Check Point Harmony Mobile vs. Jamf Protect

It immediately tells you when an app is malicious, its always scanning the device. The policies you can enforce on the device allows you to know that the device can remain secure. I have a hard time describing scenarios where is it less appropriate because Harmony Mobile was made to secure mobile devices.

Incentivized

If the environment is predominantly Apple based then Jamf Protect is a strong solution for providing EDR capabilities to endpoints. The detection capabilities are up to par with other leading EDR tools and it integrates well with Jamf MDM. Additionally, the compliance, telemetry, log forwarding, and USB device management being included as part of Jamf Protect provide good ROI.

Incentivized

• Blocks Smishing Attacks
• Blocks specific categories of content e.g. Pornography
• Ability to Scan Applications to determine their integrity

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• Low resource use Protected Agent - stops tampering with agent and is not a resource hog
• Managed and custom Analytics - along with the out of the box Analytics provided by JAMF, admins can also set up their own to focus on areas of concern eg NISTcompliance items
• Vendor support - support is very responsive and knowledgeable

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• I think the ability to scan a Wi-Fi network prior to joining can be an excellent addition
• On demand application scanning
• Alert users when an application becomes malicious

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• Jamf scoping can be a but of a pain sometimes
• For none security specialists it can be a little hard to navigate the portal
• It can be hard at times to understand the alerts and what is causing them

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Jamf Protect is easy to manage. It is a separate interface from Jamf MDM which is nice for Security Operations teams. It allows Security teams to manage only the Security aspects without having to dig through all of the MDM configurations. For exception uses cases, Jamf Protect does provide options to customize settings where needed.

Incentivized

Harmony Mobile is really a cut above the rest because it really is the first application of its kind, the first Mobile Threat Defense tool that is designed for just that. Detecting and preventing threats. It should be the baseline used to develop other MTD applications because of its already high standards and quality.

Incentivized

In some aspects, Jamf Protect was far superior to the others mentioned above. The only downside I can see is that it is only macOS which could be a problem for hybrid environments.

Incentivized

• Secure phones means less possibility for breaches
• Only safe apps can be installed
• Savings from the reduction in the possibility of breaches

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• Reduced helpdesk tickets for admin tasks; reduces overall IT costs
• Reduced lost time due to malware
• Reduced lost data due to infected computers needing a wipe and purge of any malware

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