Check Point Harmony Endpoint Reviews

We continue to offer our support solutions to other companies as requested. I focus on cyber security, specifically specializing in detecting malware in text and searching for remote access or reverse channels on computers.

This software incorporates security AI features and effectively manages bandwidth with its DRS capabilities. However, there's still room for improvement and the addition of more features. Nevertheless, in the broader market landscape, it's considered one of the leading products. While there might be some competition from others like Cisco, it remains a strong choice. The feature lies in mapping and providing top-notch malware protection.

Perhaps the software could be made more resource-efficient. While many improvements come to mind, I don't have them readily available. Essentially, I aim to enhance the software's efficiency so that it places fewer demands on computer resources.

I have been working with Check Point Harmony Endpoint for the past two years.

It is a stable solution and I would rate it seven out of ten.

It isn’t very scalable since I wasn't able to bypass the security a couple of times. I would rate it a six out of ten. 

I would rate it a six out of ten because it could have been easier. It might be somewhat challenging due to the numerous policies in place. For instance, it's more straightforward for me when users can easily set up policies because they come built-in. However, with Check Point, you do have the option to create custom policies. I'm not entirely certain if it's a strict either/or situation, as there might be some flexibility. Nonetheless, having a predefined "zero one" option can make it easier for users, as they don't necessarily have to customize policies themselves.

The deployment takes long enough.

Currently, this software stands out as one of the top choices in the field. It's undoubtedly a strong contender for enhancing computer security, and while there are various other products available, this one ranks among the best.

I recommend the solution, but I would rate it a six out of ten, mainly because the software requires considerable resources and can strain less powerful computers. It tends to impact system efficiency, especially on computers with weaker hardware, causing frequent restarts and putting a significant load on the CPU and memory.

We deployed this product to harmonize our products and have one central access point. 

It helps us to set security features that protect the computing devices from malware attacks. 

It gives me an opportunity to manage applications that works on various workflows centrally. 

Integration with all employee devices has enabled my team to monitor the security situation and put in place emergency measures in case of any threat. 

Team members can connect their working devices from a central networking connection that is secure and reliable.

The high-level security provided by Check Point Harmony Endpoint has given my team all the required tools for setting up a central network control platform. It provides solutions to challenges that affect workflows slowing down performance. 

There is improved business work processes agility that keeps all the sectors functional. 

There has been improved security compliance and risk management in all the business transactions that we undertake since we deployed this application. 

Laptops and mobile devices that operate within the enterprise have been secured, and teams can easily focus on more productive roles without fear of being attacked.

Data security analytics enable us to prepare and take suitable precautions before landing in trouble and exposing confidential information. 

The cloud management system provides security to hybrid information and saved files. 

The customer support services are efficient and always reliable when reached for any consultation. 

It supports operating systems that are deployed in computers and mobile devices. 

New users familiarize themselves easily with the operation of UI since it has flexible dashboards. 

The faster data processing capability saves time and costs for accomplishing given tasks.

It has full performance capability to execute the given duties. 

It blocks safe URLs sometimes when there are network interruptions. 

The cost of deployment varies with the existing working conditions and the organization's size. 

The cloud networking infrastructure can be attacked if there are limited security features and poor monitoring capacity from the IT team. 

The overall performance impressed my team. Check Point Harmony Endpoint is the sure deal for enterprise security coverage and computing device control.

I've used the solution for ten months.

It is stable in the provision of reliable security.

I am impressed by the performance of this product.

The customer support staff is ever supportive.

Positive

I have not used a similar solution previously.

The initial setup procedure was straightforward.

There was high-level expertise from the vendor team during implementation.

There has been a positive ROI since we deployed it.

The setup cost and licensing terms vary according to enterprise size.

I evaluated several options. This platform was the best.

I recommend the implementation of this platform in other organizations.

Harmony Endpoint helps the company to protect devices from phishing attacks. 

It offers instant notification when it senses any form of external threat that can compromise data. 

It can be easily deployed on both mobile and desktop devices. 

The product has saved my team a lot of time and resources during the project implementation process. 

It responds quickly to data threats that can leak internal information into an unsafe environment. We have accomplished many projects and submitted them successfully to our clients without any challenges since deploying Harmony Endpoint.

This solution provides threat intelligence to all sectors to enhance effective planning and decision-making before we get into trouble. 

It monitors data flow across the networking system to enhance comprehensive workflow infrastructure. 

Real-time monitoring provides essential tools for security configurations that cannot be interfered with by ransomware attacks easily. This is the best solution, far from other related software in attack prediction and threat analysis. It is cloud-based, and teams across the organization find it to be more flexible for real-time analytics.

Network monitoring provides the best reports based on real-time performance, which helps our members locate any drawbacks across the workflow system.

The threat response system from the user dashboard blocks malware attacks that can affect email and the flow of information among colleagues. 

Endpoint protection is fundamental in security enhancement; it's effectively protecting our devices from internet viruses.

The application investigation system enables the IT team to come up with reliable reports on the cause and prevention measures that can be adapted to prevent any future attacks.

The system has comprehensive data management features that have saved us from incurring unplanned losses. 

Timely updates and suitable configurations can block malware attacks and provide effective reports on security situations. 

The setup process was complicated, however, when the customer service team came in, they provided productive guidelines that have kept the system working efficiently. 

The next release should consider a strong threat detection mechanism that can categorize various levels of attacks for faster analysis.

I've used the solution for 18 months.

This platform is highly stable, and the performance is awesome.

The scalability has impressed all relevant teams.

The customer service team is passionate about their work, and they provide timely responses.

Positive

I have not worked with other related products.

The setup was straightforward. We had assistance from the customer support team.

implementation took place through the vendor team.

The targeted ROI has been achieved since we deployed the application.

The setup and cost depend on the number of devices that have to be secured.

I evaluated Intercept X Endpoint. However, it did not impress the entire team.

I am satisfied with the current performance and I thoroughly recommend Harmony Endpoint to other business enterprises.

We're using this for our endpoint protection in terms of antivirus and malware protection, disk encryption, and URL and application filtering on our client computers.

We integrate the VPN feature with Check Point's firewall allowing our clients to access internal resources with security policies enforced and controlled.

The reports given by the software are also a benefit since it allows better management and control of access to all our client computers at any time from anywhere.

The web console is also nice.

We have all our information and policies on one platform for all the features, and we can assign our technicians' several permissions and roles on the product.

Our customers are also better protected, and we can guarantee that security policies are enforced and compliant in each one of them.

Security has been a significant focus for us, and Harmony Endpoint, together with the entire Check Point ecosystem, made it easy for our organization to enforce such policies.

We value the URL and app filtering of the platform.

The URL filtering and application control are very helpful since it's typically hard to block productivity loss apps/URLs on clients when abroad. Harmony made it easy to control the usage of the company resources and bandwidth.

Disk encryption is a nice feature if you don't have other systems. However, since we've already had BitLocker deployed, we saved a few dollars on this licensing type.

The license plans are also very nice and distributed - allowing for a separation between types of users with more basic or more advanced options.

Customization of UI should be a little better in terms of application UI and messages that are displayed when something is blocked or non-compliant. URL filtering should allow for time-based rules, for example, don't allow media streaming during work hours yet allow it on weekends.

The same applies to application control. When in our headquarters, we can solve this on the Check Point Firewall. However, the Harmony client does not support this type of condition, and we had to find a "middle ground" between policies and usability for our clients.

We've been using this solution for two years.

We did use Microsoft Defender. It lacked features, and therefore we moved away from the solution.

I'd advise users to try to implement BitLocker for disk encryption since it's free.

We did not evaluate other options. 

This software enhances the security of our remote workforce. It creates safe collaboration routes that cyber attacks cannot compromise. Data safety and communication infrastructure have been well maintained since we deployed this software. 

Endpoint protection has enabled teams to complete projects faster and monitor workflows efficiently. 

It has automated security protocols to cover the wide networking area in the enterprise. Check Point Harmony Endpoint has deployed comprehensive security that prevents any external attacks that may be a threat to our internal policies.

This software has quashed many security threats that could affect operations and slow down production. 

When sending emails to my colleagues, it detects any virus and blocks any spam that may be shared. It is flexible and gives the IT team full access and control during deployment. 

We have been able to attain security compliance and requirements for an excellent working environment. 

The entire organization has been doing well since we deployed this software due to safe collaboration channels and improved security data awareness.

The total cost of ownership has enabled the company's teams to identify any areas with security weaknesses and appropriately assign security models. 

The log4j-related attacks blocking system detects any vulnerable endpoints in advance. 

Identifying ransomware behaviors has upgraded the security monitoring system and put measures in place to curb such threats. 

When browsing, it blocks phishing sites that may hack personal data and leak to internet cyber criminals. 

The endpoint behavioral guard identifies online threats that easily prevent credential theft that may lead to funding theft.

The current performance of Check Point Harmony Endpoint has impressed all the sectors in the organization.

Configuration with some applications did not take place effectively due to setup complications. 

Interpreting the threat intelligence sensors may lead to poor data tabulation and slow performance. 

The cost of deployment and maintenance is high, and many small enterprises may not be able to afford premium subscriptions. 

The set security enhancement objectives have been achieved, and internet threats have been blocked effectively. I totally recommend this software to other organizations for reliable endpoint protection.

I've used the solution for two years.

This software offers a stable performance.

The performance is good, and I am impressed by the overall output.

We have been served well by customer service since we started engaging them.

Positive

I have no experience with any other product.

The setup was straightforward.

Deployment was done by the vendor team.

The targeted ROI has been achieved, and there is increasing growth.

The setup and pricing are flexible depending on company size and security demands.

I have only worked with Check Point Harmony Endpoint.

Comprehensive security for the company's network infrastructure is essential, and this is what this platform has provided.

With the changes produced by the pandemic, we needed to secure the equipment inside and outside the organization. That is why we looked for a solution that would protect business equipment, providing a robust security line and where perimeter protection for users is established. Those working from home or anywhere else are not compromised with this product on-side, and these users are connecting easily. By having the experience of using the tool, we realize that it secures and protects us from all kinds of attacks.

We have realized that it helps us with the prevention of ransomware, malware and identification of suspicious connections. It allowed us to have a centralized administration panel which makes it easier for us to view and manage each of the devices and the alerts found or notified by each of them. devices, creating rules and allowing us to protect the activities carried out by users. We can say that Check Point Harmony Endpoint is a fast solution, easy to install, simple to manage, and, above all, when in use, it is not very intrusive with users' daily activities.

One of the characteristics is the detection of anti-ransomware, which helps us to protect our equipment and data against any eventuality. This solution detects and analyzes any attempt to encrypt the data. If they are encrypted, the same solution stores and restores a version of the compromised data. 

Few solutions on the market perform tasks as efficiently as those performed and executed by Check Point Harmony Endpoint. Among other features, this Endpoint Behavioral Guard identifies families of malware, file-less attacks, and other generic malicious behaviors that are the most common attacks when you are in unsafe networks without a protection solution.

It is one of the best, however, with respect to its support on iOS and Android, it can improve a little more.

Something worth mentioning is the need for support in Spanish and better representation for teams in the Latin American area, where there is a growing demand for these IT services and new technologies.

Its guides are identical to the existing ones. These guides should be updated, and they should improve their design.

Let people try it, and it will quickly remote users. 

I've used the solution for two years.

It is quick to configure and easy to manage. Therefore it is really scalable. 

We did not previously use a different solution. 

The issue of licensing is something that I don't like. The licenses are per package, not per unit, and that in some cases affects the acquisition of the solution.

We did not evaluate other options. 

In our organization, we are creating Trusted, Untrusted, and DMZ zones. 

We use URL filtering, antivirus and threat prevention, as well as detect and monitoring of all the outside traffic that enters the organization. 

It downloads the latest signature from the Check Point database for anti-malware and it keeps my laptop clear from malware files and attacks. 

We are now able to regularly scan after implementing this product and now we feel happy. In many ways, it made us feel safe. 

We have installed this tool for every user.

The Harmony vendor is excellent at providing various features and updates regularly. 

The main advantage of the solution is the ability to implement complete security policies for the terminals in order to address how apps are installed on corporate devices. 

It secures our organization from attacks from ransomware, malware, et cetera. 

The most important feature is the file scan capability. It saves us from attacks by modified files. In this way, we secure our internal traffic from outside attackers.

The below features are most valuable:

1) Anti-malware

2) Threat protection with signature

3) Anti-ransomware

4) Anti-phishing (support for all leading browsers)

1) Anti-malware (to detect and prevent malicious activity)

2)  Threat protection with signatures to prevent the threat on the basis of a signature. Signatures are stored in the database. 

I would suggest that the Check Point team always allocates an SME to all the vendors before implementation. This will help when the endpoint agent cannot integrate with another product or third party. It could expand the functionalities too. In addition to security functionality, they could incorporate Mobile Device Management (MDM) functionalities such as remote device management, administration of installed applications, et cetera. 

The solution needs more alerts to warn of attacks. 

I have used this product for the last two years.

We did not use a different solution previously.

The setup is somewhat complex the first time, however, it is not too complicated or difficult.

We implemented this product as per the organization's requirements. We did it ourselves.

Our ROI has definitely improved after installing this product.

It is a fair price and according to the quality of the product offered.

Our use case for SandBlast Agent is that our team is set up in multiple geographies, such as, India, Sri Lanka, UK, North America, and Australia (where we have a bit of business). We have courses for an educational client which need go to market, schools, instructors for hire, and students. Given that there was COVID-19 and a lockdown, there was an increase in the digital demand for learning courses. So, we wanted to secure our courses from cyber attacks. Thus, we wanted an end-to-end security system in place that would prevent/save us from cyber attacks and protect our sensitive data.

Systems can be accessed on multiple devices, whether they be laptops, Macs, Windows, or mobile devices. Those devices could be connected to a home or public network on a platform, like a Chrome browser, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari. We have been able to track this through reports by seeing how vulnerable those agents are to attacks. Then, we determine how they can become more secure, so we can stay on the cloud and mobile devices. These are the areas where we are trying to use their reports and tighten our security, putting more systems in place to prevent attacks.

Cognizant had a malware attack recently, as the threat of cyber attacks has increased, and a lot of customer data was compromised. However, because this Check Point SandBlast technology was there in place, we were able to thwart the cyber attacks that were attempted. Most of the time, these attacks are college kids trying to do some phishing attacks or look into sensitive data. With SandBlast, it is possible to identify those attacks at the very source, preventing those attacks and keeping us secure.

Going forward, we are planning to extend it to authors and professors who are helping us author our content. For example, if there is an author who will be taking help from various professors in university or instructors in schools, then they will need to get their inputs. What happens is they expose their course to those authors on their networks, devices, laptops, mobiles, or tablets. They access the course through an application. Now, those authors and professors don't have an app login because they might be a third-party vendor. So, we are trying to have the SandBlast Mobile version on this site as well, based on the impressive performance of SandBlast, so our data remains secure and more users are able to utilize our systems and access our data. This will make it more valuable for our end users.

On the coverage part, there are malware, phishing, operating system exploitations, denial-of-service attacks, and man-in-the-middle attacks (MITM), so we have classified the attacks that can happen on a learning, educational system, like ours into five to six categories. With SandBlast Agent deployed in the cloud, we have good coverage to cover these attacks, as it is very extensive. The best part is (through our reports) we were able to identify the type of attacks. So far, our security has been 100 percent. We have not felt that a data breach has happened, so we are pretty happy with SandBlast Agent.

SandBlast Agent is always working in the background collecting sensitive data, forensics, and notifying users whenever there is a chance of a brute-force attack into our systems. Otherwise, it has been protecting our data at various geographies along with the endpoints that we set up on the cloud. They have been able to filter out or thwart any attacks from the very word, "Go," and make our work very safe and smooth. 

We set up reports, which were weekly or biweekly. Then, our admins, who are mainly working with SandBlast Agent, were able to look at daily reports or even more granular reports, hourly or daily, based on their customizations.

The automated part keeps it running in the background. It only gives us notifications when there have been major attempts to breach data. We also have reports that show logs for what external, unauthorized systems tried to access the data. Through those reports, which are automated in the background, we are able to do what we want in order to keep our systems secure. We feel the automation part is pretty good with this application.

It needs more documentation and better ease of deployment. For documentation, it needs more information about integrating the endpoints on SandBlast Agent mobile as well as on desktop platforms.

I have been using this solution for six to eight months.

The SandBlast Agent is stable. Our users can work on a laptop, remote device, or tablet with this app running in the background. If an attack event is triggered, then the user and administrator both get alerts. The impact of this application running in the background on the battery life or on any other application is negligible; the battery performance is not impacted. It is such a digital world. Users are always now online and on social media, so they need to feel that their personal data is also not compromised. 

Our key 15 users maintain the solution.

We have around 15 key users, but it is being used to monitor over 1,000 users across the globe. We are planning to scale it up to 1,500 users/authors in North America alone for Q4. We have also certain authors who are coming up in Sri Lanka and Australia.

We are looking to scale this up on mobile devices and tablets. We want to see how the performance will be there. With portable devices, people are sitting in a Starbucks, cafeteria, or in a public area, and we want to see how the security is established on a public network. So far, we have seen that it has been quite good during these COVID lockdowns. People who have been working from home have it also installed on shared networks with two neighbors or a group of people, which is prone to attacks. So far, it has been good, but we want to see the performance when we roll out to more users.

We had a legacy system in place before using SandBlast Agent. The features, efficiency, and our pre-existing relationship with Check Point drove us to going with SandBlast Agent.

When we were working with their team, it was easy to go ahead with the setup. However, once we started doing it for our users on our own, we found it to be a little complex and needed more help. So, we came back to the SandBlast support team for help.

When we had to do a second deployment, including the next 10 members from the team of 15, we found that the documentation for the initial setup wasn't thorough. Our team had to reach out to the customer support, and they were good. However, from a deployment point of view, a little more documentation would have been helpful.

The deployment took approximately three months.

Our deployment strategy was that we wanted to be digital and do things on the cloud.

We worked with the SandBlast team for deployment and that was completed in under three months. We had our initial trial period for two weeks. We had a team of four to five members who worked with the SandBlast teams from a deployment point of view. Everything went pretty smoothly. 

Our experience with the Check Point support team was pretty good. They were able to help us with the deployment and integration for collaboration apps, like Slack, Microsoft Teams, or Jira. They also were able to help us with internal apps. So, they were able to help us with all those integration points, which was really helpful.

The staff involved was four to five members. However, we felt that if the SandBlast team was onboard, then we didn't need that many people. We could do the deployment with two members from our side and somebody helping from the SandBlast side.

If we have to look in terms of qualitative value, there has been good ROI. That is why we are planning to go ahead with the scaling of bringing more users onboard and having our security being taken care by SandBlast.

The solution has reduced the number of security analysts we have needed, enabling them to work on things they didn’t have time for before. From the automated reports point of view, we always used to feel that for whatever legacy system that we had in place we had to do more work to capture the area we wanted in our reports. With SandBlast Agent, we are able to do that through automated reports and its inbuilt functionality for reporting.

Due to a combination of factors, we now have three security analysts instead of six. So, we are almost down to 50 percent of team strength from the point when we started using SandBlast Agent. We have been able to cut down the cost after starting to use this platform.

One of the key factors that made us go with this solution was the pricing. 

On the licensing part, there was an initial complementary set of licenses offered in the initial onboarding package, either 15 or 20. Then, we had some complementary licenses in the initial purchase of the package. That was pretty useful.

We did explore one more option, which was an offering from Microsoft. The features, efficiency, price point, and pre-existing relationship that we had with Check Point made us go with SandBlast Agent. 

Some of SandBlast's features include ease of deployment on cloud and mobile device coverage, which is our future coverage area. We found that it gave us good operational efficiency on mobile devices. It runs in the background, providing coverage for various parameters in the logs and triggering alerts to users and administration only when there is an attack. Otherwise, it is able to block the attack, URL, or user in the background before notifying them. These are some of the features that stood out and differentiated it from Microsoft Windows Defender.

In this digital ecosystem, we need to secure our data at every moment and have something in place, like SandBlast, to keep our networks scanned at each moment. You never know where the next attack is coming from: malware, phishing, denial-of-service attacks, man-in-the-middle attacks, etc. Therefore, we need to be on the lookout for these type of attacks and any other unauthorized URLs trying to get into our systems to access data for any purpose. 

Have a system in place to keep your data secure. You should definitely give SandBlast Agent a try. It is worth it. The solution is very secure and has very impressive features.

I would rate this solution as an eight out of 10. We are very impressed and happy with the features, its stability, reports, and the parameters covered in the reports.