Before SandBlast Network, we used a combination of solutions and some of the same Check Point products that we had several years ago. We saw the need to opt for this and leave others out.

Previously we had a firewall and we chose to implement this tool since we have always worked with this brand, and it has been very feasible for us to continue to do so.

Previously we were testing solutions from Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, and Fortinet to see which was the best, which we could implement in the end, and we ultimately decided on Check Point's services.

We have been using the same solution for some time and did not use a similar solution beforehand.

We did not have a previous tool. It is hard for us to know if there is another solution as complete as Check Point.

We used the Microsoft 365 Data Protection tool for email. However, it is a solution outside of our Check Point environment.

We used the ACLs and Zone-Based firewalls with NBAR on the Cisco switches, routers, and found that this approach doesn't provide sufficient security protection against the modern advanced threats.

We did not use another similar solution prior to this one.

Previously, we were not using any APT solution.

When I came onboard, this solution was already implemented.

We replaced our Cisco ASAs with our Check Points. Our version of the Cisco ASA was at end of life, and we would have needed to move to the next-generation of it.

I was the decision-maker. Our company also has some security teams, software teams, an operations team, and a service desk.

We switched because we were using Cisco and were moving away from using Cisco firewalls.

We were not using another vendor previously.

None.

In the beginning, Check Point was just a firewall. It is much more than that now. We have been using the product for over 20 years.

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.

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.