Check Point Harmony Endpoint Reviews

My main use case for Check Point Harmony Endpoint is to use it as an EDR in our endpoint solution, endpoints.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint helps us with advanced threat protection, malware, and everything that can raise security concerns with the endpoint.

I don't have anything else to add about my main use case or how it fits into my overall security strategy.

In my opinion, the best features Check Point Harmony Endpoint offers are advanced threat protection, ransomware protection, phishing and malware prevention, centralized management, and generative AI protection. All these features stand out for me.

The centralized management and AI protection of Check Point Harmony Endpoint help us to easily deploy all the endpoints, new endpoints, centrally monitor them, policy enforcement, and everything. It has increased our efficiency.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint has positively impacted my organization by reducing incidents.

Since implementing Check Point Harmony Endpoint, my incidents have reduced by around 15 to 20%.

I hope the agent size of Check Point Harmony Endpoint could be reduced for improvement.

The agent size has affected my experience by causing some performance issues with old machines where RAM was less than 8GB.

I don't want to add more about the needed improvements or anything else that could make my experience better.

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

The scalability of Check Point Harmony Endpoint is rated as eight out of ten.

The customer support is rated as nine out of ten.

I would rate the customer support on a scale of 1 to 10 as nine.

Positive

I previously used Broadcom because it was an age-old solution and we don't use it anymore.

I have seen a return on investment with time saved because we don't get too many incidents now.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is satisfactory.

Before choosing Check Point Harmony Endpoint, I did not evaluate other options.

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

I choose nine instead of another rating because if the agent size was less, I would have given 10.

My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

I was not offered a gift card or incentive for this review.

I rate Check Point Harmony Endpoint a nine out of ten.

We use it for the complete protection of more than 5,000 devices of our company and our customers. 

We have Harmony Endpoint (Advanced) managed from the Check Point Cloud, mostly for Microsoft Windows 7, 8, and 10 devices, as well as Windows Servers (mostly 2012 and 2019). We also have a few protected Linux desktops and server devices. 

As for the protections enabled, we have mainly Threat Prevention (including Antimalware, Antibot, Anti-ransomware, EDR, and Threat Emulation/sandboxing); Firewall, application control, compliance, and port protection modules deployed.

We used to use other security solutions (Windows Defender and Kaspersky), however, we had security incidents that affected us (viruses and ransomware) and they were very difficult to identify or when we did identify them it was already a long time after the incident occurred and we did not know the cause and therefore affected the operability of our company considerably. 

Since we made the decision to move to Check Point Harmony we have had greater visibility of everything that happens on our devices and take a preventive approach rather than a reactive strategy, in addition to being more confident that we have Check Point protecting us.

The characteristics that we find most valuable are its anti-ransomware protection, zero-day phishing protection, web browsing filtering, and vulnerability and patch management. The level of security and visibility they provide is great and it is very easy to configure and maintain. We have almost no false positives. 

A feature that we really like is the ease of management and administration that Check Point offers us, in addition to including the management server in its cloud and the predefined dashboards and reports.

We would love to have more endpoint hardware and software inventory, as well as tools to perform troubleshooting directly on the endpoint remotely. 

A further point of improvement would be to be able to optimize the consumption of resources on the device. 

We would also like the application control module to be further developed in future versions to include applications commonly used or maintained by Check Point in order to be able to configure blocking policies more quickly.

We have been using this product for more than three years.

We have not had any problems with stability so far. It has left us with a good impression.

The scalability of cloud management is excellent.

On the few times we have required support, it has taken us some time to resolve the issues completely, however, in the end, it was accomplished.

Positive

We changed solutions since what we had was not effective against the attacks we see today; besides, the visibility was very low and the management was very complicated.

The initial deployment was simple and the solution gave us several tools to do so.

We deployed via an in-house team.

In three years, the expected ROI was achieved.

The management of the solution is very simple and the deployment tools are diverse, which greatly reduces the workload. Licensing is also quite simple with three main options and some add-ons. 

It is licensed per device (whether it is a desktop, laptop, server, etc.), and the price is very attractive and competitive.

We evaluated other options including Cisco AMP and Fortinet EDR.

I'd recommend users to be careful with low-resource devices as the solution has several security modules that can affect the performance of these devices. In our case, we had some old machines where we grouped them and created a more optimized policy for these legacy devices.

Our main use case for Check Point Harmony Endpoint is for posture for the user endpoints. When I say posture for user endpoints, it includes both compliance and threat detection. Compliance ensures that before users connect to network resources, whether within the organization on the switches or outside via VPN, the endpoint client must verify whether the posture is acceptable, ensuring that antivirus is running in the background without threats, and making sure that the device is secure.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint has positively impacted my organization primarily in the protection context.

It has helped significantly on the protection side, considering that we no longer face issues where data is lost because someone put it on a USB drive, whether they took the device home or elsewhere. We no longer encounter situations where information leaks from users inside, effectively closing off one of the threat edges.

The best features that Check Point Harmony Endpoint offers, unlike traditional endpoint solutions, focus specifically on detection and remediation even before the device has to go to the firewall. We manage it through the Infinity Portal, which helps us with the fatigue of logging into different windows.

The automated detection, which is EDR, detects any threats potentially moving from the user endpoint onto the network and possibly to the data center. Another critical feature is data protection to prevent someone from easily extracting information from the user laptop by plugging in a stray hard drive or USB.

The automated detection and EDR in Check Point Harmony Endpoint reduce administrative overhead. The agent comes with pre-installed settings to detect different threats on the endpoint. In most other solutions, you must start from scratch, which takes considerable time and troubleshooting. With Check Point Harmony Endpoint, you're basically fine-tuning because the templates are already running, and you just adjust them to fit your organizational preferences.

There are some pain points with automated rules in Check Point Harmony Endpoint. In the initial stages, you sometimes have to do fine-tuning because you get false positives, resulting in users being unable to connect. However, those issues are eventually fixed.

The pricing is a bit expensive, making it harder to maintain the licenses, and the initial setup takes a learning curve since it needs to fit into the Check Point environment and integrate with other systems.

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

Check Point Harmony Endpoint is stable.

The scalability of Check Point Harmony Endpoint is satisfactory.

I have interacted with Check Point Harmony Endpoint's customer support, and my experience was good.

The customer support for Check Point Harmony Endpoint deserves a rating of 10.

Positive

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was good, primarily because of the support provided.

I have seen a return on investment from using Check Point Harmony Endpoint in terms of fewer security incidents, and the previous issue of data leaking from user devices has completely disappeared.

I did not evaluate other options before choosing Check Point Harmony Endpoint.

I would encourage others looking into using Check Point Harmony Endpoint to invest in it. Protecting an organization solely with a firewall is challenging, especially in a hybrid work environment where working via VPN has become common. Therefore, investing in Check Point Harmony Endpoint ensures that the threat landscape on the user side is fully covered and protected. On a scale of 1-10, I rate Check Point Harmony Endpoint a 10.

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. 

We use the antivirus for FTP email scanning, attachment scanning, FTP download, HTTP download, and HTTPS download with SSL and inspection. It is also used in conjunction with the firewall gateway and security gateway.

The most valuable features include scanning, sandbox features, and antivirus reporting. The Antivirus engine's performance has been excellent.

More applications should be supported. For example, the ability to detect viruses or scan attachments within applications like Skype or similar applications could be improved.

We have been using the solution for 15 years.

The customer service and support are rated highly. The overall rating for support was 9.5 out of ten.

Positive

We used Symantec and ESET before switching to Check Point Antivirus. We switched due to its detection capabilities and the high reputation of Check Point for preventing breaches and antivirus protection. Symantec's performance had issues with heavy CPU and memory usage.

The initial setup could be rated as seven or eight out of ten. For those with experience on the Check Point platform, it's easy to set up. 

However, for new administrators, the setup can be confusing because it uses a separate part of the panel and offers an option for legacy setup, which opens the old Check Point Smart dashboard.

One person handled the deployment in-house.

On a scale of one to ten for pricing, with ten being the most expensive and one being the cheapest, Check Point Antivirus is rated as one, making it the most affordable among antivirus products.

We used and evaluated Symantec, ESET, Fortinet, Cisco, and Palo Alto before switching to Check Point Antivirus.

I would definitely recommend Check Point Antivirus to others. The product is very effective and performs well without causing any significant hit on CPU or memory.

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.

We use Check Point to manage email security in our O365 environment.  Our previous solution was unable to remove all of the email spam we had. Check Point integrates with Office 365 to provide advanced threat protection for email. It uses techniques like anti-virus, URL filtering, and threat emulation to stop known and unknown threats. It also offers goes beyond email security. It protects all aspects of Office 365 collaboration tools like SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams. It can prevent data loss, enforce policy compliance, and block phishing attacks.

It manages to capture more spam with a smaller footprint. It has a single agent and management console to streamline security administration. This can save IT staff time and resources compared to managing multiple security products. The endpoint combines Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), and Extended Detection and Response (XDR) capabilities. 

This comprehensive approach can safeguard your organization from a wider range of threats, including ransomware, malware, phishing attacks, and zero-day exploits.

Ease of setup and ability to hook into O365 directly without MX record changes. Check Point offers advanced threat prevention capabilities, including SandBlast Network Threat Emulation and Threat Extraction. These features can identify and stop even unknown threats by simulating real-world attacks in a safe environment. Check Point solutions are designed to scale to meet the needs of large organizations. They can handle high volumes of traffic without compromising performance. Check Point integrates with a wide range of third-party security solutions. This allows you to create a comprehensive security ecosystem that meets your specific needs.

I would like to see a better UI for admin functions. While CheckPoint offers threat prevention through SandBlast, some users feel even deeper integration of Machine Learning (ML) could enhance threat detection and improve automation. This could involve automating security responses and offering threat prediction capabilities. As organizations increasingly move to the cloud, Check Point could further strengthen its cloud-native security offerings. This might involve expanding support for various cloud platforms and offering more granular security controls within those environments.

I have used Check Point Harmony Endpoint for six months.

We haven't had issues or outages so far. 

It seems to be able to scale to any size company. 

Their support has been very positive. It's easy to use. 

Positive

Sophos was our previous vendor, we found their coverage lacking.

The setup was straightforward, it's hands-on config. 

CDW was our MSP. 

We expect to see ROI in 12-16 months. 

My advice would be to state terms upfront and always ask to haggle down.

We looked at Fortinet, Palo Alto, Crowdstrike, etc. 

Make sure to review your solutions every couple years as technology changes. 

In the intricate web of digital landscapes, my primary use of Check Point Endpoint Security is a guardian for my organization's digital footprint. This robust solution stands as a vigilant sentinel, meticulously securing each endpoint against the relentless tide of cyber threats. 

Its dynamic threat prevention capabilities, seamlessly integrated into our environment, create an impervious shield against malware, ransomware, and other malicious actors. 

With an intuitive interface and real-time monitoring, it not only defends but also empowers, allowing me to traverse the digital domain with confidence. 

In this narrative of cyber resilience, Check Point Endpoint Security is not just a tool; it ensures that every endpoint under its watch remains secure in our interconnected digital ecosystem.

The integration of Check Point Endpoint Security has been a transformative force within my organization. 

As we embraced this robust solution, a paradigm shift occurred – a palpable enhancement in our digital resilience. The advanced threat prevention mechanisms woven into the fabric of Check Point have acted as an impenetrable shield, thwarting malicious intruders and fortifying the security posture of every endpoint. 

This newfound defense has not only safeguarded our sensitive data but has also instilled a sense of confidence among our team members, enabling them to navigate the digital realm without fear.

Check Point Endpoint Security has proven to be a beacon of resilience, with its multifaceted features illuminating our defense strategy. The real-time threat prevention capabilities stand out as a fortress against malware, ransomware, and evolving cyber threats, offering a proactive defense that safeguards our organization's critical assets. 

The granular control over endpoint activities empowers us to tailor security policies, ensuring a bespoke approach that aligns with our unique operational needs. The intuitive dashboard and centralized management streamline our security operations, enhancing efficiency and providing a comprehensive overview of our digital landscape. 

Notably, the seamless integration with other security components orchestrates a harmonious defense orchestra, fostering collaboration and maximizing the synergy of our security infrastructure. 

In this narrative of fortified cybersecurity, it's the amalgamation of these features that makes Check Point Endpoint Security an invaluable guardian, fortifying our digital realm against the relentless march of cyber threats.

A robust threat intelligence integration could elevate proactive defense, offering real-time insights to anticipate and thwart emerging threats more effectively. 

Enhanced behavioral analytics would provide a deeper understanding of endpoint activities, fortifying our defenses against sophisticated cyber adversaries. 

Streamlined incident response tools within the platform would empower security teams to react swiftly and decisively in the face of potential breaches. Integration with emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, could usher in a new era of adaptive and self-learning security protocols. 

Furthermore, a user-friendly interface for custom reporting and analytics would empower organizations to derive actionable insights from security data. In this ongoing narrative of cybersecurity evolution, the inclusion of these features in the next release would undoubtedly fortify Check Point Endpoint Security as an even more comprehensive and dynamic guardian in the ever-expanding digital frontier.

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

The solution is very stable.

The scalability is very good.

The technical support is excellent.

Positive

We used to use Kaspersky, and we switched for security reasons.

The initial setup was straightforward; it was easy.

We handled the setup in-house.

Its price is competitive.

We also evaluated Trend Micro.

I use it for end point protection, and I am also using full disk encryption Harmony both solutions are adopted. 

One of the advantages is the reporting functionality. For example, if some critical data is available on a laptop and the laptop gets stolen - I can remotely wipe it immediately. Because, at the end of the day, apart from the device, the data is important.

So, the zero-phishing feature of Harmony Endpoint, the one I have used, was very good.

Those features are very good. Then, zero-day protection is also very important to us.

We can map the MITRE attack framework along with the Cyber Kill Chain completely.

Sandboxing is a great functionality.

The only drawback is the integration process. For example, I want to integrate with my source platform. It took some time. That's the only concern regarding the integrations.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint doesn't have any XDR kind of solution. DLP functionality and all are not yet there.

And then, the performance also sometimes gets deep. CPU utilization could be further optimized. 

I have been using it for one year. 

I faced some issues with stability. Stability was good compared to other endpoint protection. The only thing is that in the Zero Phishing future, which I like a lot, we can see when people are entering password content and other things. Phishing is important.

Since it's a SaaS platform, we can upgrade only a license. We can get it.

I have experience with SentinelOne. SentinelOne has a feature; for example, if a ransomware attack happened and a particular file was affected, we can retrieve it. If some known files got corrupted, we can roll back the file to the last known good configuration. We can do that. 

But this particular feature is not there in Check Point Endpoint. And then, importantly, USB blocking on Linux machines is not currently available in Check Point Endpoint. It supports only the scanning part, but I don't think it is supporting USB blocking and device blocking.

DLP functionality and all, they are not yet there.

The installation is very easy. It takes around 20 minutes only. 

It requires maintenance. There are a couple of people who handle more than 4,000 endpoints. So if there are more, then I can publish them. That is a one-time activity. After that, only one person can monitor. The SOC analyst is only one guy. The person who manages the endpoint completely, email as well as the endpoint, both.

We have seen ROI. Time was saved. Since it's manual, we need to pay a lot to our team. The time-saving was very good. We can establish connectivity on each agent within 20 minutes.

The pricing is okay. It is in the enterprise range. It is not middle range. It is not so costly, but it is an enterprise.

Overall, I would rate it a nine out of ten.