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Check Point Harmony SASE (formerly Perimeter 81) pros and cons

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PROS

Split tunneling significantly enhances company access to needed web resources efficiently.
Harmony Connect unifies essential accesses like RDP, SSH, and database management under a single portal, increasing security and organization.
HTTPS decryption provided by Harmony SASE is exceptionally beneficial, enhancing the security of web gateways.
The integrated anti-phishing feature effectively blocks phishing attempts across multiple applications including email and social networks.
Reputation for privacy and security is highly regarded, particularly important in remote and online work environments.

CONS

Harmony SASE (formerly Perimeter 81) lacks more advanced networking and security features for customization.
Users cannot define a different country or location, impacting website access.
There is no login instance in the Perimeter 81 application for Mac users.
Better coverage is needed in regions like the Asia Pacific, China, and Russia.
Improvement is needed in the integration of alerts with different SIEM or security solutions.
 

Check Point Harmony SASE (formerly Perimeter 81) Pros review quotes

reviewer8099174 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 6, 2023
Even after restarting, it tries to quickly reestablish connection which is very helpful.
TL
Apr 6, 2022
HTTPS decryption is a valuable service and not always found in cloud-based secure web gateways.
Srini Krish - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 9, 2022
The reports give a simple overview of the traffic pattern within the organization.
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Bala_Krishna - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 12, 2022
What I like about Harmony Connect is that every packet through the network is screened and filtered so that only clean packets can enter the PC. This is useful for a variety of security reasons because you no longer need to worry about things like DDoS attacks.
Adrian Cambronero - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 21, 2023
One of the most valuable features found using Harmony is being able to monitor in a simple and orderly way.
drzmachado - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 15, 2022
Perimeter 81 is very pretty.
Mitesh D Patel - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 27, 2024
The product's initial setup phase is very simple.
KP
Jul 11, 2023
Scaling Perimeter 81 was easy to do.
RN
Apr 11, 2022
It's improved the security of every single OS in the organization as well as the visibility and security capabilities.
Daniel Goldfeld - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 30, 2022
Distributing the agent was very simple, allowing us to enforce security posture on our devices (i.e. S1, Disk-encryption, etc.).
 

Check Point Harmony SASE (formerly Perimeter 81) Cons review quotes

reviewer8099174 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 6, 2023
Perimeter 81 could enhance its reporting and analytics capabilities to provide more detailed insights into network activity.
TL
Apr 6, 2022
Harmony lacks this ability when anything more than a vanilla access policy is used (we use layers and source user objects in our policy which make this impossible according to Check Point).
Srini Krish - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 9, 2022
Branding could be better.
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Bala_Krishna - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 12, 2022
The main problem with Harmony Connect is that, because it's in a new category of offerings by Check Point, there's very little marketing of the product so far, and this means that many potential users don't even know this kind of solution is available. There are also few testimonials or case studies talking about people who have used the product and fell in love with it, for example.
Adrian Cambronero - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 21, 2023
The support is not very good.
drzmachado - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 15, 2022
I don't know if it is technically feasible, however, if the Desktop App could be used as a Web App or a Chrome Extension it would be very nice.
Mitesh D Patel - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 27, 2024
When it comes to Check Point Quantum SASE, though the OEM provides security, it is not 100 percent full-fledged to meet the requirements from the customers' end.
KP
Jul 11, 2023
There are a few areas where the solution could be improved. For instance, we sometimes encounter connectivity issues, which can be problematic. Recently, I experienced a connectivity issue while trying to move to Azure. Connectivity issues can be quite frustrating.
RN
Apr 11, 2022
More report and alert options would be useful.
Daniel Goldfeld - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 30, 2022
The platform still lacks relevant dashboards and the ability to customize them based on our needs.