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Database Administrator at Ordina
Real User
Top 5
Saves time, offers great advanced detection, and offers enhanced security insights
Pros and Cons
  • "It offers advanced detection of threats that can harm data from the cloud database."
  • "The entire system is complicated, and the setup process may not cater to the company's demands."

What is our primary use case?

This software protects cloud data from security malpractices and enhances policy compliance. 

It provides full data visualization of saved workloads and workflows that runs across the organization. 

Posture Management provides data analytics from network security, enabling departments to monitor work processes effectively. 

It has deployed automatic security models across the cloud computing infrastructure to enhance best data protection practices. 

The database management team has fully benefited since we secured this product due to increased efficiency.

How has it helped my organization?

Check Point CloudGuard Posture Management has created the best data management environment that can easily monitor workloads from the entire company networking system. 

It offers advanced detection of threats that can harm data from the cloud database. 

It has saved the cost and time used before to monitor the security status of our infrastructure manually. 

The modern platform has upgraded technological models that enhance faster data transfer from one server to the other. 

It has allowed the IT team to scale and develop suitable security policies that track our daily activities.

What is most valuable?

The data governance features have comprehensive security features that block malware attacks. 

The security automation functionalities accelerate performance and close all insecurity loopholes that can expose company data to unauthorized users. 

The integrated customized security setups have complied with the set security rule sets. 

The intelligence security insights enable teams to set reliable awareness that can caution them when there are negative data threats. 

The dashboards provide summarized data representations that can be analyzed for improved performance.

What needs improvement?

The entire system is complicated, and the setup process may not cater to the company's demands. 

Tiny misconfigurations may not be detected in advance and can easily affect performance from some cloud servers. 

When the platform is overloaded with a lot of tasks at the same time, it can delay results and lead to poor security responses. 

The cost is high for small businesses that have no stable revenue-generation assets. 

Security and compliance posture reports created from the audited results have confirmed that we are doing well and the organization has stable security tools.

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For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The product has maintained a stable performance from the time of deployment.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I am happy with scaling since there is comprehensive security compliance in the organization.

How are customer service and support?

We usually have a close and productive relationship with the support team.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

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

I have not yet switched to another software.

How was the initial setup?

The setup was complicated, however, the vendor support team provided effective guidelines.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented the solution through a vendor.

What was our ROI?

We have recorded a high ROI growth rate.

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

The setup cost is good, and the pricing depends on the size of the company.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We negotiated with other service providers. The best bid came from Check Point.

What other advice do I have?

We have achieved the set objectives with Check Point CloudGuard Posture Management.

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?

Google
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Jonathan Ramos G. - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Engineer at ITQS
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Great contextualized visualization with increased security and efficiency
Pros and Cons
  • "This solution provides threat prevention and detection of anomalies automatically and investigates the activity of each one of them."
  • "I would like an interface more adapted to cell phones or tablets."

What is our primary use case?

We are at a point where we must have security at the level of the cloud that we were managing, and we reached a point where this need led us to use the alliance we had with Check Point. It was one of their solutions that came to give us analysis value. 

It offers threat security forensics through machine learning visualization and analyzes real-time and cloud anomalies. With it, we provide that security line for our two public clouds in which we have resources and applications.

How has it helped my organization?

This solution provides threat prevention and detection of anomalies automatically and investigates the activity of each one of them. It offers actionable intelligence with intuitive visualization and queries of alerts and notifications that are customizable based on the activities found.

All these benefits and features that Check Point CloudGuard Intelligence offers have helped us to achieve a security posture in our cloud environments, being safer and more efficient, enhancing a state-of-the-art level of security at the end of the day or year. 

What is most valuable?

One of its excellent or outstanding characteristics is having a contextualized visualization of the entire public cloud infrastructure and its security analysis, which helps us see and detect any intrusion in real-time. 

It is also possible to take advantage of its cloud bot technology and advanced encryption, thus the analysis of entry and exit of our cloud environment and identifying any unwanted agent or any incorrect configuration. According to those events, we can respond and take action against those activities.

What needs improvement?

I would like an interface more adapted to cell phones or tablets. In its web version, it is quite efficient, however, I would like this improvement and the possibility of action to be able to enjoy and manage even the identity and administration under applications optimized in said function - whether they are iOS or Android. 

Another feature that I would like is being able to carry out more frequent assessments on the solution with direct Check Point teams. 

For how long have I used the solution?

We've used the solution for one year.

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

We did not previously use a different solution.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did not evaluate other options. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Support at a security firm with 51-200 employees
User
Top 5Leaderboard
Great machine learning and automation with good flexibility
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution has intelligence that integrates with a range of threat intelligence feeds, including Check Point's ThreatCloud, to provide real-time intelligence on emerging threats."
  • "I would like them to include support for their products in languages other than English."

What is our primary use case?

This solution is part of a robust and great security tool from Check Point, which through its multi-cloud, CloudGuard has this feature to further strengthen this great solution.

In our case, this characteristic helps us to be able to be more prepared in the face of threats. Its artificial intelligence identifies threats and has great machine learning, which further strengthens the tool.

In addition to their forensic analysis in the event of any irregularity, they strengthen and facilitate audits. All of this helps to improve security postures and best practices for the cloud.

How has it helped my organization?

CheckPoint CloudGuard, in addition to its intelligence and advanced search for threats, helps us with many forensic analyses in the event of any irregularity. It strengthens and facilitates audits as well. All of this helps to improve security postures and good practices for the cloud, which is important due to possible and future security regulations that we want to adopt.

On the other hand, it facilitates alerts and the monitoring of threats in real-time. Its integration with SIEM tools has given us a greater vision of what is happening in our environment.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features include:

  • Machine learning algorithms to identify and prioritize security events, providing security teams with actionable insights.
  • The automation of security policy creation and enforcement to reduce the risk of misconfigurations and improve overall security posture.
  • Intelligence that integrates with a range of threat intelligence feeds, including Check Point's ThreatCloud, to provide real-time intelligence on emerging threats.
  • Flexibility and scalability.
  • What needs improvement?

    I would like them to include support for their products in languages other than English in order to have easier contact with Check Point support. This would make management easier.

    The costs of latest cloud solutions are very expensive. Some of them are only for large companies, and they should make cost improvements.

    Response times for support or problem cases sometimes take a long time to be addressed.

    The documentation can be easier with more public documents and accessibility to the client. Currently, it is difficult to find documentation for new products.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    This is an excellent tool and we've used it in the last year within the CloudGuard platform in the Infinity Portal.

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

    For solutions as complete as this multi-cloud, we had not been able to test.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    We always carry out concept tests with partners first to uncover cost validation, among other aspects, before making a decision.

    Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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    Jonathan Ramos G. - PeerSpot reviewer
    Cloud Engineer at ITQS
    Real User
    Top 5Leaderboard
    Helpful analytics, great reports, and helps strengthen our security posture
    Pros and Cons
    • "We like the ability to investigate, analyze, and generate reports."
    • "Currently, I would like this solution extended to cellular devices or tablets."

    What is our primary use case?

    In recent years, in search of a new strategy, we have tried to strengthen our security and infrastructure posture, being one of the fundamental pillars of a large organization. 

    As a result of this situation, we have begun to adapt using solutions that support us at the cloud and on-premise. Posture Management is the solution that supports us in this search for a healthy, strong infrastructure and, above all, is aligned with the legal and regulatory frameworks at an international level.

    How has it helped my organization?

    This tool is very integrated for emerging infrastructures such as the cloud. It comes to support us with this new legal framework. Ideas, opinions, and regulations serve as a baseline to protect us from new methods or attacks. Without this legal framework, it would become more difficult, as many organizations are new to the use of the cloud. This solution gives us support from the experts who have been first in this model of infrastructure and services. We can ensure that by following and adapting our needs based on these guidelines we will be a great organization with a strong vision and a great security framework established to protect us. 

    What is most valuable?

    We like the ability to investigate, analyze, and generate reports.

    Its most notable feature is to extend the analytics it performs to teams in any available cloud. 

    We can collect analysis and be able to transform in such a way that the data provided allows us to find great value in institutional security. We can support each other to be better and more efficient daily. 

    What needs improvement?

    Currently, I would like this solution extended to cellular devices or tablets. This will be able to allow us to be more efficient.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I've used the solution for one year.

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    Basilio Alcantara - PeerSpot reviewer
    IT Security Engineer at Bayview
    Real User
    Provides us with good infrastructure visibility and facilitates compliance
    Pros and Cons
    • "The most valuable feature is the CloudBots for auto-remediation of security findings."
    • "The tool has a lot of potential, but today, it lacks a lot of Scripts/Bots for Azure."

    What is our primary use case?

    We currently have hybrid cloud environments, so different cloud platforms are being used by the business for different use cases and systems are being deployed at a very fast pace. It's very challenging to enforce security and have eyes on everything that exists in the cloud unless you have centralized tools helping you accomplish this goal.

    Today Dome9 is helping us analyze what we have out there and what our priorities should be from a remediation perspective. We do have multiple accounts today with the different cloud providers, so it's imperative to use a tool like Dome9.

    How has it helped my organization?

    We have been able to expand our visibility and security enforcement into all of our cloud environments by leveraging Dome9. The features allow us to constantly scan and take action on any configurations implemented, that aren't meeting compliance regulatory requirements.

    This tool has also allowed us to keep an inventory of assets and an overall picture of what infrastructure exists today on the different cloud platforms we own. It helps to avoid unnecessary misconfigurations due to the lack of knowledge on what has been deployed.

    What is most valuable?

    The most valuable feature is the CloudBots for auto-remediation of security findings. It is helpful because my team handles so many security tools that it would be almost impossible with the current staff we have to support the on-premise network and have enough time to go in and maintain the desired/required security postured on the different cloud environments we own today.

    One of the main reasons why we started looking into a centralized tool is so that could help us bridge that gap, and Dome9 so far has been very helpful from that perspective.

    What needs improvement?

    The tool has a lot of potential, but today, it lacks a lot of Scripts/Bots for Azure. This is one of the main cloud providers, so it's imperative to make this a priority in order to bring a lot of value to this tool.

    The idea is to leverage Dome9 as the main central place for auto-remediation of all cloud environments so that customers don't have to spend a lot of time manually remediating. Manual remediation is very challenging once you have so many cloud accounts to support on a regular basis, and Dome9 can help do part of the job.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Dome9 for about one year.

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

    We did not use another solution prior to this one.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    We did not evaluate other options before choosing Dome9.

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    Solution Architect Cloud Security at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
    Real User
    Feature-rich, centrally managed, and stable, but it needs DLP support to be included
    Pros and Cons
    • "All of the features are very useful in today's market."
    • "Dome9 should also support deployments that are on-premises and in a hybrid cloud."

    What is our primary use case?

    We are a solution provider and we are evaluating multiple tools for cloud workload security and vulnerability management. We are evaluating products such as Dome9 to figure out which one would be best for our customers.

    This solution is used to replace a variety of cloud security and management tools.

    How has it helped my organization?

    Dome9 can be used centrally manage many different functions that take care of operations such as scanning the network.

    What is most valuable?

    All of the features are very useful in today's market.

    What needs improvement?

    Dome9 should also support deployments that are on-premises and in a hybrid cloud.

    This solution needs DLP support.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Dome9 for less than one year.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    We have not experienced any issues in terms of stability, although we are still exploring the tool.

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

    We are currently running Palo Alto Prisma and evaluating it together with Dome9.

    How was the initial setup?

    It is easy to implement Dome9 but there are many policies that need to be configured.

    Once the deployment is complete, the policies have to be set up and validated. All of the policies need to be relevant to my customers, which means that some of them will have to be disabled. For example, policy requirements will vary from country to country.

    This solution can be used in many different markets such as medical or insurance, and different challenges will be present depending on the market.

     The process can take a month or a month and a half.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    In addition to evaluating Dome9 and Palo Alto Prisma, we are considering Qualys, as well as a customized solution by Security Compass.

    One of our customers is also using Check Point CloudGuard, which we are trying to replace with Dome9.

    I would like to understand the reporting, how secure the solutions are, and how it can be implemented such that my framework is mapped to those tools.

    What other advice do I have?

    The functionality that is used will vary depending on the use case. For example, in a recent use case that I worked on, the data packets had public access without exception. However, this should not have been allowed.

    I definitely suggest that people use Dome9 because I have used it since last year and I really like the features. It is also stable. There is only one feature, DLP, that is not present and we have found in Prisma.

    I would rate this solution a six out of ten.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Public Cloud
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    reviewer2173374 - PeerSpot reviewer
    DevOps and Security Engineer at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
    Real User
    Top 20
    Flexible with a good audit trail and blocking capabilities
    Pros and Cons
    • "The feature that I find most valuable is the blocking feature."
    • "Especially with cloud security, there's too much clutter on the screen and too many things going on."

    What is our primary use case?

    We started to use Check Point as a firewall. That's what it was for. Now we use it for all the endpoint security, cloud security, and API endpoint security. That's probably our major use case. 

    How has it helped my organization?

    The solution has improved our organization by allowing us to be more flexible and deploy changes much more quickly. Since it gives us an audit trail, it's much easier for us to track or change things.

    What is most valuable?

    The feature that I find most valuable is the blocking feature. When we have to block something, the screens we have in front of us are really good. They are very user-friendly, and the processes are quick. That's something we've really liked from the beginning. 

    What needs improvement?

    Especially with cloud security, there's too much clutter on the screen and too many things going on.

    In a future release, we'd like to have the ability to see if there is abnormal data being transferred. We'd like to see more features coming through that allow us to act more proactively and act against vulnerabilities effectively.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I've used the solution for a long time. I've been with my company for more than ten years, and over that time, I've been using it. We've been using Check Point from on-premises deployments to the cloud.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    We have not witnessed any crashing.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    The solution works well for us, both on-premises and on the cloud. 

    How are customer service and support?

    The support has always been the best.

    How would you rate customer service and support?

    Positive

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

    We've used the solution for ten years. I'm not sure what we used before. 

    How was the initial setup?

    I was not a part of the initial setup.

    What was our ROI?

    We have seen an ROI in terms of flexibility and ease of use. 

    What other advice do I have?

    The solution is very easy to use. We've used it for a long time. Our team is very familiar with it. Different people, even with different responsibilities, can share. It has helped us free up staff time. 

    I'd rate the solution a ten out of ten. 

    Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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    reviewer2008410 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Software Engineer at Doddle
    User
    Top 5
    Good cloud threat intelligence, robust security, and out-of-the-box integrations
    Pros and Cons
    • "The system has deployed security tools to enhance effective investigations in the entire company networking system."
    • "The software configurations theory is complicated, and without proper planning and a well-skilled technical team, it cannot perform its tasks properly."

    What is our primary use case?

    Check Point CloudGuard Intelligence surveys the company's multi-cloud servers to ensure they are free from threats. 

    The software provides real-time data analytics on the performance and security situation around the applications. Data visualization enables the company IT team to easily monitor the networking system and notice any abnormality. 

    The intelligence provision on workflow infrastructure enables my team to prepare for risks and put measures for curbing malware attacks. The system has provided CloudBots that detect any threats and misconfigurations automatically from our cloud servers.

    How has it helped my organization?

    The platform has enabled the company to avoid unnecessary data threats affecting the workflow chain and slowing down performance. 

    Intelligence information with real-time data has enabled all the teams to plan effectively and make informed decisions. 

    It is highly flexible since it can operate on both mobile and desktop devices. It allows each department to access and control operations and deploy security measures based on the demands. 

    Cloud security monitoring has enhanced the safety of workloads and created a clean infrastructure for transferring data to our cloud stores and on-premises.

    What is most valuable?

    Typically, the threat-hunting mission scales down the performance of the entire network traffic flow to establish any drawback. Cloud threat intelligence detects any form of violation that goes beyond our policies for immediate rectification. The system has deployed security tools to enhance effective investigations in the entire company networking system. The out-of-the-box integrations enable us to integrate security technologies and create robust security management systems. The set features have a great impact on the overall performance of the company programs, and we are grateful for this great solution. 

    What needs improvement?

    The software configurations theory is complicated, and without proper planning and a well-skilled technical team, it cannot perform its tasks properly. Without effective mapping of critical areas, the platform cannot provide very good results. 

    The maintenance cost is high after deployment, and it requires close monitoring for effective results. 

    This version performs effectively when it is channeled to the right network infrastructure. It has created a centralized operation system that can comprehensively monitor and manage security for all connecting systems.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I've used the solution for one year.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    It is stable and has created a better work environment.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    Providing security for a multi-cloud networking system has been awesome.

    How are customer service and support?

    The customer service team has been providing reliable support at all times, and I thank them for such contribution.

    How would you rate customer service and support?

    Positive

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

    I have no experience from similar solution in my career experience.

    How was the initial setup?

    The setup was complex, however, the vendor's technical team provided effective guidance.

    What about the implementation team?

    We deployed it through a vendor team, and they were knowledgeable in all aspects.

    What was our ROI?

    The recorded ROI has been growing on a daily basis based on an excellent performance.

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

    The setup cost is high.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    I did not check other products.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Hybrid Cloud
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