What is our primary use case?
Check Point CloudGuard Intelligence Security is one of the most robust tools on the market. That's why we decided to implement it in our company when all our operations were migrated to the Azure cloud area.
We needed a tool that would provide security in the network and help analyze any vulnerabilities that we might face in these new environments. We wanted to be able to attack all the weak points that we have in the cloud in order to guarantee effective and stable security. We also have some applications in our systems that deserve excellent security.
How has it helped my organization?
Check Point CloudGuard Intelligence came to strengthen our security and has helped the IT department achieve excellent network security.
In addition to that, it has helped us centralize all the security infrastructure in this tool and helped us a lot to counteract vulnerabilities that were present. With this product, we were able to reduce the rate of attacks that we had. The database that they have is in real-time and updated instantaneously. All these factors helped a lot to reduce vulnerabilities.
What is most valuable?
Check Point's CloudGuard Intelligence tool presents some features that should be highlighted. For example:
It presents a real-time database that is always updated.
The environment can be centralized within Check Point Infinity, and thus we can have several security tools.
It also presents a forensic analysis that helped us to determine the root of several issues.
Integration with Sentinel can be made, which allows us to obtain more security data and analyze it.
It presents a portal that is relatively easy to use and configure.
What needs improvement?
The tool works perfectly and improvements should be made, if any, in various technical and administrative aspects.
For how long have I used the solution?
It was implemented approximately one year ago.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Check Point CloudGuard Intelligence has good stability. We have not presented performance problems or any other that would lead to a forced restart of the tool.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The tool presents very good and functional scalability. To this day, we have not presented any problems.
How are customer service and support?
The support it provides is not very good. They should improve it since we have had several setbacks due to support issues.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Previously, there was no tool in the company's infrastructure. We needed the solution when we moved to the cloud and decided to improve security.
How was the initial setup?
The implementation of the tool is very easy. There are several steps in the wizard where it gets complicated around the configuration, however. If you do not have extensive knowledge of the tool, it becomes complicated.
What about the implementation team?
The implementation was done through the vendor, who gave us a support engineer to help us with the implementation and configuration of the tool. We also received some training.
What was our ROI?
By making an investment in security tools, we are doing ourselves a great favor. With this tool, we are protecting our information while maintaining operations. It is always a great investment to acquire these tools. Also, afterward, there is a noticeable economic return.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Whenever an investment is made in a security tool, it is high due to many factors. that said, investing in security will provide economic returns in the short or long term since it will greatly lighten workloads and provide security.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated many options on the market, such as Fortinet, Sophos, and Cisco NGFW. However, Check Point had better features.
What other advice do I have?
With the time that I have used this tool, we have noticed that it is a very good solution and that it has excellent features. It provides very secure connections.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.