We performed a comparison between Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade and Sophos Email Appliance [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Cisco, TitanHQ and others in Email Security."The solution is very easy to use. All you have to do is to assign the license to the end-user and it's done. The customer will only have the feature activated, and the solution will monitor the emails to determine if they are a threat or not."
"The risk level notifications are most valuable. We get to know what kind of intrusion or attack is there, and we can fix a problem on time."
"Microsoft Defender has a feature to protect each and every attachment. Even if it's an encrypted attachment, it will check for any potential threats."
"Defender is a SaaS platform, so it offers more flexibility. Managing the permissions is easier. The solution's automated detection and response features are scalable."
"Safe attachments, safe links, policies, and the ability to protect from zero-day threats are the most valuable features."
"The product is not resource-intensive."
"Microsoft Defender for Office 365's most valuable features are safe attachments and safe links."
"The email protection is excellent, especially in terms of anti-phishing policies."
"When sharing files with my colleagues, it provides a comprehensive report on the security status of the document."
"Advanced Spam Filtering to identify and block unwanted email messages."
"Anti-spam and malware phishing are valuable features of the solution."
"This product integrates well and is easy to manage."
"It's a fairly old solution, however, that has been updated over time to become one of the best manufacturers of security solutions."
"It has provided us with an easy way to avoid invasive mail."
"Check Point Anti-Spam & Email Security software is a modern-day solution for security management and data scrutiny."
"It has several very good features that form an excellent tool."
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"The filtering aspect is the solution's most valuable feature."
"Email encryption, because it fulfills our business needs."
"This is a stable, scalable product that provides a reliable email protection layer."
"The ease of use and the security offered by the solution are its most valuable features. It also offers good information protection."
"The most valuable feature is the URL relay protection because it protects users from phishing attacks."
"The solution is very easy to use, especially the cloud version which is very, very simple. There are some good templates already built-in, so we can just select the template, and you will get all the necessary functionality. The only one thing you have to do is point all your traffic in the cloud."
"The interface makes it really easy to administer and configure."
"The certification training for Defender for 365 needs to be deeper and incorporate Sentinel. I took all the security courses except one, and Sentinel isn't included."
"They can improve their security in a way where a customer can know if all their attachments are safe or not to open through a report. The solution does its job perfectly, but it never reports to the customer whether those attachments have been stopped before or not."
"There's room for improvement regarding the time frame for retrieving emails."
"Microsoft security solutions work as expected. They are constantly updating the solutions to make them better. At the same time, the changes can impact a customer's environment, and we need to adjust settings. Sometimes we aren't aware of the changes, and nothing is pushed from the backend automatically."
"The visibility for the weaknesses in the system and unauthorized access can be improved."
"We need to be able to whitelist data at the backend."
"The UI needs to be more user-friendly."
"In some situations, it has not been able to pick impersonated emails having no attachments. Technical support definitely has a scope for improvement."
"Mobile solutions should be added to Check Point because business email is also used by users on mobile devices."
"In my book, more and more customized integrations could be made available so that different kinds of mail servers and cloud servers can be internally integrated for real-time system flow and security enablement."
"Installation time could be improved as it takes too long to install."
"The UX/UI could be more friendly."
"A major area for improvement is within some of the heavily discounted software blade add-ons on top of the current Next Generation Threat Prevention and SandBlast and Next Generation Threat Prevention offerings."
"It does not provide for standalone configuration on the security gateway. Instead, you need to have a management server/smart console for managing it."
"I can say that the solution's price level is a problematic area that needs to be considered for improvement."
"While we often take advantage of Check Point's cloud part, including Infinity or Harmony, I would like to see products that directly deal with mobile or native environments or other operating systems that we have within the organization."
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"More things need to be integrated into this device, like DLP, so we can have a complete solution in one box."
"The reporting functionality is in major need of improvement."
"In the advanced version, you have DLP, Data Loss Prevention, but when you buy the standard version, you don't have it."
"Reporting could have more options for users to customize desired results."
"There aren't enough advanced settings. They should offer more advanced options."
"In the next release of this solution, I would like to see more user awareness, such as information about phishing email attacks that have been prevented."
"There are a few issues with integration that need to be addressed; this would help make deployment easier for new users."
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Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade is ranked 11th in Email Security with 32 reviews while Sophos Email Appliance [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Email Security. Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade is rated 8.2, while Sophos Email Appliance [EOL] is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade writes "Effectively secures data centers against various threats, including spam emails and provides policy-based control". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos Email Appliance [EOL] writes "An easy to use solution with reasonable pricing and good stability". Check Point Anti-Spam and Email Security Software Blade is most compared with Barracuda Email Security Gateway, Abnormal Security, Cisco Secure Email, Fortinet FortiMail and Sophos Email, whereas Sophos Email Appliance [EOL] is most compared with .
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