Check Point Harmony Endpoint Reviews

The experience has been fantastic when it comes to the features of the Harmony Endpoint (SandBlast agent) we have used on all devices in our environment of 1000 computers in order to have an effective level of protection and centralized management. Even more so with remote work, there have been challenges in protecting all users.                                                            

It came in to combat management problems and additional protection of all devices when all users went home to work. We now have a perfect idea of the state of endpoint protection. 

Features like anti-ransomware help to identify behaviors such as file encryption or attempts, malware protection to protect from web browsing or email attachments, and patch management to deploy all patches from the vendors. 

It offers complete endpoint protection for all assets.

The solution needs better reports and centralized logs. They need to take up fewer resources for consumption.

I've used the solution for three years.

We have many clients using this solution for different use cases.

The solution can be deployed on the cloud and on-premise.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint is mainly used for protection. 

The most valuable feature of Check Point Harmony Endpoint is centralized management.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint could improve by allowing it to work on older systems by reducing the system requirements. Since our systems are dated we can only use the antivirus module features.

I have been using Check Point Harmony Endpoint for approximately two years.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint is very stable.

The scalability of the Check Point Harmony Endpoint is good. It can scale easily.

We have some clients with 10,000 users that are using this solution.

I have opened up many tickets with the support and they have been responsive. I have not had any problems with them. They have helped whenever I faced a problem.

I rate the support from Check Point Harmony Endpoint a four out of five.

Positive

The initial setup of the Check Point Harmony Endpoint is easy. We use the main policy for the installation across the organization.

We have had some problems with connection management because if we install the initial client on the computer, we cannot stop or delete this client or install the full package afterward.

If we have a new signature technical support ticket, they add this signature to the database in three to five days which they could improve.

I rate the initial setup from Check Point Harmony Endpoint a four out of five.

Check Point Harmony Endpoint does not have some features that SentinelOne or CloudStrike has.

I rate Check Point Harmony Endpoint a seven out of ten.

We mostly use Check Point Endpoint Security on-premise. But there are instances in which we use it in the cloud as well. It's mostly integrated into Microsoft Windows and that makes it really simple. They have an integration solution for the whole spectrum of endpoint features. For example, their Keystone solution. They also have a lot of other features. You can easily keep track of user access, how their device has been protected, and what software they have. We can see what processes are running and what network connections they have. We used it to control which devices can connect. It's a balance of freedom for the users and confidentiality. 

Check Point Endpoint Security helps us ensure device control and security. It helps us make sure users can access only the network resources they should be accessing and keep malware to a minimum.

I would like to see simple sandboxing for malware analysis. But, they are not the leaders in this market. I would like to see virtual tasking as a feature.

I have been working with all products of Check Point for about 15 years. They have a strong niche in the market. They have both on-premise and cloud computing. Check Point Endpoint Security is really simple to use.

Check Point Endpoint Security is very stable.

So it means that if you buy a firewall, and discover at the end of the day you need more traffic than what you expected. You can expand easily, and scale-out easily.

I would rate Check Point Endpoint Security at a seven out of a scale of ten.

On-premises

We were looking to upgrade our protection to our endpoints, giving us more of a forensics backbone into when something happens on a machine. The product can let us know what happened, where it came from, etc. Our primary use case is for more insight into what is happening.

We have a lot of mobile users who work on their laptops from home. Sometimes people travel, they'll go away and connect to hotel or airport WiFis. We had an instance where somebody connected to what they thought was free public WiFi, and it actually infected the machine. SandBlast was able to catch it, stop it, and change the files back. We then got a forensics report to determine what happened with it.

Its ease of use is the most valuable feature. The interface board is also easy to use.

We had existing endpoints, and it was an easy upgrade process.  

There was a learning curve for our general population of employees (the user). 

SandBlast's stability has been great. Once we had it implemented, I have had no problems with it.

We're a small company, so I don't have a lot of scale to discuss about it. We're less than 100 employees. 

I haven't had any problems with tech support for SandBlast. We have a good relationship with our vendor. Whenever we have any questions, they are able to get things answered for us or escalated quickly. There is minimal turnaround, as the tech support has been knowledgeable.

The initial setup was pretty straightforward since it was essentially an upgrade on the technology that we were already trialing. Getting to the next level took minimal effort. 

We did the integration with Tenea, who is a vendor that we have work with for a while now. 

I would rate it an eight out of ten. I like product. 

I was not part of the decision-making process. I was just tasked with deploying the solution.

In our environment, we didn't have an "official" security system. After implementing the Check Point SandBlast Agent system, we have benefited from getting a strong security system that gives us stability and security on our internal network.

Security has been improved. We now feel more secure with our PCs, even more with the non-technical persons.

The most valuable features are the availability, the ease of checking current logs of blocks,  and the option to update the system easily. 

The solution could be improved in the future with a way to provide online training to customers for free, as other providers do. Ideally, it would be not only for this solution but for all of their systems.

I found that there is no Check Point online training center and I think that is something vital for most of us as customers.

I have been using the Check Point SandBlast Agent for a year and a half.

We did not use another solution prior to this one.

We evaluated Symantec before selecting Check Point.

On-premises

Endpoint security is a client-server managed network protection program. It blocks unauthorized software, malware, virus etc from entering the network and each client machine. Can be set up company specific to block specific file extensions or other devices from accessing the network. It provides updates based on server settings, can perform one network scan daily and can be set up to scan per client machine setting. Any machine that has the software installed on the network is protected by the endpoint security. Logs are created per client and machine settings.

Endpoint security programs can be a bit pricey, but you are receiving basically the same type of protection from each software program. To upgrade from one version to the next can get very costly providing what type of equipment you are running the program on. I did not find that endpoint security was very compatible during the upgrade. I ended up spending a lot more money than budgeted due to compatible issues.

All in all, endpoint security does the basics of blocking unauthorized software, malware, virus, etc. It is client/server based software. Works good unless you need to upgrade then compatibility issues may arise. Would recommend for any user. Runs behind the scenes, and the scans are designed to run without effecting a user ability to work on their pc.

I have found the Zero phishing and IPS features the most useful in Check Point Harmony Endpoint. Additionally, threat emulation sandboxing is effective.

The management in Check Point Harmony Endpoint could be improved.

In a future release, the solution could add more threat intelligence features.

I have been using Check Point Harmony Endpoint for approximately three years.

The solution is approximately 80 percent stable. It can have some bugs at times and can show very unexpected behaviors.

The support could improve, there are long wait times, and the agents are not properly trained. The troubleshooting is complex.

There are a lot of complications in the implementation. There are a few bugs and there is not enough documentation.

My advice to others is they need to have Check Point expertise internally, if they don't have any in-house Check Point expertise, I wouldn't recommend this product.

I rate Check Point Harmony Endpoint a six out of ten.

The organization I work for is a bank and we use the solution to protect against malware and viruses.

The most valuable features in this solution are the EDR tool and the integration.

The solutions agent could have better performance, it is a little slow sometimes.

I have been using the solution for one year.

The solution has been working well and we plan to scale the solution to our 300 agents. We have clients that are small to large size businesses using the solution.

The technical support is good.

I would rate the technical support of Check Point Harmony Endpoint a nine out of ten.

The installation is easy.

We have four engineers handling the deployment and maintence of a large company we are involved with.

We have evaluated Palo Alto, Trend Micro, and Kaspersky in the past. 

I recommend this solution to others. It is easy to implement.

I rate Check Point Harmony Endpoint a ten out of ten.

On-premises