Check Point SandBlast Network Reviews

Our primary use case of this solution is for Edge firewalls and our cloud.

Check Point has enabled us to detect a lot of threats and prevented a lot of threats from entering our environments. It has kept us safe.

When they work, the log correlation, IPS, antivirus, anti-bot, and the SandBlast are the most valuable features. 

I would like to see more fine-tune MDM integration, specifically iPhones and Symantec pieces. It integrated in great, but not all of the features went in smoothly. They should expand the partnership with some of the bigger MDM companies that the product relies on.

Every time we try to do SandBlast, we run into a conundrum where the certificate issue comes into play. We've gone through it with engineers and it's very painful to keep up on that process. There could be improvements with changing the HTTPS inspection mechanism, or how it's done. That would be huge. Everybody that I've spoken to engineer-wise has said that is very painful and time-consuming. This would be one of the things that I would recommend that they fix.

I just want the product to work and make sure it's reliable. That's my biggest thing from the security aspect.

I am very leery right now about the stability. We've had three outages in the last month because of Check Point, not because of something that the customer has done, but because of changes on the Check Point side. This is what we were advise of.

In terms of scalability. CloudGuard looks amazing. The auto-scaling, the HA, or whatever option you select, I like it. It will add bang for the buck once we get it in there, and finalize it. It should work as designed. Then, I'll be ecstatic.

When I call support, I'll go around and around for a couple of weeks to finally get the issue solved. I would like to see better and more specific support areas for certain products. On some of our engagements, we had Check Point come in and advise us on what to upgrade to since we had an older version. We specified that we didn't want any outages. Then, as soon as we upgraded, within a week, we had an outage.

We wanted to keep our eggs in one basket, not having a knowledge gap between multiple tools. That is why we decided to go with this product. Up until recently, we had a good scorecard with them.

The initial setup depends on your environment. For the cloud stuff, it was pretty straightforward. On-premise is an ever-evolving thing.

Initial deployment has been in for years. We went through Check Point support and our technical account managers (TAMs) to receive resources and engineers.

I would advise someone considering this solution to engage with the Diamond engineers for implementation.

We have seen ROI.

I would rate it an eight out of ten. 

We are a reseller, so we implement this solution for our customers.

The Check Point product is very common in Brazil.

The zero-day protection is its most valuable feature. 

I would like for them to improve the visibility in the product.

Scalability has been a problem for some of the bigger Brazilian financial companies that we work with. However, it has been okay for the smaller companies. 

On a scale from one to ten, I would rate their technical support as a six. 

In Brazil, we have new threats every year. When we learned about a new threat, we knew that we needed to do something different. Before having a big problem, we decided to invest in Check Point.

The initial setup is simple, not complex.

We implement this solution for our customers. We do it by ourselves.

When we look at vendors, we start with Check Point because we have been using them for many years. Therefore, the product is very familiar to us.

I would rate it a seven out of ten. 

I would advise someone considering this solution to do a proof of concept before adopting the solution. In order to avoid problems, it's important to test it before proceeding.

We don't lose any data now that we are using SandBlast.

Check Point SandBlast is best in terms of the extraction function. Customers can get a clean firewall with extraction after I've cleaned and scanned it from Check Point. It's easy for users, too.

We started using SandBlast maybe two year ago.

SandBlast is stable.

We have 10 customer companies. They are mid-sized enterprises with between 100 and 200 users.

Check Point support is good.

Setting up SandBlast isn't complex. The total deployment time is maybe around three months. 

Sometimes we use outside support.

I rate Check Point SandBlast 10 out of 10. For those thinking about implementing SandBlast, I recommend assessing their organization and business requirements. Also, I would consider the costs. It will run you about $5,000 a year.

Our customers use this solution because it takes an .exe and applications, then scans them. So, it is good threat protection.

It saves time with us trying to do the analysis. We use it to try to find out how something got into the network. We use it to stop something before it ever gets in.

It saves everyone the time of trying to be reactive. Instead, they are proactive by trying to prevent an issue.

I imagine there will be improvements in later versions. There are hotfixes that come out all the time.

We haven't had any issues with stability. 

I have used Check Point's technical support, but not for this product. Their overall technical support is a ten out of ten. 

I would rate it a nine out of ten because it helps us be proactive as opposed to reactive. 

I would advise someone considering this solution to talk to their sales engineers (SEs) and do comparative testing between the hardware of the products.