Item: Check Point Harmony Browse
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Check Point Harmony Browse

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We implemented Check Point NGFWs in order to improve our overall security posture and the various software blades take it to the next level beyond the typical basic URL filtering common on all firewalls. Harmony Browse adds in packet inspection and protects users against zero-day attack vectors including phishing, malware, ransomware (which is on a huge rise), etc.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Protection from phishing.
protection from malware.
protection from ransomware.
General protection against zero-day attack vectors.

Cons

When inspecting traffic there can be a some performance degradation.
We have had a few instances of protections interfering with legitimate traffic. Worth the trade-off though.

Most Important Features

Malware protection
Ransomware protection
Phishing protection

Return on Investment

Improved security posture overall with reduced risk.
Relatively low cost and easy implementation easily recouped by allowing us to shift resources to other priorities and away from manual monitoring tasks.
Peace of mind for our users knowing they have a safety net in place.

Alternatives Considered

We were already in the Check Point ecosystem and therefore did not look into alternatives like CrowdStrike or Kaspersky. Looking back, Check Point stacks up very nicely with the competitors on the market in terms of features, but I can't speak to actual real work performance having not used the others.

Key Insights

Do you think Check Point Harmony Browse delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Check Point Harmony Browse's feature set?

Yes

Did Check Point Harmony Browse live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Check Point Harmony Browse go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Check Point Harmony Browse again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Check Point Harmony Endpoint Security (formerly Sandblast Agent), Totango

Likelihood to Recommend

Check Point Harmony Browse is particularly well suited for protecting against the various zero-day attack vectors, which is what it is designed to do. It offers very good protection against users visiting phishing sites, malware sites, downloading or opening ransomware, and just generally providing the safety net required in a corporate environment against users visiting potentially harmful websites.

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