Check Point Harmony Endpoint Reviews

This solution can provide you with robust endpoint security and has the ability to give deep-level forensics because of EDR capability. 

The solution can offer you value-added features with the EPP-EDR platform to ensure complaint and posture management, category-based web access, disk encryption, password protection, and DLP over endpoint channels.

The primary key use cases for Check Point are:

1. Single console across multiple Check Point solutions using the Infinity Portal

2. Flexible deployment architecture

3. OS support

4. Rich threat intel to mitigate known/unknown attacks

5. Flexibility to bundle multiple value-added additional modules/features with the EPP platform

By using Harmony, you can provide 100 % security to the endpoints along with compliance and management features. This has a flexible deployment method. 

It has extended OS support to ensure your legacy endpoints also have zero-day protection. 

Using add-ons such as posture management, organizations can manage OS-level vulnerability and get rid of unwanted beaches. 

Check Point Harmony also protects you from web-based attacks along with category-based restrictions to ensure the end user gets the required access. 

Integration of the Check Point Threat intel cloud with the EPP-EDR platform, which is enhancing and providing efficient DB for threat hunting and preventing zero-day using an anti-exploit platform. 

Apart from the EPP and EDR capability, Check Point Harmony can integrate using API with 3rd party vendors; Azure AD integration makes the whole deployment and management easy for the administrator.

Multiple endpoint protection packages are available for organizations. Also, it is an MSSP-compatible platform.

With Check Point, you will get your all required value-added features as per your requirements. That said, they need to focus on more scalability (as much as possible) so that the solution can run across all supported OS. 

There are legacy OS concerns. It would be really helpful for them if legacy OS support could be extended up to Windows XP. 

Aside from that, Check Point Harmony will be a suitable option for any type of organization.

I have been closely working on this solution in my organization over the last year. 

Using rich threat intel and robust endpoint security, the solution ensures protection against known and unknown attacks.

The solution offers a flexible deployment and easy management through a consolidated console. 

Support is good.

Positive

Previously I worked with Cylance AV. Considering all value-added features along with the robust endpoint solution and threat intel, Check Point Harmony is the better choice. 

The initial setup is very simple.

We handled the implementation in-house.

The pricing is really competitive when you consider other known vendors in the market.

We explored some traditional solutions as well.

Check Point Harmony is feature-rich and robust, with great endpoint detection and response capabilities to ensure deep forensic understanding across incidents. 

It provides encryption for operating systems and protects browsers against malware, benefiting both new and old customers.

When using Check Point Harmony Endpoint, performance issues may occur, although not necessarily a ransomware attack. The endpoint might consume excessive resources from the machine, which can impact its performance.

We have partnered with Check Point Harmony Endpoint.

We have 25 endpoints using this solution.

Email support works fine, but it needs to be on the phone.

Positive

The deployment is not complex if you have to manage it. The installation can be done directly if the customer has a good knowledge of Microsoft systems. However, we have to install it manually, which can be difficult, especially when replacing all the old agents.

If the customer doesn't have an IP directory, we only put one person in it. We are deploying up to 1500 endpoints with only one person, maybe in two weeks. If the customer doesn't have an active directory and has 100-200 endpoints to install, we normally have to use three security engineers.

I rate the initial setup a nine out of ten, where one is difficult and ten is easy.

We have a particular case where today's endpoint provides complete security against ransomware. It runs effectively from work. It is about eighty to ninety percent effective.

The pricing is high because we lost several customers to Trend Micro and Symantec. Latin America and Columbia particularly have high prices. It was probably fifty percent more.

As a partner, Check Point provides us with the best protection. We can also arrange a demo or discussion to showcase the protection features and advantages to our customers.

Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

My company tried Check Point Harmony Endpoint with multiple clients, but unfortunately, we could not get many clients to use the product. Currently, my company has limited clients, like ten to fifteen customers who use Check Point Harmony Endpoint.

The valuable features of Check Point Harmony Endpoint stem from the fact that it serves as a comprehensive endpoint protection product that provides users with a fast solution and complete endpoint protection while serving as a tool that offers the fastest recovery for endpoints. The tool efficiently detects, protects, and corrects vulnerabilities and patches.

Check Point offers solutions with only a few features for our company's customers' sites. My company hasn't found any bugs or didn't find the solution to be complex. Features like zero phishing, sandboxing, threat emulation and extractions, malware detection, and EDR solution capabilities need to be included in the product. My company expects more granular EDR functionalities in Check Point Harmony Endpoint.

I have been using Check Point Harmony Endpoint for six months. My company has a partnership with Check Point Harmony Endpoint.

Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint is a solution used by the company's clients who operate small and medium-sized businesses.

I rate the technical support an eight and a half out of ten.

Positive

I rate the product's initial setup phase a nine out of ten.

The solution is deployed on an on-premises model.

The solution can be deployed within two hours.

During the deployment process of Check Point Harmony Endpoint, my company needs to install the initial client and select an agent from the settings on Windows Server, after which we need to push the solution to the client. Installing the initial client isn't something that is very easy. With all the features like signature-based detection, threat emulations, and sandboxing, users may need to be involved in the creation of a signature group.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint is an expensive solution. My company's clients pay INR 1,000 for each user of the product, while Check Point also provides an option to pay INR 2,300 for three years.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint is a well-known solution among cybersecurity companies. With Check Point Harmony Endpoint, if my company gets good profit margins along with good opportunities, then we can penetrate into the market to sell it. My company expects support from Check Point, though we don't deal in many of its solutions.

I rate the overall tool a ten out of ten.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint Detection and Response is a very useful tool in combating vulnerabilities and threat actors. We have rolled it out across the business to all systems in our estate. 

It is very easy to perform vulnerability scans, view present vulnerabilities, and understand the ratings applied by the software. This allows us to focus on which areas are most at risk across the company. 

It was easy to install the agents to our physical and cloud devices and enabled targeted response to zero days.

As an IT infrastructure and security team we are now able to prioritize and target specific, higher-risk vulnerabilities, making our environment more secure. 

The ratings allow us to get a feel for the urgency of a vulnerability and apply it to our use case. We are also able to mitigate lower-priority vulnerabilities with suggested fixes and can add exemptions for false positives or acceptable risks. 

We are able to report current cyber security posture to the board and we are able to assign remediation tasks to team members. 

Resource overheads have been reduced and we are overall more secure as a business.  

We have found the combination of vulnerability scanning, rating, and remediation most valuable in the platform and the feature is vital to our everyday security hardening. 

We can effectively target vulnerabilities with suggested fixes and automate patches where relevant. 

There is a constant flow of newly added features and improved functionality is regularly made available by the Check Point team. 

Customer communication around zero days and other emerging threats is a great addition to the service.  

There are a number of features behind paywalls which can be frustrating when you are already paying a premium. 

The support is limited at times and can be quite slow, you are often directed to articles in the support center to read solutions for yourself. As a result, a lot of time has been spent reading Check Point articles on the online platform to increase knowledge around the product and further cyber security awareness in the team. It would be good to have a more direct route to remote support and demonstration.  

We have been using Check Point Harmony Endpoint for around one year within our company. 

We have had very few, if any, stability issues with the solution.

We previously used Rapid7. It was costly and had limited agent scanning timescales.

The setup is nice and straightforward with a lot of hand-holding from the team.

We would try to add exceptions for false positives or mitigate threats earlier to clean up the experience.

I use the solution in my company, and it is usually deployed on all our endpoint solutions, which include workstations and servers.

I think the overall product is good. There is an in-built EDR in the tool, which is good because it gives users visibility into the threats coming into the environment.

The support from the vendor itself is the tool's weakness because we don't get good support from the vendor. The response from the tool's support team, which starts with L1, is something my company doesn't find helpful, especially when compared to the other solutions that we use. The support is one of the major issues with Check Point Harmony Endpoint.

Apart from the support area, everything else is good in the tool.

The tool's performance sometimes slows down the system, and I think the module itself is very heavy on the endpoints, making it an area that can be improved. In our company, we have seen Trend Micro and other solutions that have very light agents, so they do not affect the performance of the endpoints.

I have been using Check Point Harmony Endpoint for three years. I use a standard version.

Stability-wise, I rate the solution a seven or eight out of ten.

The tool's scalability is good. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a seven to eight out of ten.

My company has around 800 licenses for the product, and I think we have a couple of administrators who are or are less good and capable of managing the solution.

My company does not plan to increase the use of the solution in the future because we have reached its maximum capacity. Even if we try to increase the capacity of the product in our company, then I don't believe that it would go beyond five to ten percent.

I rate the technical support not more than four or five out of ten.

Neutral

I have worked with Symantec, Trend Micro, and Sophos.

My company has reached a point where it has experienced a return on investment from the use of the product.

The product is averagely priced. The product price is neither very high nor too low. The tool is not really expensive.

Compared to its competitors, Check Point Harmony Endpoint has advantages in areas like EDR and behavioral detection. Lately, all the solutions have improved. I think that now there are a number of solutions that come with SIEM capabilities, while in the past, around three years ago, Check Point was leading in the aforementioned area. More or less, all the products that can be compared with each other are the same if I consider the peer-to-peer node part.

Two or three years ago, I would have recommended the product to others, but nowadays, there are other solutions with good capabilities that are better than Check Point. I wouldn't recommend the tool to anyone now because I have seen much better solutions lately, and the market is also changing and becoming very dynamic.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint should learn from its competitors how to improve its agent capabilities and have a lightweight agent to provide good support. Also, some real-time detection and behavioral security checks are still missing and need to be improved.

I rate the overall tool an eight out of ten.

We primarily use it to provide security solutions for small to medium-sized companies with ten to fifty employees.

The standout features are primarily EDR and MDR. These functionalities are crucial because they specifically target the most common attack vectors, such as email phishing and downloading unknown software. EDR provides a solution for monitoring and responding to these threats effectively. Additionally, MDR ensures round-the-clock monitoring by skilled personnel from Check Point's team. They promptly alert us to any significant events, allowing us to take necessary actions swiftly.

Improvements are required in two key areas: notifications and setup simplification. Notification integration primarily relies on software, which is not commonly used by most small companies. Additionally, the setup process within the dashboard is overly complex, with numerous checkboxes and options that necessitate at least a week of training to comprehend fully. Simplifying this process through a wizard or a more intuitive interface would greatly benefit smaller companies.

I have been working with it for several months.

It provides outstanding reliability. I would rate it ten out of ten.

Scalability is a challenge due to the need for different appliances to accommodate varying user counts and traffic levels. When businesses experience growth or sudden increases in users, acquiring and deploying new appliance packages can be cumbersome. Availability of stock and deployment timelines vary, sometimes resulting in delays of days or even weeks to implement new hardware appliances. I would rate it six out of ten. We serve approximately five or six customers, with the largest having around fifty endpoints, which is considered small to medium-sized in scale.

The technical support provided is excellent, earning a rating of ten out of ten.

Positive

The initial setup was complex, with a rating of three out of ten in terms of difficulty. Implementing the entire solution, covering everything from networking to setting up Office 365, proved to be intricate and challenging.

The deployment time varies depending on the complexity of the case. For simple installations, we estimate approximately one week for completion. However, for more intricate setups involving thorough configuration and fine-tuning, the timeframe extends to three to four weeks. Our deployment process begins with in-depth analysis and discussions with the customer to understand their specific needs and infrastructure, including any special features they utilize, such as on-premise email with Exchange. We initially deploy a standard version with a standardized setup, followed by a review period to assess its effectiveness. Subsequently, we fine-tune the configuration based on feedback and requirements, which typically takes about a week. Finally, we roll out the refined setup to endpoints, servers, and other relevant components.

In comparison to other software solutions available on the market, it comes at a higher price point. However, the price is justified considering the robust features it offers. I would rate it nine out of ten. They provide fixed packages based on the number of users.

Overall, I would rate it eight out of ten.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint has one of the most user-friendly dashboards I've seen.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint's agent is a bit heavy.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint should probably support more in Linux as well.

I have been working with Check Point Harmony Endpoint for one and a half years.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint is a scalable solution.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint's pricing is more competitive than any other vendor. Since it is growing, the solution gives better prices than any other in the market.

It is easy to integrate Check Point Harmony Endpoint with other vendors.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint is easy to implement. I recommend Check Point Harmony Endpoint to other users.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint is a good product. Check Point Harmony Endpoint and SentinelOne are the only two products that can compete in the endpoint space.

Majorly, we push Check Point Harmony Endpoint to our customers. Other than Check Point, if something comes up, we go with SentinelOne. We only sell CrowdStrike when the customer asks for it. We position Check Point Harmony Endpoint and SentinelOne depending on the customer's requirement.

Sentinel One has a bit better breach prevention rate. If a customer needs a consolidated security solution and anti-ransomware protection with ransomware 2.0, then Check Point Harmony Endpoint is the best solution over SentinelOne.

Overall, I rate Check Point Harmony Endpoint ten out of ten.

When it comes to Check Point Harmony Endpoint, I have not dealt with any of our company's clients yet since I am still in the discovery phase.

The most valuable features of the solution are web protection and threat prevention.

A little change in the product's user interface is required since it is one of the areas where the product has certain shortcomings. Sometimes the product's page doesn't load at all, and sometimes it does. The position of the tabs and the other stuff on the product page needs to change a little bit.

I think the product's deployment process is much quicker in Mac devices, and it takes a bit more steps for Windows and the area, which needs a bit of improvement so that some balance is created when it comes to the steps in the deployment phase.

Considering last year, the pace at which the technical support team is progressing is a bit slow, making it an area where improvements are required.

I have been using Check Point Harmony Endpoint for a year. My company has a partnership with Check Point Harmony Endpoint.

Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

My company mostly caters to the needs of small companies where the solution is used.

I rate the technical support an eight out of ten.

Positive

I rate the product's initial setup phase a ten on a scale of one to ten, where one is a difficult setup phase, and ten is an easy setup process.

The solution is deployed on the cloud.

The solution can be deployed in around ten minutes.

I recently started to look for the prices of other products in the market and found out that Check Point Harmony Endpoint is cheaper than most of the other available solutions in my country. Price-wise, the product is affordable. There are no additional costs apart from the licensing charges that are attached to the product.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint is a really good endpoint security solution because it comes as a full package. With the solution, there are not many additional costs for add-on features, especially when compared to the costs of the add-ons offered by other solutions in the market.

I rate the solution a ten out of ten.