Adrian Cambronero - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at ITQS
Reseller
Top 5Leaderboard
Helps with monitoring, reinforces security architecture, and allows for real-time threat prevention
Pros and Cons
  • "It has come to reinforce the security architecture of the organization since it covers all the necessary pieces of security."
  • "One of the main improvements that can be made is the latency in the portal."

What is our primary use case?

At the end of 2020, the company was growing its staff. In addition, the pandemic was beginning, and as a result of these two factors, the company needed to protect the organization. It was there that the Check Point Infinity tool was used. 

It is characterized as a great tool against the latest generation of cyber attacks all these attacks are found on mobile devices, endpoints, etc. Always in the security part, companies must be aware of technologies since it is an essential part of organizations, and Check Point Infinity is an excellent tool for these functions.

How has it helped my organization?

The Check Point Infinity tool came in to reinforce security in the organization since a basic security had been implemented that put our data at risk. Using these new technologies, it has also focused on zero-trust and is able to generate complexity and security gaps in the platform of the organization so we can avoid future attacks and errors and be able to provide a quick solution. 

Infinity contains all the modern Check Point components like DLP, IPS, VPN, etc. We currently use R80.10 and it helped us a lot with security and implementations.

What is most valuable?

It has come to reinforce the security architecture of the organization since it covers all the necessary pieces of security, those characteristics that it has that different cover devices regardless of the brand, also to help us maintain full control of our employees' devices and thus be able to monitor and ensure more and more security breaches. Infinity helped us a lot in real-time threat prevention, and with continuous updates, it is one of the most important points of all Check Point solutions.

What needs improvement?

One of the main improvements that can be made is the latency in the portal. It is one of the most common errors of the Check Point tools, another of the improvements is that the unlimited licenses are based on the number of users. This confuses larger organizations, where not all users need all services. 

Finally, they must improve the technical support they provide to users since we have opened several cases and they take time to attend to them or contact us, and in certain cases, they do not provide a quick solution. They take a long time to solve the error problem in question, which is worrying since, due to this inefficiency, they could attack the organization since there may be a gap in the infrastructure of the organization.

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For how long have I used the solution?

The tool was implemented four years ago.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

In recent years, the stabilized one has done very well. The only thing is the latency to the portal, however, in general, it has behaved very well.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Regarding the scalability of the tool, it is very scalable depending on your implementation.

How are customer service and support?

The experience with support has not been very good since we have had problems with support. It took a long time to answer or solve a problem.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We did not have any professional security tools.

How was the initial setup?

The implementation was very simple and fast. All you have to do is meet the primary requirements.

What about the implementation team?

The implementation was done in conjunction with the supplier and an internal engineer. The experience was very good; he knew how to do his job.

What was our ROI?

The director of the company will be continuity since if it were not safe there would have been losses.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Check Point maintains competitive prices in the market. It must be taken into account that for the security of an organization is very important to invest in.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Check Point Infinity was one of the first options we had in mind due to its great reach in the security market.

What other advice do I have?

The only thing would be to improve the latency in the graphical interface and technical support.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

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Technical Architect at Orange España
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
AI-powered and used for threat protection and real-time security monitoring
Pros and Cons
  • "It provides threat detection, predictive analysis, advanced analytics, and advanced threat protection."
  • "The solution's reports should be easy to understand and work with."

What is our primary use case?

Check Point Infinity is one of Check Point's AI-powered solutions. It is one of the most comprehensive, highly advanced security and threat solutions, which gives us complete robustness, flexibility, and reliability for threat protection and real-time security monitoring.

What is most valuable?

Check Point Infinity is a new and advanced version of Check Point's security threat solution. It provides threat detection, predictive analysis, advanced analytics, and advanced threat protection. The solution's user interface and reports have improved, and real-time monitoring in the unified user interface is also good.

What needs improvement?

I would like to provide my feedback and confirm the reports. The report is the main thing because we have to prepare our representations for senior management on behalf of that report. The solution's reports should be easy to understand and work with.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Check Point Infinity for two years.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Check Point Infinity has good scalability, flexibility, and reliability. Currently, 25 people are using the solution in our organization, and we plan to increase the usage.

I rate the solution ten out of ten for scalability.

How are customer service and support?

The support team should work on its response time and be more aware of the product functionalities.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Check Point Infinity is AI-powered and has advanced features and functionalities compared to its competitors. Check Point Infinity is not very costly for the features they are offering.

How was the initial setup?

Check Point Infinity is a cloud-based service available in AWS and Azure. You can enable it and pay the charges.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The solution's pricing is fine. Since it has not upgraded its price, Check Point Infinity's pricing is flexible compared to other Check Point solutions.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Before choosing Check Point Infinity, we evaluated other tools like Symantec, F5, and Cisco.

What other advice do I have?

The solution is perfectly integrated with our public and private cloud environments, and we have a user base across these environments. Check Point Infinity produces a rich report in which we analyze vulnerabilities, such as phishing and malware attacks, on our endpoints. The solution also predicts future threats so that we can proactively take measurable actions on our endpoints.

The solution's unified, centralized management console is fabulous and has all the advanced features users require. With the console, you can easily map your resources and monitor them at any time. A team consisting of five people is involved with the solution's maintenance. The solution's documentation and community base are fine.

The solution is easy to use and easy to learn to use. Check Point Infinity is a very advanced and user-friendly version of Check Point's security solution. I would recommend the solution to other users for evaluation. If the requirements are fully satisfied, users can go for the live deployment.

Overall, I rate the solution ten out of ten

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Erick Chinchilla Mena - PeerSpot reviewer
Profesional Gestión Informática 2 - Especialista en Sistemas de Información at CompuGuana
Real User
Top 5
Great protection with centralized segmentation and management
Pros and Cons
  • "Infinity has come to give us total protection."
  • "In the future, I would like to see new developments that allow us to centralize the cloud."

What is our primary use case?

Today we have the need to protect various infrastructures we have. We have infrastructure on-premise and in the cloud, and we have a variety of branches. All of the infrastructures has demanded greater security from us. We needed a new and evolved way of managing equipment and the security of our infrastructure. As a result of all these concerns, we have been adopting innovative security technologies, and this is where we have added additional value to the protection that we want to give to each of the places where we have hosted data and information. We have been adopting the themes of Infinity Cloud to have total protection.

How has it helped my organization?

Infinity has come to give us total protection. It has come to cover branches, devices, infrastructure, different clouds, and various types of sites where we host data, and we need to share it between the different regions we have a presence in. It has given us the protection that we did not have before.

The segmentation and management came in decentralized, which means that this has given us protection while providing the ability to centralize a single portal for our security teams so that each one of them can administer and manage everything. Infinity is of great value as it can centralize all those dashboards. Before we had them separate.

What is most valuable?

Everyone who uses Check Point products has been realizing that it has been innovating in immense ways. Before we had the perimeter network administration teams in one place, with the management of mobile devices or web browsing handled separately. Today, we have them in a centralized place and are managing (in different tabs) the security of each of its devices, branches, clouds, etc. It is a more efficient way to take advantage of all the computing power and intelligence behind it. And it has additional AI.

What needs improvement?

In the future, I would like to see new developments that allow us to centralize the cloud. Infinity Cloud is one of the most powerful clouds in security where a number of sites or technological capabilities have been established to protect our networks, our equipment, and our infrastructure, however, in the future what we could have is a comprehensive and novel way for new or additional features to protect services such as blockchain or web services3.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for one year.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
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Systems Engineer at PGE
Real User
Top 5
Stable platform with good technical support services
Pros and Cons
  • "It is a scalable product."
  • "Check Point Infinity is not compatible with Windows 8."

What is most valuable?

It is a good tool. If we plan to change the password, we don't have to change the MX Points or SPF settings, as it works with Microsoft 365. It helps us prevent losing emails.

What needs improvement?

Check Point Infinity is not compatible with Windows 8.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Check Point Infinity for two months. We did a POC for it.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a stable product. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a scalable product.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support services are good. We reach them regarding technical errors. They reply with the solutions in a few hours.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup process is complex.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The product has good pricing considering the features and a global approach. I rate its pricing an eight out of ten.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Check Point Infinity a nine out of ten.

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Hugo Alexis Espinoza Naranjo - PeerSpot reviewer
Perimeter Security Administrator at a security firm with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Great analytics and AI with helpful centralizations capabilities
Pros and Cons
  • "It is one of the best brands and products in terms of centralization."
  • "We need improvement around the Smart-1 cloud solution."

What is our primary use case?

We were looking for a solution that would allow us to establish a configuration with the different security devices remotely while centralizing management and including other products available at the security level. 

We looked into different options and brands that allowed us to establish, achieve and fulfill this need. This was one of the solutions that met all of these aforementioned characteristics, thus giving us 360º protection and accommodation in terms of managing security services. 

How has it helped my organization?

This solution gave us the freedom to be an institution with its own security team, which has allowed us to establish ourselves. It is one of the best brands and products in terms of centralization. It allows us to establish all security products or security software under a single pane with a single view of a centralized dashboard. We are managing everything from there and have been able to handle threat prevention. It has allowed us, in a complete way, to handle expanded organizational scope. 

What is most valuable?

The portal gives us many advantages. 

It has great internal analytics, which contains artificial intelligence. It has the ability to be managed centrally and acquire and consume computing power from the cloud. This means that we will make a payment for the use of the services and a payment for the licensing. Additionally, computing power doesn't all come in a single license. We can take a single product and enable and facilitate it as necessary, making all of these capabilities and features available as needed. 

What needs improvement?

We need improvement around the Smart-1 cloud solution. It is included in the Infinity service, and it needs to be able to be restarted only from the background, with the brand's specialists - not done in an autonomous way. Developing this aspect and making it available to everyone consuming the services through the platform would help us manage many of the incidents due to cosmetic errors that can happen on the platform. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for one year.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
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Jonathan Ramos G. - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Engineer at ITQS
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Reliable, good at emulating threats, and is easy to manage
Pros and Cons
  • "For me, one of the best features of Check Point Infinity is to be able to have the possibility of emulating the activity of attached files with malicious content in such a short time."
  • "They need to update the guides."

What is our primary use case?

As we adapt to the changes left by the pandemic, we must adapt our technologies, our equipment, and the traditional scheme in which we worked must evolve.

As a result of these changes, we have been adopting security and much of the administration with fully cloud services to be able to adapt to these changes and give greater adaptability to our technologies.

With Check Point Infinity, we have the possibility of managing our platform from the cloud. It also offers us centralization and other solutions of the same portfolio in one place, taking advantage of great advantages; it is at this point where Check Point allows us to take advantage of a secure and centralized administration.

How has it helped my organization?

Check Point Infinity is one of the solutions that has given us more value, being able to adopt their cloud where they centralize many solutions. Taking advantage of all that computing power, we assure users inside or outside the organization are safe. After all, due to the changes produced by the pandemic, we have had to evolve with security and administration.

To have a cloud such as Check Point Infinity is to have an ally that puts at our disposal many solutions from a single portal. It offers great response at the level of security. 

What is most valuable?

For me, one of the best features of Check Point Infinity is to be able to have the possibility of emulating the activity of attached files with malicious content in such a short time. This capacity is of great value. Many times we want to know what an attack does and how an attack is exploited on our computers. With what we have learned from emulation we can reinforce our security lines or bases. You can learn a lot while always staying protected.

What needs improvement?

They need to update the guides. The product has improved a lot. However, its support guides are still the same as they were seven years ago. I say this from experience. For example, for configuration, it is necessary in some cases to consult these same guides and you see yourself looking at references the old information is still there. 

The support for Latin America is one of those that is also a bit neglected. We are without direct technicians speaking in Spanish. In some cases and their support is fast, however, this cultural shock makes interaction difficult, and when it comes to the escalation of the problems, mainly when the cases are urgent or escalated, the most experienced technicians only speak English.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for around two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is scalable and is very complete. It centralizes everything.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a really complete solution. It manages to cover everything in the Infinity Check Point Portal.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We did not previously use a different solution. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

What Check Point currently does at the security level is very good. However, some prices in reference to licenses are a bit high. An example is how they sell SSL.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did not evaluate other options. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
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Mitesh D Patel - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technical Consultant- Cyber Security at Ivalue Infosolution
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Centralizes the management of all our Check Point products in one place and offers robust stability
Pros and Cons
  • "I would rate the stability a ten out of ten. Stability is always important. I haven't faced any issues with the Infinity Portal in the last six or seven years."
  • "The updates could be less frequent."

What is our primary use case?

The Infinity Portal is primarily a management tool. It's a single pane of glass to access and control all our Check Point products from one central location.

I work extensively with the Infinity Portal. It's the central management interface for all our Check Point products.

How has it helped my organization?

It has brought value. For example, a customer already has Check Point solutions in place. Rather than opening a separate console for each product, they can use the Infinity Portal. Just open Infinity, and with a single click, they're redirected to the product they need – email security, Harmony Connect, Harmony Internet Access, for example. It eliminates the need to open multiple interfaces.

It's how we manage products like Harmony Mobile, which enhances our mobile security.

Infinity is a platform. The zero-day protection capabilities would come from the specific products we use within it. 

My primary work involves Check Point firewalls and the Harmony product portfolio. We've definitely seen a lot of focus and new business growth in areas like Harmony and Arbor.

What is most valuable?

It's very easy to access and works fine for me. Centralizing the management of all our Check Point products in one place saves our team a ton of time.

Infinity is a platform rather than a specific security feature. It provides a central access point for our purchased Check Point products like Harmony Email, Harmony Connect, Harmony Browser, Harmony VPN, etc.

The unified management console enhances security operations. We manage all our products through a single console instead of needing to open separate interfaces for each one.

What needs improvement?

The updates could be less frequent. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using it for six years now. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would rate the stability a ten out of ten. Stability is always important. I haven't faced any issues with the Infinity Portal in the last six or seven years.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

There is no need for scalability as it is a ready-made and web-based product that we got from Check Point. Most of our customers use it, for example, firewalls, Harmony product portfolio, and cloud/network security. Most of these customers find the Infinity Portal beneficial because of its convenience.

There are easily over a hundred customers. Customers already using Check Point products are, by default, using the Infinity Portal to access them. Even I use it.

How are customer service and support?

The customer service and support are very good. It is very fast and customer friendly. It has been very friendly. 

How was the initial setup?

It's incredibly easy. Once you have a Check Point account, the portal is ready to use. All you need is the URL.

As a cloud-based platform, so, there wasn't easy to difficult. It is a one-minute job. There are no specific requirements for the platform. 

One of the benefits is that there's no deployment required for the Infinity Portal itself. It's accessible via a simple URL.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

There's no additional license requirement.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I would rate the solution a ten out of ten. It's reliable, stable, and very easy for anyone to access from anywhere.

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Top 5
Secure with helpful support and good performance
Pros and Cons
  • "Powerful cyber security functionalities track workflows to block all threats that may arise and affect the workflow chain."
  • "The cost of maintaining and purchasing the security components is high."

What is our primary use case?

This is a full architecture suite that provides robust protection against cyber attacks. 

It resolves growing complex connectivity challenges and networking issues that affect performance. 

Check Point Infinity ascertains the security situation across the company infrastructure to design the best solution for evading ransomware attacks. It monitors the performance of cloud-hosted containers that carry sensitive information. 

Integration with mobile applications and desktop tools took place without any downtime indicators.

How has it helped my organization?

This product has centralized all the network security operations, giving the IT department less time to monitor data workflows. 

It provides security solutions to both cloud and on-premises with less cost as compared to other applications. 

Browsing across the internet sites has been secure with Infinity

It detects any threats across the company application systems that could bring harm and destroy useful data. 

It ensures that all the cloud-hosted applications comply with security policies to enhance the secure collaboration among apps.

What is most valuable?

The security services that are provided in the organization have given departments an opportunity to focus more on productive business activities. 

The complete security set of tools enables each sector to focus on threats that are directly proportional to engaged programs. 

Powerful cyber security functionalities track workflows to block all threats that may arise and affect the workflow chain. 

It has integrated all the components in the organization with the central control system that provides comprehensive reports on work processes.

What needs improvement?

There are a few cases that arise from the customer support staff regarding the setup and operations. 

The cost of maintaining and purchasing the security components is high. 

Familiarization with the security features and operations took time, however, we are now set to enjoy all the benefits. 

So far, we are satisfied with most functionalities. We have achieved the set goals and updated our systems to comply with international security policies. It has integrated effectively with modern tools across the organization.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Infinity for seven months. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The reliable security architecture has boosted performance.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I like the general performance and productivity.

How are customer service and support?

The team cooperates fully when contacted in order to offer any assistance. I appreciate their patience and support.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

This is the only solution that I have used in this category.

How was the initial setup?

The setup was slightly complex - especially in terms of integrations with applications.

What about the implementation team?

The implementation process was handled in-house.

What was our ROI?

Increased security infrastructure has resulted in increased ROI.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The cost is relatively high.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We are evaluating other options. That said, we have not discovered a more powerful solution yet.

What other advice do I have?

I totally recommend this solution to other enterprises.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Google
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