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IT Security Manager at Telecommunications Services of Trinidad & Tobago Limited (TSTT)
Real User
We like the ability to encrypt transactions on all devices
Pros and Cons
  • "We like Harmony's ability to encrypt transactions between mobile devices. All the user's transactions are encrypted. That's an excellent feature. We can detect, quarantine, and address any issues in the handset itself."
  • "Harmony has more support for Android OS as opposed to iOS. You need a third-party MDM solution to integrate with iOS. If you don't have an MDM, your app can't scan on an iOS device. The solution can scan everything on Android. It sees all your apps."

What is our primary use case?

We use Harmony Mobile to protect our workers' mobile devices. There are about 300 users, including everybody from executives to regular engineers. We plan to increase usage, but we are waiting on an executive decision. They'll decide whether to cut costs or increase use. 

What is most valuable?

We like Harmony's ability to encrypt transactions between mobile devices. All the user's transactions are encrypted. That's an excellent feature. We can detect, quarantine, and address any issues in the handset itself. 

What needs improvement?

Harmony has more support for Android OS as opposed to iOS. You need a third-party MDM solution to integrate with iOS. If you don't have an MDM, your app can't scan on an iOS device. The solution can scan everything on Android. It sees all your apps. 

For how long have I used the solution?

We have had Harmony Mobile for about three years. We're both a customer and a partner. The partner is the enterprise division of our organization, and we are a customer, but we cannot purchase it ourselves. We have to go to a third party. Acquisition is more from the customer base, but my company also is a partner.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We haven't had any issues with Harmony crashing our system.

How was the initial setup?

Deploying Harmony was straightforward.  You can deploy it using an MDM solution, but we didn't have one at the time. We deployed by email or SMS, and was relatively simple. 

We explored the MDM part with Google but ran into some issues because the feature required for this integration requires an enterprise license. We have three staff members responsible for implementing and managing the solution.  

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The license was pretty reasonable. I don't have a figure right now, but I think it was somewhere between $10 and $30 per user. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We evaluated VMware Workspace ONE, and VMware also had an MDM that we looked at at the time. Even the McAfee MVISION right now also comes with mobile device management as well.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Check Point Harmony eight out of 10.

My advice for enterprises thinking about Harmony is to consider your device type. If your users are predominantly on Android, it's a good solution. If it's primarily iOS users, you might need to deploy an MDM before buying it. An MDM that covers both operating systems is a significant factor to consider. It will determine how easy it is to deploy it and how much control you have over the profiles.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Manager, Infrastructure Services at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
User
Straightforward to setup with great technical support and an excellent admin portal
Pros and Cons
  • "The easy navigation of the admin portal is a welcome change to how some other admin portals are not very user-friendly."
  • "The admin portal is slightly clunky and sometimes shows a different status than what the device is actually doing."

What is our primary use case?

We were lacking threat detection and device-level protection in our mobile device space.  We are an Apple shop exclusively and although Apple does a good job at vetting apps and developers in the Apple App Store, we were lacking protection beyond that. The Harmony Mobile Protect suite really gave us the confidence of protection and real-time threat level safeguards. Users have the confidence to know that the data on their devices is safe. It's a great solution that has a proven track record in the mobile space.   

How has it helped my organization?

Harmony Mobile Protect has improved the confidence of the users in knowing their mobile device and data is protected. It is shocking to see how many sites, apps, and links to content were vulnerable to threats and security gaps. Users found themselves going to what they thought were innocent sites and in-app purchases that led them to a vulnerability.  To be fair, some legitimate apps, links, and content were flagged and all we needed to do is make adjustments to the white lists and users were able to access that data with no issue.   

What is most valuable?

The app just runs in the background and keeps the device safe. The real-time scan is awesome and really delivers that value-add component to threat defense and a holistic approach to mobile device protection. The easy navigation of the admin portal is a welcome change to how some other admin portals are not very user-friendly. Tracking users, seeing devices and their current state at a glance is very helpful. Reporting is also a great value add to this product. Seeing the areas of concern and making adjustments to tighten the gaps is very helpful and a value add.

What needs improvement?

The admin portal is slightly clunky and sometimes shows a different status than what the device is actually doing. A simple refresh of that device corrects the issue and displays real-time data. Overall, it works well and the improvements so far for this product have been great. Allowing the user to control the real-time scan is important. In recent updates of the app version, this can be achieved easily, but the user doesn't always see that. Perhaps making a separate button or leveraging the menu ribbon for this feature may work better.   

For how long have I used the solution?

I've worked with the solution for 3 months now.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

After the initial setup, of course there was some tweaking, but the platform It' very solid. We have had no issues thus far with the stability.  There have been a few updates that were low to no impact.  More enhancement based updates.  

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

So far, we have found it to be very scalable. That was the main selling point for us on this product.

How are customer service and technical support?

We did have some issues come up and required technical support. The support team was awesome and really knew how to address the issues we were having. The problems were fixed and we were back on the road in no time.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We did not. This is our first product for mobile device threat protection and real-time scanning. 

How was the initial setup?

It was pretty straightforward. We had a solutions engineer walk us through things and helped us tie into our MDM, which went well.  

What about the implementation team?

We implemented through Check Point directly for the POC and then continued with licenses. The setup with Check Point went great and we were very happy to have that level of expertise on hand. Their solutions engineers are top-notch and we were very pleased. 

What was our ROI?

We are new to using this product, so we have not been able to capture the ROI as of yet.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We had a very positive experience with this. The cost is the amount of devices times the number of licensing and the setup fees. We were up and running quickly. I do highly recommend leveraging a demo of this product. It really shows the depth of the product and the value-add to the customer.  

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

No, we have a vested interest with Check Point Mobile and we looked at their product line first, and was sold.  

What other advice do I have?

Harmony Protect is a great solution and really stands up to threat protection and device defense.  

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
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IT Security Manager at Telecommunications Services of Trinidad & Tobago Limited (TSTT)
Real User
Filled a gap in our security posture by protecting mobile handsets and our corporate network
Pros and Cons
  • "We like the URL content filtering, that is one of the most valuable features."
  • "It also enables us to see where privacy is a concern, apps that are leaking privacy. Having an idea as to how these apps are being protected offers some level of security to the device and back into our corporate network."
  • "We don't have Google MDM being supported by the solution as of yet. It is a feature requirement... They are aware that it is something that I need. My objective is to be able to have the MDM integration and to have some level of control over the asset itself."

What is our primary use case?

One reason we use it is that we didn't really have any control on the mobile side. We do have Google MDM, but we didn't have a solution like the one Check Point offers to protect mobile devices. Even with Google MDM, there is not much we can do without having something that can enforce security on the endpoint. So there was a gap and that security gap was our main use case.

How has it helped my organization?

The mobile space was pretty new to us. We had no control over it. Given the COVID situation and worked-from-home, we immediately embarked on this project to roll out this initiative. It was part of our strategic decision because when the government implemented work-from-home, only essential staff were supposed to come to work. We had to report every stage at which we reduced the number of staff on premises, because we're state-owned and our CEO reports to the minister. The solution improved things significantly in that context. We were able to give a proper accounting of our security assets and not have that gap where mobile devices are concerned. And we're able to offer a lot more security.

A lot of the users are using banking apps and didn't really have any assurance that they were protected. Also, with the pandemic there were a lot more cyber security attacks. We were sending out updates on what was happening, as part of our security awareness. It helped build some confidence within the staff in terms of what we were doing for our security campaign. Overall, it helped us account for all assets and protect them properly.

What is most valuable?

We like the URL content filtering, that is one of the most valuable features. 

It also enables us to see where privacy is a concern, apps that are leaking privacy. Having an idea of how these apps are being protected offers some level of security to the device and back into our corporate network.

The protection provided by the solution for all three threat vectors, application, network, and device, is pretty okay the way they're doing it. Their solution does not work the traditional way that endpoints used to be protected using local resources, when it's doing its scan. Sandblast is comparing the app to the app store and that is a very good feature. It's not resource-intensive. In terms of the networking, it does a pretty okay job. From the device side, we're able to see that backend information, including the app information, into the portal itself. 

It's also very easy to deploy and easy to manage.

When it comes to applications and network specifically, the solution's comprehensiveness and accuracy is pretty good. For applications, it has features pertaining to things like GDPR compliance. It is not leaking an end-user's personal information. There are some good features there. The only way we are able to see a user being identified is if there is a threat. Then that user comes up in that report, but that's only for those incidents. It's a very small minority. But it does a very good job in terms of breadth of protection.

The dashboard is pretty okay in terms of how you go in and you create your policies. And it comes with a very comprehensive policy. You have checkboxes or radio buttons to select the additional features. That's very intuitive. They just recently added some new features to their dashboard as well. It's pretty straightforward when it comes to where you: 

  • look for the threats, versus the administration aspect of it 
  • how do you drill down, the analytics
  • if there are any events, how you go all the way down. 

I find the dashboard is pretty intuitive and simple, compared to how Check Point has been deploying the SmartConsole.

And when it comes to blocking attempted attacks it's also pretty intuitive and simple. Suppose we see an app that has a particular threat. We're able to select and apply policies or rules on that particular app or device, and that can prevent the threat from propagating. We can quarantine it and address the issue. It's pretty simple in being able to manage threats, from a mobile perspective.

What needs improvement?

This is the first time we have ventured into protection of mobile devices. We have had many years where staff didn't have any restrictions on a mobile device. Since the migration from the BlackBerry Bell solution that we had back then, there has been a gap. Nobody was able to protect Android as well as iOS devices. And given that we were going into that space, we did not go in with the ability to do any serious lockdown or removal of apps. Mobile threat defense is not supported fully for Google MDM, so we're not using it within the Google MDM. It was supposed to be supported as of this month. We don't have Google MDM being supported by the solution as of yet.

It is a feature requirement, but they wrote me saying it was supposed to have been rolled out at the end of the second quarter of 2020, which would have been in the last month. We should have had something coming back from them so I wrote them last week, asking them where we are in terms of this roadmap. They are aware that it is something that I need.

My objective is to be able to have the MDM integration and to have some level of control over the asset itself.

Also, the one thing I don't see with it is that when I'm doing a scan on my network I'm not seeing my SSI ID showing up. I don't know if that means there's a bug or something we need to work out. But it's still giving me a good report in terms of the network scan and the device protection.

Another thing I would really like to see is a unified console where I don't have to use multiple devices or multiple consoles to manage my Check Point solutions. I am thinking of a unified console that could be linked back with some of the other solutions that we already have from Check Point, like CloudGuard. For all of the on-prem firewalls that we have, there would be one console, as opposed to these multiple consoles, and we would be able to link on-prem and cloud solutions to create that hybrid scenario. I haven't seen that feature yet.

I would also like to see support for other SIEM solutions such as Splunk.

For how long have I used the solution?

We started with Check Point SandBlast Mobile just when the pandemic lockdown started here in Trinidad, which was in early March, so it's been about six months. During that period of time, when the pandemic kicked in, and remote work and work from home and BYOD were a big concern, that is when we migrated to the SandBlast Mobile platform.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We haven't had any challenges due to somebody complaining of the app crashing. I also have it on my phone and it hasn't crashed. I haven't had a challenge where it prevented me from doing anything. In fact, I was running SandBlast Mobile alongside ZoneAlarm, the free version. I had ZoneAlarm installed about six months prior to installing the SandBlast Mobile agent and both of them worked alongside each other. I never had a problem. I eventually removed the free version and I use the corporate solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We haven't really explored the MDM integration yet, nor the other use cases we can use it for. At this moment, we're just looking to protect the mobile handset. There's not much of a use case in terms of how we can scale it. We're still under our license limitation so we're pretty okay with it so far.

From the last report about number of users, we rolled out to about 300 endpoints and we still had about 90 handsets that had not accepted the install. We continue to add more every month to that list. The users include executives and senior managers from the various technology groups, as well as users outside of technology in finance, sales, and marketing. We have had staff from every one of those areas install the solution.

We're 2,400 staff in total and we have only purchased about 350 licenses. We plan to roll this out in phases to the other staff. The challenge that we're having internally is differentiating issued handsets. Initially, we were told to roll this out to everybody, but after some discussions we decided we didn't want to go that hard with the users. So the users that have it installed will run it for about a year and then we can then roll it out to the others. That way, the others will see that the users haven't really had any challenges or any concerns with privacy, or that it slowed down the phone in any way. So we do plan to extend SandBlast to the other staff that don't have it.

Also, being a telecom company, our GM for mobile has been looking at a business model where we would lease phones to our subscribers. In that scenario we would have the solution provisioned and the security installed, given that this is our handset and, at the end of the lease, we would want to recoup some level of monetary value from it. So we would protect it with the assurance that there would be no data privacy concerns. That is still in discussion.

How are customer service and technical support?

I haven't had many issues where I have had to contact tech support. I have a very good relationship with the territory manager, and I have met and have a very good relationship with the security engineer assigned to this region.

The tech support and help that I have gotten so far is pretty good. I haven't had any challenges.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We had the BlackBerry Bell solution, but nothing to protect Android and iOS. We had purchased AirWatch from VMware, but AirWatch is not the same as a Check Point's mobile threat defense solution. AirWatch was more of an MDM.

We were kind of forced into the solution with the pandemic scenario. We were in the process of writing a few position papers; there were a few reports that the government had requested from the CEO. So we got a little bit of pressure when COVID kicked in. We had to rush. We were very happy when Check Point reached out to us and said, "You can use our ZoneAlarm free for 90 days and you can deploy it to your customers, your subscribers, and to your family members, during this period of time," owing to the relationship that we had. When we got that, the CTO said, "Well, let's just invest in the Sandblast solution." That's how we ended up transitioning into this and deploying it.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was pretty straightforward. There were a couple of ways to handle the roll-out. We could send an email with a barcode for the users to install it and there was also an option to send an SMS. They could then install it and it was pretty straightforward.

Prior to that, we sent out a communication explaining that this was what we were embarking on, that it was an executive security initiative. We still had a few calls from users because it was a new area and people were very concerned. We had to keep reassuring the users that we were not spying on them, that we were just protecting the company assets. We explained that it was no different from a laptop or a workstation that the company issued. We had to continually reassure them that it wasn't an issue of privacy. In fact, we told the employees that apps were leaking privacy information and this would turn that off and prevent it from happening.

Initially, there were a lot of concerns about privacy with users saying, "This thing is going to spy on us." But we did not roll it out to every employee's handset. We rolled it out to the company-issued handsets. We took that approach and, at a later date, based on how we run this solution and how we get it to "soak in," we'll move to the other area. But there were a lot of concerns. 

We didn't find any complexity around the installation of the solution on end-user mobile devices. Without the MDM integration, we were not able to force the install and the user still had the option not to install, and if it was installed they still had the option to remove it. But it was straightforward. There weren't any complexities.

Our deployment took about a month or a month-and-a-half. The problem we had wasn't with the roll-out, rather it was about our being able to separate company-issued handsets from the list. We went to the team that issues the handsets and they did not have accurate lists. The audit they had done was a month or two prior so we only had accuracy in the list up to a month or two before. The challenge wasn't about the solution itself.

What about the implementation team?

We didn't use any third-party. We had a demo and we were shown how straightforward it was. It started off from that demo and moved straight into production. They gave us use of it for a period of time. We looked at it, played around with it, and that eventually became our production environment. It wasn't a scenario where we had to engage Professional Services.

Initially, there were about five people from our side involved in the deployment, but it ended up coming down to two to three people.

For maintenance of the solution I have three people who are all IT security specialists.

What was our ROI?

We have not yet seen any ROI because we still have a number of devices where it has not been installed. We haven't yet seen the big benefits of it.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We got a pretty good deal and the price is pretty decent compared to some of the other solutions.

Check Point has always been a little high on price. People will need to have a good relationship with their territory manager or their account manager and will need to negotiate a better price. 

Compared to some of its competitors who are very good in marketing, Check Point has been very lacking. Their price sometimes tends to be notably higher than its competitors, but the quality of the solution is the difference. However, people mostly go after the marketing. They see that side of it.

For this solution there is just the support. There were no other costs added on to it. It is a straightforward license: unit price by X number of units and the support that goes along with it. There wasn't any other cost for us.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We haven't really looked at any competitors. This type of solution was not something we were planning on doing within this financial year. SandBlast Mobile was not something that was on our radar. Owing to the scenario we were in with the COVID pandemic, the issue was how fast we could react to get to the solution onboard and how little paperwork would be involved. Given that we're a state-owned company, we have to comply with a lot of procurement policies and guidelines. If we don't have a vendor operating onsite, we are not able to leverage any solution from that vendor.

Check Point was already operating onsite; we had other solutions in use from them. Given that they offered a solution to us and had a relationship with our executives, that was what enabled us to fast-track things.

If we were to evaluate other products we would not have been able to roll this out in time. It would have had to go to an RFP, an evaluation process, and a purchase order. It would have been a good six- to nine-month process.

What other advice do I have?

If you have the opportunity, explore competitors to see how their products work. Also, negotiate your price with Check Point as much as possible.

The things that stand out from my experience are the ease of the deployment and the education of the end-user regarding data privacy and those types of things.

We haven't had many cases of false positives. One that we saw was in the following scenario. Let's say we had an app that came up as a threat and we applied particular rules to quarantine it. After we applied the rules, it showed up on the handset as if the app no longer existed, whereas Sandblast was saying that it wasn't removing the app. It turns out it really wasn't removing it. It just removed the app from reporting within the rule itself. That was a little bit of a challenge in wrapping our heads around it. We worked with Check Point to iron out that issue. So that was a kind of false positive.

We had to do it a few times in order to understand that the app was not being removed. The solution claimed to be GDPR compliant and that it was not removing any information or apps from the end-user's handset. We had to check to make sure those features were in place.

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Information Technology Security Specialist at Telecommunications Services of Trinidad & Tobago Limited (TSTT)
Real User
Easy to use with an excellent variety of capabilities
Pros and Cons
  • "Harmony Mobile's most valuable feature is the variety of capabilities in the platform, including allowing you to track device status."
  • "Harmony Mobile could be improved with increased built-in DLP coverage."

What is our primary use case?

I use Harmony Mobile integrated with our MDM platform to manage mobile devices.

What is most valuable?

Harmony Mobile's most valuable feature is the variety of capabilities in the platform, including allowing you to track device status.

What needs improvement?

Harmony Mobile could be improved with increased built-in DLP coverage.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using Check Point Harmony Mobile for two and a half years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Harmony Mobile is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Harmony Mobile is scalable.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is easy, and deployment takes just a couple of minutes.

What about the implementation team?

We used an in-house team.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I also evaluated VMware AirWatch, but I find Harmony Mobile to be a better solution.

What other advice do I have?

Because of its ease of use and the coverage you get for the blurred boundary of mobile devices, Harmony Mobile gives you coverage whether you're using a BYOD, COPE, or COBO framework. I would give Harmony Mobile a rating of nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Senior Information Technologist at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
User
Easy to use with zero-touch deployment and excellent assistance
Pros and Cons
  • "The other most valuable service so far has been the assistance provided to us by the Check Point Harmony mobile engineers. They have been so awesome and helpful to us during the setup process."
  • "It would be super helpful if there were more details around the risks that were found on our mobile devices."

What is our primary use case?

The Checkpoint Harmony mobile application is used to protect and eliminate our corporate iPhone users from malicious attempts such as phishing, malware, malicious websites, anti-bots, and harmful applications. Many users receive malicious text messages and emails prompting them for credentials such as corporate active directory details, banking information, or credit card information. It is important to protect our corporate data on all mobile devices by using Check Point's Harmony Mobile Application. 

How has it helped my organization?

It has provided us with an easy-to-use solution that protects our corporate data on all our iPhone mobile devices. The easy-to-manage cloud-based management console provides us with details on the scanning status of our devices and reports all risks that are identified on the mobile devices. It is wonderful to be able to customize the many policies in order for the application to work at it's best for our corporate environment. The scalability has provided us with much protection and flexibility - and that is what we definitely need. 

What is most valuable?

The zero-touch deployment system process has been the most valuable feature thus far. The ability to deploy and configure the application with the help of Microsoft's Endpoint Management (our mobile device management solution) has been seamless and has given us the ability to deploy with zero user interaction. 

The other most valuable service so far has been the assistance provided to us by the Check Point Harmony mobile engineers. They have been so awesome and helpful to us during the setup process. 

What needs improvement?

The area that I find could use the most improvement would be in the forensics section of the administrator console. It would be super helpful if there were more details around the risks that were found on our mobile devices. A simple click to find out more information would be excellent. Also, a reporting option would be beneficial as well. Maybe the option to send an email to the administrators when a high-risk vulnerability is found and also the option to run a monthly report to send to administrators would be great. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for about 4 months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is very stable; we have not had any connection issues with the devices reporting into the admin console. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The options to customize the policies are very beneficial.

How are customer service and technical support?

Technical support is great. All have excellent customer service skills and stellar technical abilities.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We previously did not have a solution in place. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward and the documentation was excellent. 

What about the implementation team?

We did an in-house implementation with support from engineers. 

What was our ROI?

In terms of ROI, we do not know this yet. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I'd advise new users to be sure to get all information about the cost and licensing first. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

No, we did not evaluate other options first.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Top 20
Secures and segments corporate and personal data, offers remote secure-wipe capabilities, but the reporting is complicated
Pros and Cons
  • "Internal applications, data, and folders are published on enrolled mobile devices in a secure way without publishing any of the resources over the internet."
  • "The product does not provide deep capabilities for sharing specific data to users or groups separately, nor does it provide visibility as to whether a user has access to the data or not."

What is our primary use case?

The primary use case is to enable access to any corporate application hosted on-premises or in the cloud using a mobile device with single sign-on (SSO) capabilities.

It provides IT admins capabilities for granting access to corporate applications or data on mobile devices and should be able to securely monitor and manage the mobile devices that access sensitive business data. It includes storing essential information about mobile devices, deciding which apps can be present on the devices, and locating devices.

This product should be able to remove corporate applications and data on enrolled devices remotely, known as an enterprise wipe, in case a device is stolen, lost, or if the user leaves the organization.

Corporate data should be securely stored on mobile devices and the user should not be able to share data from corporate apps/data to personal storage.

How has it helped my organization?

Internal applications, data, and folders are published on enrolled mobile devices in a secure way without publishing any of the resources over the internet.

A separate workspace is created on the enrolled mobile, which partitions corporate data from personal data. Policies can restrict users from copying any app/data from corporate to personal storage and vise versa. 

Users are able to login to corporate applications using single sign-on.

DLP policy prevents data leakage issues, which cannot be prevented if applications are published directly without any MDM solution.

Enterprise wipe gives us the capability to remove applications and data from enrolled devices remotely in cases where one is lost, stolen, or for any other reason. 

Organizations can prevent device enrollment in cases where a device is rooted/jailbroken.

What is most valuable?

Enrollment is based on the user name and the admin needs to create an enrollment policy. The enrollment email goes to users who are entitled to enrollment via Capsule. Each user needs to manually click and add the Token, which is sent via email and used for providing and restricting access.

Licenses are taken from Check Point for the number of users who need to be enrolled via Capsule. 

No additional hardware or setup is required for Capsule configuration, as it can be enabled on the same security gateway. This reduces any additional hardware cost, as well as for setup and connectivity.

Configuration is straightforward and can be controlled on the same NGFW as Capsule. This is used for providing access to users.

What needs improvement?

Reporting is quite complicated once more users are enrolled and they need disparate access. It needs to be maintained separately, which adds work for the admin and can lead to errors.

Enrollment emails are sent for each device, which means that when a user needs to change devices or enroll more than one, admins need to generate and send additional tokens.

The product does not provide deep capabilities for sharing specific data to users or groups separately, nor does it provide visibility as to whether a user has access to the data or not.

For example:

  • HR sharing certain learning videos or documents to a group of users. The solution does not provide reports as to whether these have been accessed by the user or not.
  • It does not provide a solution in the case where a device is being shared by multiple users
  • A site where one iPad is being shared between five users is a problem. Each user has their own access to the device but this solution does not have the capabilities of providing each user with specific access to data or applications.

For how long have I used the solution?

We are not using Check Point Harmony Mobile for now.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This product is stable, just like any other Check Point solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It can be scaled by adding more security gateways and enabling the license. It is done in the same manner as a Check Point firewall.

How are customer service and technical support?

The technical support is excellent.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We used this solution and then moved to a different one.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward.

The process involves getting a license from Check Point and enabling a module/blade on the security gateway. After this, start on the configuration (Published data, which needs to be made available on the endpoint to access).

What about the implementation team?

Our in-house team completed the deployment with OEM support.

What was our ROI?

Using this firewall improves productivity and availability for enrolled endpoints. Published data can be accessed anytime on a mobile device.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Check Point provides a separate license in cases where organizations want to use this only on mobile devices, or laptops/desktops. Check Point Total includes both mobile devices and endpoints. 

Setup can be done on the existing security gateway or it can be done on a dedicated security gateway where there are a large number of users.

Checkpoint provides five user licenses by default.

What other advice do I have?

The organization should be clear on the requirements. If it is only for publishing a few web apps, URLs, email, or for a few shared drives, then the solution works absolutely fine. However, it is not a full-fledged MDM solution like VMware AirWatch/Citrix/Blackberry and more.

These solutions all provide more MDM capabilities than Capsule.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
PeerSpot user
PeerSpot user
Project Manager at Junta de Andalucia
Real User
Easy to set up, good support, and allows for both personal and professional device profiles
Pros and Cons
  • "The Check Point SandBlast Mobile solution supports Android and iOS operating systems and allows for integration with Mobile Device Management (MDM)."
  • "Compatibility with other Mobile Device Management (MDM) products on the market should be improved, ensuring correct operation between SandBlast Mobile and MDM."

What is our primary use case?

We have implemented Check Point Harmony Mobile due to the numerous phishing attacks that our users were suffering, both by email and by fake text messages, pretending to be the Post Office, Amazon, banks, etc...

With this product, we have tried to avoid this type of attack and therefore have our business environment more secure.

Currently, we have users in various territorial locations and we were looking for a solution that would allow us to secure their mobile devices with a minimum level of intrusiveness in the terminals. The solution should be for both Android and iOS.

How has it helped my organization?

With the Check Point Harmony Mobile solution, we have been able to protect users' mobile terminals, both Android and iOS, from the various attacks they suffered. This has achieved a higher level of security on these devices and prevents access to user data or sensitive information accessible from mobile phones.

With this Check Point product, we can apply similar security policies that the company's desktops or laptops have to mobile phones. Both iOS and Android to be able to use them safely.

Check Point Harmony Mobile helps employees' mobile devices avoid running malicious applications and attacks on their network or operating system.

What is most valuable?

The Check Point SandBlast Mobile solution supports Android and iOS operating systems and allows for integration with Mobile Device Management (MDM).

It has APIs to carry out operations in applications that connect to mobile terminals and performs the tasks that are specified. For example, avoid activating Wi-Fi or installing applications.

When mobile devices are configured, two profiles are created for each of them. There is the personal profile and the professional profile, which means that different security policies can be applied to each profile.

What needs improvement?

Check Point SandBlast Mobile solution is not a Mobile Device Management (MDM), it only takes care of device security. It should have the main functions of Mobile Device Management (MDM), such as automating tasks, automatic updates of applications, etc...

Compatibility with other Mobile Device Management (MDM) products on the market should be improved, ensuring correct operation between SandBlast Mobile and MDM.

Another aspect to take into account is the increased load on old terminals, causing them to work slowly.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a fairly stable solution, although you have to take into account the increased load that it causes in older mobiles.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is an easily scalable solution because it allows for integration with any mobile management solution (MDM / UEM).

How are customer service and technical support?

Our experience with customer service / technical support has been very good. They respond quickly and offer us their help in everything we need.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We did not have any solutions for mobile devices and after reviewing some, we chose Check Point Harmony Mobile.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was relatively easy, with no issues to review.

What about the implementation team?

The implementation was done with a vendor team and their level of knowledge is very high.

What was our ROI?

We currently do not have any ROI forecast. We will see this as the incidents on mobile devices decrease.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Regarding the cost of licenses, each device consumes one, even if it has both professional and personal profiles.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We have been evaluating other solutions, such as Palo Alto Networks and Broadcom (Symantec).

What other advice do I have?

My advice is that before installing, a complete analysis of the requirements should be carried out. This should be done in order to correctly define user groups and the respective policies from the beginning. This will help to avoid individual policies.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
PeerSpot user
Rodrigo Nalda - PeerSpot reviewer
Responsable de Ciberseguridad. CISO at a printing company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Quick and efficient support, transparent to the end-user, and priced well
Pros and Cons
  • "The best thing about the product is that it is transparent and does not impact the users."
  • "The deployment in the Android system is very simple but in the case of iOS, it is more complicated so the users require attention from our CAU."

What is our primary use case?

We are deploying the solution on all corporate mobiles. We began the deployment with the most critical users for the business and we are expanding according to our needs. We have an organization differentiated by countries and we monitor the incidents reported from our SIEM.

The main objective is to have a security mechanism in these devices that prevents users from falling into attempts to steal credentials, infection by malware, etc.

With this tool, we consider that the systems are protected and so far, we have already been able to stop a good number of attacks.

How has it helped my organization?

Before having this tool, our users were exposed to any type of infection on corporate mobile devices and tablets. With the incorporation of Check Point Harmony Mobile technology, we have minimized these risks and both users and administrators feel calmer.

We also know that any incident that occurs is sent to our SIEM, which is monitored 24x7x365 by a security services company, which, if necessary, will act immediately to solve the incident detected.

All of this adds great value to the company in terms of security.

What is most valuable?

The best thing about the product is that it is transparent and does not impact the users. After analyzing the battery consumption and resource load, we found that it is practically negligible.

On some occasions, we have had to contact the user to solve a problem with the system. It is quite simple, which facilitates the resolution of problems.

What needs improvement?

Based on the fact that we do not have an MDM system, the deployment of the solution has been a bit difficult. The deployment in the Android system is very simple but in the case of iOS, it is more complicated so the users require attention from our CAU.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Check Point Harmony Mobile for more than a year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is very stable and in the time we have been using it, we have not had significant problems.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

There is no problem in terms of the scalability of the solution, as it is only necessary to acquire a greater number of licenses.

How are customer service and technical support?

The support has attended to us quickly and efficiently in the few cases that we have needed it. It seems that this is the usual case for Check Point support.

How was the initial setup?

Not having an MDM is somewhat more complex as it cannot automate, and in the iOS environment, it is more complex than in Android.

What about the implementation team?

We carry out the deployment of the solution with our own internal teams supported by the CAU.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The quality, price, and support ratio are very good.

What other advice do I have?

At the moment, we have not detected a specific need for new features within our environment. With the last update, the possibility of analyzing applications developed by us or even requesting an analysis of an application already published in stores was incorporated, which is a great improvement. It is good, for example, to anticipate possible problems with third-party applications, as well as for checking the security status of our applications.

In any case, we trust that in the next versions that Check Point publishes, useful functionalities will appear.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

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