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Check Point SandBlast Network vs Palo Alto Networks WildFire vs RiskIQ Illuminate comparison

 

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GaneshKhutwad - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides advanced threat prevention and utilizes geographic-based policies to mitigate attacks
Check Point offers three types of support: Gold, Platinum, and Diamond. The level of support you receive should be based on the criticality of the issue, not solely on your client's support tier. While there are established support levels, I have experienced instances where the support provided was not categorized as Gold, Platinum, or Diamond but rather a standard support level. In such cases, the response times were slower, and getting support personnel on the call was more difficult.
AjayKumar17 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enhanced cybersecurity with advanced sandboxing and effective in controlling DNS issues
Improvements are needed in the UI part. The dashboard should provide better visibility, especially in showing how many files are sent to Wildfire and their findings. This information should be integrated with the Dashboard so that system admins can see what is happening. Furthermore, technical support needs a lot of improvement, particularly in terms of responsiveness and adhering to service level agreements.
SimonClark - PeerSpot reviewer
Able to discover unpatched servers, offers good stability, and scales very well
A low-cost service to evaluate the risk score of a supply chain would be very helpful. This could be useful for insurance companies offering cyber insurance to enterprise customers, providing the insurer with a valuable way to unobtrusively, quickly, and frequently assess their customers and apply appropriate premiums for the level of risk. This would also be useful for enterprises. They could, for example, assess companies prior to a merger or acquisition. What would also be useful for any enterprise would be if their supply chain has some kind of direct digital access to parts of their network.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The Check Point SandBlast Network gives us incredibly good features."
"The most efficient and protective characteristics of Check Point's SandBlast solution are that we can see a lot of this protection at the network and mail levels."
"It enables my IT system to apply threat detection intelligence and diffuse the endpoint and potential threat attacks and phishing attacks onto the system in the most proactive and secure manner."
"You do not need to risk your network by using the in-line sandbox."
"The most valuable thing about this product is that it keeps the network secure against zero-day threats."
"SandBlast has opened us up to a lot more opportunities where we can offer this service to clients, that way they don't have to go to a third-party to get this specific solution. It comes in the Check Point Infinity Package so it has helped us a lot."
"In terms of the scalability, it's expandable across the cloud."
"Threat Emulation gives networks the necessary protection against unknown threats in files that are attached to emails. The Threat Emulation engine picks up malware at the exploit phase before it enters the network. It quickly quarantines and runs the files in a virtual sandbox, which imitates a standard operating system, to discover malicious behavior before hackers can apply evasion techniques to bypass the sandbox."
"It is the best device in comparison to other network products in the marketplace."
"The most valuable feature of Palo Alto Networks WildFire is its ability to adapt to environments and its robustness."
"The backup is the best feature."
"The solution handles DSD segregation and monitors the gateways"
"I give the initial setup an eight out of ten."
"The most valuable feature is the cloud-based protection against zero-day malware attacks."
"The analysis is very fast."
"The platform is scalable as it integrates with other threat prevention modules."
"The solution is stable with 12 years of established historical data."
 

Cons

"The cost is a little bit high-end, and you need to get precise performance metrics in order to get the correct size. Improvements are required in both areas of the tool."
"I would like for them to improve the visibility in the product."
"I imagine there will be improvements in later versions. There are hotfixes that come out all the time."
"I would like to see some speed improvements, e.g., how quickly you can get through all the menus. It crashes sometimes because we push so much through it. Therefore, I would like to see more small things behind the scenes, such as, back-end stability in terms of the management application."
"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."
"I would like to see these solutions being easier to manage from mobile applications - from either iOS or Android - including other operating systems that appear in the future."
"There should be some customized price reductions in the offered packages."
"They need to improve the GUI interface."
"The system uptime data is unavailable"
"Many years back an update caused an issue with the firewall. However, Palo Alto not only informed us of said issue, they also sent an update that fixed the issue before I even had time to log in to determine if the issue affected our services."
"It would be nice if there was an easier way to install and deploy it, such as through the inclusion of wizards."
"In the future, Palo Alto could reduce the time it takes to process the file."
"The cost of this solution could still be improved, in particular, giving product discounts for charitable causes."
"Management and web filtering can be improved. There should also be better reporting, particularly around web filtering."
"They should make their user interface a little more user-friendly."
"The product's user interface for investigations needs enhancement."
"A low-cost service to evaluate the risk score of a supply chain would be very helpful."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost of Check Point SandBlast Network is annually, and there is only a standard license."
"We have seen ROI."
"I think the overall cost for introducing Check Point with SandBlast was reasonable and competitive in the market."
"We would like to try the Threat Extraction blade, but you need to buy a license. Check Point is expensive. I would like to buy things, but I would need the funding."
"The product's cost is high."
"Choosing the correct set of licenses is essential because, without the additional software blade licenses, the Check Point gateways are just a stateful firewall."
"The pricing is quite effective, not excessively high. On a scale of one to ten, where ten is the highest price, I rate the pricing a nine."
"The cost is not significantly high and it can be negotiated during any purchase of NGFW."
"WildFire is a little bit pricey. Sometimes it's difficult to sell it to customers at the current price."
"Palo Alto Networks solutions are typically on the higher end of pricing, but considering the value and integration with our existing infrastructure, it is worth the investment."
"​More expensive than other firewalls.​"
"It's pretty expensive but with respect to value for money, it's okay."
"The solution is worth its price"
"Setup costs and licensing for WildFire are comparable to other enterprise solutions."
"Palo Alto Networks WildFire is a product with a high price."
"The pricing is affordable and fixed."
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Comparison Review

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Mar 11, 2015
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Computer Software Company
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Financial Services Firm
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Government
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Energy/Utilities Company
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Computer Software Company
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Government
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Financial Services Firm
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Real Estate/Law Firm
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