Check Point Security Management Reviews

We are using Check Point Security Management to centrally push the configuration to our security gateway, and we are using this solution to upgrade patches and firmware updates to our security gateway devices.

We have upgraded our security gateway from central management using Check Point Security Management, eliminating the need to log in to each security gateway device individually. We simply push the upgrade firmware version from centralized management, and it upgrades from there.

With central management of Check Point Security Management, we track all employees connected to our network to prevent security breaches or issues. All these features can be implemented from centrally management with the help of visibility.

The best feature of Check Point Security Management is centralized management and login, making it an easy job for engineers to configure and manage it.

After implementing the management of devices using Check Point Security Management, it became very easy and we are getting full visibility.

Time savings have been significant because with Check Point Security Management, our engineers spend less time managing or configuring the security gateway. We simply log in from central management to push changes to multiple security gateways easily.

The initial configuration and setup knowledge base document for Check Point Security Management could be upgraded to make it more helpful for configuration reference.

Apart from the knowledge base improvements needed, everything is very useful and meaningful in Check Point Security Management.

I have been using Check Point Security Management for almost three years.

Check Point Security Management is stable.

Check Point Security Management is good in terms of scalability. We can add more gateways, and it handles them very easily.

I have had a great experience with the support team of Check Point Security Management. They are supportive and very knowledgeable. When we face technical issues, they are ready to help us.

Regarding pricing, setup costs, and licensing for Check Point Security Management, we have not faced any challenges. Everything was as per expectation and costing.

We evaluated Fortinet FortiManager before choosing Check Point Security Management.

Anyone looking for a centralized management solution can consider Check Point Security Management as one of the most valued solutions that will really help them to centrally manage all security gateways. I rate Check Point Security Management nine out of ten.

On-premises

My main use case for Check Point Security Management is to manage about 500 Check Point firewalls, and we manage all this equipment with this solution.

In my day-to-day work, I manage typical tasks with Check Point Security Management such as policy updates, monitoring, and troubleshooting, and it's easy to manage all the firewalls in this big environment with this solution.

I do not have anything else to add about my main use case or how I use Check Point Security Management.

In my opinion, the best feature Check Point Security Management offers is the ability to upgrade firewalls directly from the management console of the security management, which stands out to me.

Being able to upgrade firewalls directly from the management console makes a big difference for me because it reduces errors, and we do a lot of things automatically, which improves the upgrade process.

Check Point Security Management has positively impacted my organization by saving a lot of time because we have a lot of firewalls, and it provides a console where I can see directly all the managed firewalls, allowing us to manage all of our firewalls from just one point.

I have used Check Point Security Management for several years and have seen its evolution, and I believe they can improve the management by allowing better API functionality because the API now is a little complicated, making it difficult to do automation.

The improvements I would like to see in the API specifically relate to ease of use because the REST API is not easy to use.

I have been using Check Point Security Management for more than 13 years.

Check Point Security Management is really stable, and I have not experienced any downtime or issues with reliability except for when we do upgrades, but after the upgrade, the platform is very stable.

I have reached out to customer support for Check Point Security Management many times, and they answer quickly, with the level of support depending on the difficulty of the problem.

Before using Check Point Security Management, I used a Cisco solution, and we switched to Check Point because Cisco management was not user-friendly, had a lot of bugs, and was very difficult to use.

I can't respond to how much time I've saved or how many incidents have been reduced since I started using Check Point Security Management because I'm pretty sure we saved a lot of time due to the central point of this tool, but I can't share examples.

I have not seen a return on investment in terms of time saved, fewer employees needed, or other benefits since I cannot share any relevant metrics.

We use Fortinet and Cisco as other tech products.

My advice to others looking into using Check Point Security Management is that if you're looking for an easy tool to manage your firewall, you have to use this tool.

I do not have any additional thoughts about Check Point Security Management before we wrap up.

On a scale of one to ten, I rate Check Point Security Management a ten.

On-premises

Our main use case for Check Point Security Management is for unified management of our security devices, so our administration can control everything from one centralized interface.

A specific example of how we use Check Point Security Management for shipment security management and administration control is that we have multiple security gateways integrated with security management. For any required configuration, we use the console on security management to implement all changes.

The best features Check Point Security Management offers are Smart Logging and Smart Console, which are helpful for log searching and analysis. While we have raw data, these two tools provide better visibility on incident trends and ensure GDPR compliance.

Smart Log and Smart Console help with visibility and compliance by capturing all events and traffic flow from central management. All users and events are captured in security management, providing full visibility.

Check Point Security Management has positively impacted our organization by providing better administration control and a unified central pane of glass for daily configuration.

A specific outcome demonstrating how Check Point Security Management has helped our organization is the reduction in human error through centralized policy management.

Check Point Security Management can be improved as it requires significant resources, particularly in larger deployments.

We have been using Check Point Security Management for more than three years.

Check Point Security Management is stable.

Check Point Security Management demonstrates good scalability.

The customer support for Check Point Security Management is excellent, as the support engineers are supportive and have excellent knowledge in troubleshooting.

Positive

We are using Check Point Security Management exclusively and have not previously used a different solution.

We have seen a return on investment through reduced cost and time.

Before choosing Check Point Security Management, we evaluated FortiManager.

My advice for anyone looking into using Check Point Security Management is to look for the centralized single pane of glass to manage security devices.

I rate Check Point Security Management 8 out of 10 because of its unified console, usability, and proper reporting capabilities.

On-premises

My main use case for Check Point Security Management is to centrally manage all my security gateways that are deployed in different branches so that we can configure any policies and get full control of the security gateway from a central location.

In our day-to-day IT team requirements, they need to harden the security policy of the security gateways that are hosted across the branches in different locations. They access the security gateway through Check Point Security Management from a central location, and whatever they want to harden the policy, they can push the configuration from that single console.

Good control, good visibility, and a single console to manage all the security gateways in our organization are the best features of Check Point Security Management.

It will be helpful to meet the compliance of security, so we have full visibility on the configuration part of each and every security gateway, and we can compare the policies that are configured across different security gateways from a single console.

It has impacted positively and has really saved the team time and compliance.

Basically there were multiple teams, the team who handled the security gateways at each location, but now we have a central team where one to two engineers handle all the security gateways.

As of now, I don't see anything that needs to be improved in Check Point Security Management because it is working fine and providing a great console with good visibility and control.

It has been more than three years since I started using Check Point Security Management.

Check Point Security Management is stable.

Check Point Security Management's scalability is excellent.

They are helpful and good in the technical part.

Since starting, we have been using Check Point Security Management only.

It was a great experience, and the sales team really helped us to get a good price and licensing.

I have seen a good rate of return on the investment, so it has really saved our money and time.

We had evaluated FortiGate security management as an alternative.

I will advise anyone having multiple security gateways that they can deploy this solution on the cloud or on-premises to centrally manage from a single console. We are partners. I would rate this solution a 9 out of 10.

On-premises

Other

My main use case for Check Point Security Management is centralizing my different gateways into the company, because I have a gateway in Azure and on-premise, and I typically use it for day-to-day management.

My main use case for Check Point Security Management also includes monitoring and logs, as I create sites or portals in one centralized portal because I need to see different events in different sites with my gateways.

Check Point Security Management has positively impacted my organization by defining how we oversee and enforce security policies across the entire infrastructure. Instead of juggling multiple consoles, we now have a single, unified view that makes monitoring and response much faster.

The specific outcome is about the saved time because the IT support team reduced their workload by 20% hours a day.

The best features Check Point Security Management offers for me include real granular policy control, as the availability to define very specific rules for different users, applications, and environments ensures that security is tailored rather than one-size-fits-all.

Granular control has helped me in practice. For example, we had a project team working with an external partner who needed access to certain cloud collaboration tools that weren't normally allowed on the corporate network. Using granular policy control, we created a rule that applied only to the team's device and only during working hours, while keeping the rest of the organization restricted. This meant the project could move forward smoothly without compromising overall security.

Another feature worth highlighting is the role-based access control, as it allows us to assign different levels of permission to administrators, auditors, and operations, so each person only sees and manages what's relevant to their role. This reduces the risk of accidental misconfigurations and keeps responsibility clearly separate.

Centralized administration is also a great feature.

Check Point Security Management could be improved by enhancing the documentation, as Check Point needs to create more and easier documentation.

I have been using Check Point Security Management for around six years.

Check Point Security Management is stable.

The scalability of Check Point Security Management is wonderful.

The customer support is very fast, and I have no problems with this.

Positive

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My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is moderate because I think the pricing is great but somewhat high.

Check Point Security Management is a great opportunity for centralizing your gateways, as it presents an excellent opportunity. I would rate this product an 8 out of 10.

Hybrid Cloud

Microsoft Azure

Check Point Security Management serves as our command center for centrally managing our firewalls and security policies across multi-sites, enabling us to configure rules, monitor traffic, and respond to threats in real-time.

Using SmartConsole, we monitor all network traffic across our gateways in Azure and VPNs to on-premise locations, providing us with a live view of sessions, blocked attempts, and threat indicators. The log monitor tab is especially useful, allowing us to filter by source, destination, and other types for examining different events.

Check Point Security Management offers centralized control, real-time threat visibility, and automation tools that streamline security operations across complex environments. The unified management console, SmartConsole in this case, acts as a single pane of glass for managing firewalls, gateways, and related infrastructure.

A significant strength of Check Point Security Management is the role-based access control, which allows us to delegate specific tasks such as log review, policy editing, and threat analysis to different teams without compromising security.

Check Point Security Management has positively impacted our organization by improving efficiency. Centralized policy management has drastically reduced the time we spend configuring and deploying rules across multiple gateways from hours to minutes, thanks to SmartConsole and automated policy deployment.

Check Point Security Management could be improved by enhancing its user interface, expanding third-party integrations, and refining reports and automation capabilities to make it more intuitive and scalable for diverse enterprise environments.

I have been using Check Point Security Management for five years.

Check Point Security Management is very stable.

Check Point Security Management's scalability is also very good.

The customer support for Check Point Security Management is very good.

Positive

The setup process of Check Point Security Management was mostly smooth, though we encountered a few surprises along the way.

The relevant metrics for return on investment is the time saved.

Since implementing Check Point Security Management, we have saved approximately 10 to 15 hours per week due to a significant reduction in manual workload and incident response times.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is moderate because I need to be informed when deploying these different tools. The department expert handles this in our case.

I would advise others looking into using Check Point Security Management to give it a try. When companies look for a centralized security solution, they should use Check Point Security Management. I would rate this product an 8 out of 10.

Hybrid Cloud

Microsoft Azure

My main use case for Check Point Security Management is for centralizing my different gateways in different sites, such as Azure, on-premise, and other clouds, which allows me to control, see events, and make different policies over my security in different sites at the same time.

Managing those different sites with Check Point Security Management is much easier because the policies can be applied centrally and pushed out across Azure, on-premise, and other cloud environments, allowing me to update changes in one management console that automatically syncs everywhere, which saves time and avoids inconsistency. Monitoring events is also streamlined since all logs and alerts feed into the single dashboard.

One unique aspect of our setup with Check Point Security Management is how we manage policies across both traditional on-premise firewalls and multiple cloud environments simultaneously, relying on a centralized console to push consistent rules everywhere, which keeps our workflow simple and avoids misconfigurations.

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The best feature of Check Point Security Management for me is the Advanced Threat Prevention because it integrates protection against malware, phishing, and network attacks in different blades or gateways, alongside centralized policy management.

One more feature worth highlighting about Check Point Security Management is how advanced threat prevention and centralized policy management work together to simplify our daily operations, as threat prevention tools automatically block malware and phishing attempts across all environments while centralized policies ensure those protections apply consistently everywhere, significantly reducing the gaps between sites or platforms and lessening the team's troubleshooting time.

Check Point Security Management has positively impacted our organization by streamlining different policy management in a single console, and incident response has also become faster because all alerts and logs feed into one security tool or management tool, giving us immediate visibility without needing to switch between tools.

Check Point Security Management could be improved with better reporting and dashboard customization options, as having more tailored insights for different stakeholders would enhance visibility, but this is a minor concern.

I have been using Check Point Security Management for five years.

In my experience, Check Point Security Management is very stable.

Check Point Security Management is very scalable in our organization, and we have had no problems with it at all.

The customer support is very fast, and I love the support.

Positive

I have seen a return on investment, mainly in terms of the time saved.

My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing is great, and I find the pricing to be good for me.

Check Point Security Management should be considered by others as the best centralized management for different gateways, as it is an excellent tool that I recommend to others.

Check Point Security Management is deployed in a hybrid cloud environment in our organization.

We use Azure as our cloud provider.

I did purchase Check Point Security Management through the Azure marketplace.

Incident response has improved significantly; for example, phishing attempts or firewall misconfigurations that used to take a full day to investigate can now be identified and addressed within a couple of hours, freeing up the team around two to five hours per week.

Check Point Security Management is very scalable in our organization, and we have had no problems with it at all.

I give this review a rating of ten out of ten.

Hybrid Cloud

Microsoft Azure

My main use case for Check Point Security Management is controlling and viewing different events in gateways.

When I need to control or publish different policies in my different gateways in Azure or on-premise, I publish in one site when I am controlling it.

When I need to create different or new policies or rules, I find it is more controlling and faster when I use Check Point Security Management because I can publish in one site for all gateways.

The best features Check Point Security Management offers include the opportunity to add different gateways and add different blades in my gateways, and the monitoring is excellent and it is easier to work in different instances.

Managing different gateways and blades in Check Point Security Management saves our time.

Check Point Security Management has positively impacted my organization because the department can publish different policies or search different events or try to know different threats in one security management center for different gateways.

I reduce the time when I need to publish different policies in different gateways, but I need to publish at the same time.

For the first deployment, Check Point Security Management is not so easy and can be difficult for the first implementation.

The challenging part about the first deployment was to understand the documentation because it is very difficult or not intuitive, and there are no images in the documentation.

I have been using Check Point Security Management for three years.

In my experience, Check Point Security Management is very stable.

Check Point Security Management is very scalable.

The customer support for Check Point Security Management is excellent.

Positive

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is great, with no problem.

I have seen a return on investment in terms of time saved.

I purchased Check Point Security Management through the Azure Marketplace.

Check Point Security Management is a great complement to security gateways; I can publish different rules or policies, and it is excellent for monitoring. I would rate Check Point Security Management an eight on a scale of one to ten. I chose that rating of eight because the documentation needs images for the deployment.

Private Cloud

Microsoft Azure

Check Point Security Management serves as our centralized control and visibility solution over all our security gateways and policies. We rely on it daily to manage firewall rules, monitor traffic, and respond to threats in real time.

The best feature of Check Point Security Management is the centralized policy control because I can manage all firewall rules, access control, and threat prevention policies from one console. This reduces configuration errors and ensures consistent enforcement across the network.

Check Point Security Management has had a strong positive impact on our organization. One of the biggest improvements is how much easier it has become to maintain consistent security policies across our environments.

Check Point Security Management can be improved by including a built-in tool to compare policies across gateways or environments to quickly spot inconsistencies.

While SmartConsole is powerful, it can feel cluttered at times. A cleaner layout or customizable dashboard would help users focus on what matters most.

I have been using Check Point Security Management for two years.

Check Point Security Management is very stable.

Check Point Security Management is very scalable.

The customer support for Check Point Security Management is very great.

Positive

I have not previously used a different solution.

I have seen a return on investment with Check Point Security Management in terms of money saved and time saved.

Regarding pricing, setup cost, and licensing with Check Point Security Management, the flexible price and competitive pricing are favorable. For me, it is good.

I have not evaluated other options before choosing Check Point Security Management.

For all people looking into using Check Point Security Management, I advise adopting it because it is a great tool for centralizing control.

Check Point Security Management really shines when it comes to giving security teams control without complexity. It is built for scale, but still lets you move quickly when threats emerge or policies need to change. If the organization values consistency, visibility, and responsiveness, it is a strong platform to build on.

I would rate this solution an 8.

Hybrid Cloud

Microsoft Azure

To make the tool better, I think we could have some sort of analysis similar to how some products offer information related to social media sentiments. If we could get that kind of assessment, some sort of analysis of some sort, I think that would be something that can really improve the solution.

In the future, I would like to see more frequent updates because of the changing security landscape. We should be seeing more updates in the tool, especially those that are not paid. The tool can also put in efforts in terms of maybe the community by conducting some sort of workshop or some sort of online event to bring the community together so that we can all meet. A community portal is needed.

I have been using Check Point Security Management for five years.

Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine to ten out of ten, especially for the cloud version. The on-premises version was a bit unstable, and I think I will give stability a ten out of ten.

Speaking about scalability, in terms of maturity, product security, and reliability, I would rate the tool an eight out of ten.

Around 200 to 250 people in my company use the tool.

I have experience with the solution's technical support, and I don't think the product is doing well. We have to reach out to the first level of support and then to the third level of support. I rate the technical support a six out of ten.

Neutral

The product's initial setup phase had no problems.

The product's installation phase was easy. The moment we transitioned from on-prem to the cloud, we realized that the on-prem version was a bit more difficult to use, and the cloud version was easier because it has some sort of configuration wizard. The provisioning was easy.

The solution is deployed on the private cloud version offered by AWS, but we use it across the company's group, and it is hosted in South Africa.

The solution can be deployed in an hour and a half. The deployment phase was not so bad.

I was not involved in the deployment since I had my tech team with 12 security engineers for it who can take care of the product and the firewall. My company's IT department has around 30 technical members but only 12 take care of information security matters associated with the tool.

In terms of the tool's financial and commercial aspects, we do a risk assessment every quarter. There is a huge cycle of risk assessment every quarter. As a part of risk assessment, Check Point reviews threats. When the risk team comes, it assesses the group. They give us some values about the threats that we are facing. They explain that since implementing the solution, this is the threat, and this is the value. Some empirical data is used.

Honestly, the tool is expensive. It's a good product, so definitely, it is expensive. I realized that the tool is a bit more expensive than the rest, at over 20 to 30 percent overall. If one will be very expensive, and ten means low price, I rate the tool's price as a three out of ten. There are so many other products out there that are more expensive than Check Point. There are also so many other products that are cheaper than Check Point.

Over the other tools in the market, my company chose Check Point even if it is a bit pricey, but it fits the bill. From a business requirements point of view, it fits the bill. With the tool, we have been able to restructure our infrastructure in terms of the IT landscape. We are also able to bring policies without any fear of infiltration. In a nutshell, it fits before a business case.

Check Point Security Management streamlines operations in our specific industry. We used to have a lot of instances, but because of the alerts that come from the kind of configuration the solution offers, we are now able to take care of instances even before they happen. Basically, the tool has really helped us reduce instances by about 40 to 50 percent.

The tool has a firewall and endpoint security to improve our company's security posture, especially for our mobile devices. Our company has a sort of principle where there is a need to bring your own device, so it is used to take care of things in terms of security. The security team within our department escalates things quickly.

Speaking about threat prevention in our daily operations, I would say that before the tool's implementation, we used to report a loss of about 50,000,000 dollars, but it has now gone down after the product was installed. It looks like it has helped capture those threats, alert in advance, and anomaly detection. It has been a very helpful product.

Speaking about the influence of Check Point Security Management on our IT infrastructure, I would say that we have implemented the product across endpoints, including mobile devices and devices that fall under the BYOD category. With Check Point, we were able to implement and allow our staff to bring their devices and work from wherever they want. Without Check Point, we would not have been able to do so, and that changes the landscape and trims down on the devices that we would have been acquiring centrally for our staff.

My company started the analysis on AI and areas like trends. The trends, especially transactional trends and all that kind of thing, are areas where we have already started some use cases for AI, about five of them, and I think the engine is still in the learning phase. I would say that we haven't really started using AI, but we already have it set up in Check Point, and it will be around the area associated with trends. Basically, we have not really explored the AI part yet.

I recommend the tool to others.

The tool's maintenance is done automatically on the cloud. When we were using the tool's on-prem version, we were happy to offer support for the product in our company.

I rate the tool an eight out of ten.

Private Cloud

Amazon Web Services (AWS)