffic to the Check Point cloud.

The Check Point Web Gateway features I find the most valuable are the customer-facing ones, like the malware and internet tech. I think this solution is very helpful to our customers because its cloud-based security can be deployed quickly and maintained easily. Check Point Web Gateway also comes with a particular sharing model, as it's deployed on the cloud on a monthly renting model. This is very different from the legacy price. 

I have not come across anything that would need to be improved as I have only worked with Check Point Web Gateway for about two years. 

Check Point Web Gateway could add an end point access function. Their competitors can deploy all data via AG Subway on mobile devices, giving customers access from the endpoint. This option has been available for some four years now at Check Point Web Gateway's competitors. 

I have been using this solution for nearly two years now.

I think Check Point Web Gateway is stable.

Check Point Web Gateway is more scalable than legacy solutions, but all of this depends on a company's scaling requirements. 

Check Point Web Gateway's tech support answers tickets very quickly.

Positive

Whether the initial setup is easy will depend on the cloud space - public, private, or hybrid, that you will use for the deployment. This will depend on the customer's requirements. 

We actually provide deployment services. 

The number of engineers that we dispatch for a specific deployment will depend on the customer. The most basic deployment will require two engineers. Overall, deployment will take two days. 

I can't really say too much about the ROI we've had from Check Point Web Gateway because I am responsible for the tech support.

Setup costs, pricing, and licensing is different in each country. We provide licensing for Taiwan. 

We have the Check Point Firewall as a perimeter gateway and we are using it across seven geolocations. Each location has a cluster. We use it to block high-risk and malicious websites and applications. It enforces compliance policies and regulations at each of the sites.

With this Web gateway, we are secure and it protects our applications or URL with multi-layer architecture security. We are using web security, URL filtering, and antivirus, and we will enable the HTTPS inspection shorty.

Check Point Web Gateway has improved our inbound and outbound traffic for applications or websites and related queries with features such as URL Filtering. It can control access to websites based on URLs to prevent employees from accessing malicious or inappropriate content and also we enforce bandwidth on streaming services.

These are very good features for us.

We can also now easily identify which users are accessing which URLs, and we can control access based upon them.

Application control allows the administrator to create granular policies based on users to allow, block, or limit access.

With Check Point Web Gateway, we have found the following features the most valuable:

1. URL Filtering
2. Application Control
3. Antivirus

URL filtering allows us to control websites based on URL contents and whether any inappropriate content or any malicious content is there.

It allows us to enforce bandwidth restrictions on a specific destination or URL, where some streaming service content is available.

URL filtering management is based on the URL, users, and groups, where access can be either granted or denied.

Most of the time, we are struggling when it comes to getting support. Due to this, we have now have taken TAM support and have also taken third-party support for this product. Generally, the support experience is not what we expect from Check Point.  

We have been using this solution for more than one year.

Overall, Check Point is a very good solution, although the price and other licensing costs are something that you have to check.

In summary, Check Point Web Security is a very good solution for us. We have been using it for a long time and we use all of the aspects. For security concerns, Check Point Web Security is the best solution with features such as URL filtering, application control, and antivirus.

It is primarily used for highlighting the threats that are coming from various locations. We are using its latest version.

It is very stable.

It is expensive. Its price should be better.

I have been using this solution for the last seven to eight years.

It is very stable.

It is extremely scalable. We have close to 3,000 users who are using it.

We have required technical support quite a few times, and it has been very forthcoming from Check Point. I am satisfied with their support.

We didn't use any other solution.

It was easy to install. It took close to a week to fully deploy it, make it operational, and manage it.

We are an integrator of this solution. There are two engineers who are managing it.

It is expensive. Licensing is on a yearly basis. You need to do the support subscription.

I would definitely recommend this solution. I would rate Check Point Web Gateway a seven out of ten.