Check Point Harmony Endpoint Reviews

The main use case for Check Point Harmony Endpoint is to protect my device from virus, malware, and online threats. I use it mostly for keeping my computer secure while browsing and working.

One time I was downloading a file that had malware hidden inside, so Check Point Harmony Endpoint detected and blocked the threat before it could harm my device and kept my data safe.

The best feature of Check Point Harmony Endpoint is threat prevention, providing comprehensive protection against ransomware, phishing, and malware through advanced EDR, XDR capability. Additionally, the second standout feature is the unified management console, which offers a single interface for managing policy and alerts across the workplace, simplifying the security operation.

The unified management console has significantly streamlined our security operation by consolidating policy management, threat monitoring, and incident response into a single interface. We have reduced the complexity of managing multiple security tools, and this integration has led to fast detection and remediation of threats, allowing our IT team to respond more effectively and maintaining a consistent security posture across all endpoints.

Since implementing Check Point Harmony Endpoint, our organization has experienced significant improvement in cyber security. The solution's centralized management has streamlined our security operation, allowing our IT team to efficiently monitor and respond to the threats across all endpoints.

After using Check Point Harmony Endpoint, we saw a 40% reduction in security incidents, especially phishing and malware attacks. Also, the response times to threats improved by around 30%, thanks to the faster alerts and automation.

There are areas where Check Point Harmony Endpoint could improve to enhance our experience, such as performance optimization. Some users have reported high resource consumption, leading to performance issues on devices with limited hardware capability. Simplifying policy management is another area, as the current policy management system can be complex, and simplifying it could make configuration more intuitive. Better integration with third-party applications and tools could also streamline workflow and reduce capability challenges.

I have been using Check Point Harmony Endpoint for the last one year.

They provide a positive experience. Some users have reported prompt and helpful support, particularly during critical incidents.

The setup was manageable and the license options offer flexibility to scale as needed.

We have seen a clear return on investment since deploying Check Point Harmony Endpoint. We have reduced security incidents by 35%, which saves us time and money on incident response, allowing our IT team to focus more on strategic tasks instead of constant firefighting.

The pricing and the license for Check Point Harmony Endpoint are reasonable and competitive.

My advice is to take advantage of the unified management console to simplify security operations, whether it is on-prem, cloud, or hybrid, for best performance. Also, keeping your software up to date regularly helps benefit from the latest protection features.

On a scale of one to ten, I rate Check Point Harmony Endpoint a nine out of ten.

On-premises

Statistics wise, it is currently difficult for me to provide specific details, but each prevented malware infection saves costs in cleanup, downtime, productivity loss, and reduced data breaches and compliance violation penalties.

At this moment, I am not able to remember any specific use cases that provide reasons.

We are testing Check Point Harmony Endpoint on a few testing group systems. I cannot provide any specific use cases at this moment, but once the trial period is over, we will definitely use it with our users, which is almost 500 users, and then I will be able to mention exact use cases.

The best part of Check Point Harmony Endpoint is that it is delivered as software agents deployed to endpoints and connected to centralized security analytics and management control for desktops, laptops, and server systems.

Security has improved after we started using Check Point Harmony Endpoint, and we can manage all the systems and machines through a centralized portal called Check Point Infinity portal. Through these portals, we can push the agents to the end machines as well as servers, and we can also manage and control these systems.

We can find all kinds of reports related to endpoints, such as information about different operating systems on the internal network, issued systems, malware-infected systems, and problematic systems through Anti-Malware in a centralized single plane.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint can be improved performance-wise.

Sometimes the Check Point Harmony Endpoint performance slows down when we use scanning and update sessions. During these activities, the performance impact on endpoints decreases. This aspect can be improved.

We have been using Check Point Harmony Endpoint for a few months as our Endpoint Security solution. We are currently using it as a test on a group of testing machines, approximately 10 to 15 machines.

Customer support was good. We haven't reached out to the customer support portal specifically for issues, but we are also using Check Point firewall for our gateway security.

Positive

We had other solutions in mind before using Check Point Harmony Endpoint. We were considering Sophos Endpoint Security.

Statistics wise, it is currently difficult for me to provide exact figures, but each prevented malware infection saves costs in cleanup, downtime, productivity loss, and reduced data breaches and compliance violation penalties. The return on investment and the benefit over a period of time is high.

It saves costs in terms of cleanup, downtime, and productivity issues. It reduces the possibilities of data breaches and helps us reduce compliance violation penalties. These are the main return on investment points that can be mentioned.

My advice would be to take the time to carefully plan and test your policy configuration on a small test group first, before full deployment, as I have done in my network. On a scale of 1-10, I rate Check Point Harmony Endpoint a 10 out of 10.

On-premises

My main use case for Check Point Harmony Endpoint is that we use it as an EDR solution for all our endpoints.

My team uses Check Point Harmony Endpoint primarily as an EDR solution focused on threat detection and incident response.

Check Point provides zero-day protection, which helps us significantly with our security regarding our main use case.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint offers top tier security, AI-powered threat prevention, and strong scalability, which stand out as the best features.

The AI-powered threat prevention in Check Point Harmony Endpoint helps us to detect and prevent sophisticated attacks, and its scalability means it can be deployed across various devices and environments, helping us daily.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint has positively impacted our organization by providing shorter incidents and better compliance.

Our incident response has increased by 5 to 10%, which showcases specifics on how much the incident duration has decreased and how compliance has improved.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint could be improved by integrating with multiple other security solutions.

The integration challenges with Check Point Harmony Endpoint involve needing support with other third-party applications that I wish it worked with more seamlessly.

That is my main concern regarding needed improvements to Check Point Harmony Endpoint.

I have been using Check Point Harmony Endpoint for almost three years.

The customer support for Check Point Harmony Endpoint is good.

I would rate the customer support for Check Point Harmony Endpoint an eight on a scale of 1 to 10.

Positive

I used Broadcom earlier before Check Point Harmony Endpoint and switched because it is a better solution than Broadcom.

The initial setup with Check Point Harmony Endpoint was straightforward.

I have seen a return on investment as fewer employees are required to manage the solution.

My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing has been all good with Check Point Harmony Endpoint.

Before choosing Check Point Harmony Endpoint, I evaluated other options, which included Palo Alto and SentinelOne.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint is stable.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint's scalability is very good.

My advice to others looking into using Check Point Harmony Endpoint is to go for it; it is the best solution.

I give Check Point Harmony Endpoint a rating of nine out of ten because I am getting good compliance and fewer incident responses.

I do not have any additional thoughts about Check Point Harmony Endpoint as of now.

On-premises

My main use case for Check Point Harmony Endpoint is to secure laptops and desktops across our organization, including remote endpoints, providing layered defense against malware, zero-day attacks, phishing, and data loss, making it a critical part of our endpoint security stack.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint has positively impacted our organization by significantly improving our security posture, especially for remote and hybrid users, with approximately 400 out of our 500 members working from home, leading to almost 90% of security being handled by this product. It helps protect endpoints from advanced threats through behavioral analysis, real-time threat protection, and simplified endpoint management through the cloud-based console. The solution has also improved compliance and risk management to ensure endpoints meet security standards even outside the corporate network.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint offers robust protection against malware, ransomware, and phishing attacks, and I particularly appreciate its behavioral analysis and anti-ransomware capabilities, with the central management console being integrative and making policy management easy across devices.

My advice for others looking into using Check Point Harmony Endpoint is to allocate time for proper configuration and policy tuning during the initial steps and to take advantage of Check Point's documentation and support resources. This will be helpful during integration or initiation of the setup, especially if they already have other Check Point devices, which would enhance their security posture and streamline management.

While using Check Point Harmony Endpoint, I find that the initial deployment can be a bit complex, especially for large or distributed environments, requiring proper planning and familiarity with the Check Point ecosystem. There can be occasional false positives that need to be manually reviewed and whitelisted.

I have been using Check Point Harmony Endpoint for almost one or two years.

From my perspective as a user, it was moderately easy but not overly complicated to deploy Check Point Harmony Endpoint in our environment.

My experience with the configuration process of Check Point Harmony Endpoint was easy.

In my experience, Check Point Harmony Endpoint is absolutely stable.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint scales well and meets the growing needs of our organization.

My experience with Check Point Harmony Endpoint's customer support has been positive. I had an issue while installing the agent on a device and would rate their support four out of five.

We use AWS as our cloud provider because Check Point's cloud-based management is managed on AWS infrastructure in various regions for our customers.

The initial setup with Check Point Harmony Endpoint for my team was straightforward.

I have indeed seen a return on investment from Check Point Harmony Endpoint, as it has been really helpful. The earlier EDR devices we used were more time-consuming, and deploying that particular agent on all devices took time, but the centralized management console has significantly reduced both time consumption and the extra manual efforts required.

Before choosing Check Point Harmony Endpoint, I evaluated other options, specifically CrowdStrike.

For protecting remote endpoints using Check Point Harmony Endpoint, I deploy security policies that ensure protection for users even when they are outside the corporate network, such as working from home or on public Wi-Fi. This includes cloud-based management where policy updates are pushed via Infinity Portal allowing centralized management for remote devices, implementing antivirus and anti-malware components with real-time scanning and cloud-based signature updates, alongside policies that block or control the copy-paste or upload of sensitive data to unmanaged networks.

I haven't performed any type of integration with other AWS services, as my role is as a user observing the monitoring perspective of the alerts and analyzing incidents on the console itself.

On a scale of 1-10, I rate Check Point Harmony Endpoint a 9.

Public Cloud

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

The main use case for Check Point Harmony Endpoint in our organization is to use it with the Check Point NGX Firewall for a unified threat prevention strategy, with approximately around 2000 users and multiple endpoints across multiple branches, ensuring safety from advanced protection against malware, phishing, ransomware, and zero-day attacks. Our environment includes both Windows and macOS, with central management done via cloud hosted Infinity Portal to protect our endpoints.

Since implementing Check Point Harmony Endpoint, I have noticed a positive impact on our organization as we receive multiple detections of attack activities in the log section, showing how the solution protects our network. This allows users to stay focused on their work without disruption from attacks, ultimately saving time and enhancing productivity.

The best features of Check Point Harmony Endpoint that stand out are anti-ransomware and threat emulation, which are crucial for protecting and blocking unwanted malicious threats and ransomware before they can execute anything on the user's system, along with Zero Phishing Protection, real-time URL filtering, and an anti-phishing mechanism that has greatly reduced the number of successful phishing attacks on our users' systems.

Centralized management via Infinity Portal is user-friendly and allows central policy management, while the detailed telemetry of forensic insights helps the SOC team identify attack vectors and understand what executes on the system during malicious content attempts, making it overall effective in protecting endpoints in various aspects.

The anti-ransomware and threat emulation features have significantly helped our organization as they prevent attackers from encrypting files during ransomware attacks, allowing the system to re-decrypt files and restore them to their original forms, effectively stopping ransomware attacks.

In terms of improvement, the Endpoint Agent can be more lightweight so that older machines and laptops can easily handle its consumption, which would enhance the overall performance in our environment.

I have been using Check Point Harmony Endpoint for more than one and a half years.

In my experience, Check Point Harmony Endpoint is stable and works well.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint is easily scalable in accordance with the license type based on user or device-based metrics, allowing us to add more users or endpoints for protection as our organization grows without any issues.

The customer support for Check Point Harmony Endpoint is quite good; they are ready to help us, although there can be delays in response sometimes.

Positive

I have not previously used a different solution before Check Point Harmony Endpoint.

The initial setup of Check Point Harmony Endpoint is straightforward and easy to implement; you just need a good understanding of how it works and how to implement it effectively.

I have seen a return on investment with Check Point Harmony Endpoint, as it has saved money and time due to the minimum disruption of production hours, which allows users to focus on their main tasks and desired targets, avoiding downtime and contributing to business growth.

Before choosing Check Point Harmony Endpoint, I evaluated other options such as Trellix, which is also good, but since we already have Check Point in our environment, it made sense to stick with an ecosystem that works well for us.

I find that pricing is competitive compared to others, and if you already have Check Point in your environment, having invested in the Check Point ecosystem makes it easier to work with.

I recommend others looking into using Check Point Harmony Endpoint to conduct a POC to evaluate the product in their environment, test it on a few systems, and check if their use cases and expectations are met before making a decision.

On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate the customer support a nine.

On-premises

Other

Since we are resellers of checkpoint products, We deployed  checkpoint antivirus blade to our customers as a gatewaye-level malware prevention that will stop threats before they reach users by scanning files at the network level, and also most of our customers are on the banking industry. so these financial institutions need to block malware that could compromise transactions and customer information, thanks to checkpoint antivirus blade that is incorporated in checkpoint firewall blades, we just made it possible to our customers.

Checkpoint antivirus blade has improved our customers security postures by enhancing theirr malware detection, reduced risk of cyber attacks and also by stoping threats before they reach users by scanning files at the network gateway. Additionally checkpoint antivirus blade is keeping our customers from different known and unknown threats by its real-time security intelligence from checkpoint theartcloud.

it's gateway-level malware prevention. This feature is valuable for our customer because it stops threats before they reach users by scanning incoming files at the network gateway. And also it can work with alongside with Check Point Anti-Bot Software Blade for comprehensive security. Above aove all and the intersting one is like it can be manged centrally from single, user-friendly console. Addisionally it has low false positive rate, and effective threat mitigation. As a whole our customers are happy about this solution with these mention features.

By default the antivirus blade monitors SMTP and HTTP traffic, but inspecting HTTPS traffic requires enabling HTTPS inspection and threat emulation, which can be resource intensive. Because decrpting traffics can be resouce intensive, which results performance impact on legitmate traffics also. And also our customers have a some complain about it pricing because compared to other vendors antivirus solutions checkpoint is considered costly. Other than these the solution is a must to have in your envirinemnt.

For almost more than 2 years, I worked on checkpoint products that resell and implement chech

no 

we deployed it by our in-house team

Yes Fortinet, Paloalto and other vendors

On-premises

Other

My main use case for Check Point Harmony Endpoint is office advanced endpoint protection, so our users can navigate safely on the internet.

The best features Check Point Harmony Endpoint offers are its comprehensive and proactive approach; these features stand out because it's very lightweight and has very good anti-ransomware protection.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint has positively impacted my organization by enhancing business process agility and user protection, resulting in more operational efficiency.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint can be improved as it is a bit clunky and not intuitive, especially when navigating around the more advanced settings or trying to interpret the logs, and the agent is resource intensive on some occasions.

With the advanced settings or logs, there is an overall bad experience, as there are particular settings and log types that are confusing and hard to use. More improvements are required in these areas.

I have been using Check Point Harmony Endpoint for six months.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint is stable.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint is very scalable.

The customer support is pretty good.

I would rate the customer support an eight out of ten.

Positive

Before choosing Check Point Harmony Endpoint, I evaluated other options, namely Fortinet and Palo Alto.

Since implementing Check Point Harmony Endpoint, I've saved time due to operational efficiency, but there are no specific metrics I can share.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was not good.

The experience was negative primarily due to the cost related to the pricing and the setup process.

My advice to others looking into using Check Point Harmony Endpoint is to evaluate the cost and POC of the product first. I rate Check Point Harmony Endpoint eight out of ten.

On-premises

I use Check Point Antivirus primarily to protect against threats, risks, and attacks. It helps guard against phishing attacks, website attacks, and potential data breaches.

Check Point Antivirus has been very helpful in maintaining system security, protecting against attacks, and ensuring data and information are safeguarded against vulnerabilities.

Check Point Antivirus is valuable due to its autonomous threat prevention system, which is consistently up-to-date and highly reliable with excellent performance at scale. 

It features strong AI-based threat prevention and security management, making it a solid choice for end users. The SmartConsole is automatically updated with the latest patches and fixes, ensuring ongoing protection against evolving threats.

Check Point should improve on their patch management by releasing patches more frequently, such as on a weekly basis, to stay ahead of potential vulnerabilities.

I have been working with Check Point Antivirus for less than a year.

Check Point Antivirus is consistently stable with no outages reported.

The solution is highly scalable, with proactive features that help guard against data breaches and vulnerabilities, ensuring comprehensive protection.

Check Point offers excellent customer service and technical support. They responded promptly to an issue with annual renewal and resolved it quickly.

Positive

Previously, I used Panda, Microsoft Defender, Kaspersky, and Bitdefender. I switched to Check Point Antivirus based on positive online reviews.

The initial setup for Check Point Antivirus was rated nine out of ten for ease. It was straightforward, as the solution is similar to plug-and-play IT solutions.

For deployment, three people were required. However, for maintenance, only one person is necessary.

Check Point Antivirus provides robust protection against malware and viruses, preventing data loss and safeguarding important information.

I pay ninety dollars annually for Check Point Antivirus, which is reasonably priced.

I evaluated alternatives by reviewing different antivirus products before choosing Check Point Antivirus.

I would advise new users to give Check Point Antivirus a try, as it is a stable and reliable solution. It provides excellent threat prevention and cybersecurity features, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

On-premises

We declare this endpoint security in their device so that all the components should meet the end user device and we can protect our different vessel from the threats and control the user access.

What stands out to me most about the best features Check Point Harmony Endpoint offers are the data cost management features and strong policy that empowers user devices with central management and visibility.

The data processing features of Check Point Harmony Endpoint are more detailed in independent user devices, and it controls sensitive data transfer whether it is transferring data from the USB or whether an image is uploaded to the Internet. In that we get the infeasibility and the control.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint has positively impacted my organization, and after deployment resolution, we are compared to some of the cybersecurity guidelines and it has improved our work on security for the devices.

As of now, I do not see any challenge with the problem regarding how Check Point Harmony Endpoint can be improved.

I would say that the course is something that can be reduced compared to other options to make my experience with Check Point Harmony Endpoint even better.

I have been using Check Point Harmony Endpoint for more than three years.

I rate Check Point Harmony Endpoint a nine out of ten. I choose nine out of ten because apart from the licensing cost, everything is great. My overall review rating for Check Point Harmony Endpoint is nine.

Public Cloud

Microsoft Azure

My main use case for Check Point Harmony Endpoint is that it gives us solid protection against malware, phishing, and ransomware, and I really appreciate the layered security approach and how it ties everything together in one cloud-based platform. It has been reliable for day-to-day use.

The best features that Check Point Harmony Endpoint offers help us to reduce incidents by catching threats early, which is highly effective. It gives us a wide view regarding the assets that we have and how exposed they are.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint has positively impacted our organization by helping to reduce incidents by catching threats early before users even noticed them, which saved us time and lowered risk across the board.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint's setup is a little bit complex at first, and the console can feel overwhelming until you get used to it. It can be heavy on the system resources, especially on older machines.

Principally regarding the system performance, Check Point Harmony Endpoint impacts us significantly, and addressing this issue would make a substantial difference.

I have been using Check Point Harmony Endpoint for almost three years.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint is stable and we can improve our scalability significantly with it.

My experience with customer support for Check Point Harmony Endpoint was excellent. I have opened several cases and they were handled very efficiently and quickly. I would rate it as exceptional.

Positive

I previously used ESET before Check Point Harmony Endpoint, but we decided to switch to Check Point Harmony Endpoint.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Check Point Harmony Endpoint was positive. The price was good, the setup cost was reasonable, and the licensing was appropriate.

The pricing and setup cost felt reasonable compared with other solutions, and the price-performance ratio fit well with our company.

My advice for others looking into using Check Point Harmony Endpoint is that it is good software that effectively protects your company from malware, ransomware, and phishing. It excels in these areas, and you would feel secure using it in your company.

I rate Check Point Harmony Endpoint a nine out of ten because it needs improvement regarding system resource usage.

Public Cloud

Microsoft Azure