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We performed a comparison between Check Point Harmony Mobile and Cisco IOS SSL VPN based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"Internal applications, data, and folders are published on enrolled mobile devices in a secure way without publishing any of the resources over the internet.""The other most valuable service so far has been the assistance provided to us by the Check Point Harmony mobile engineers. They have been so awesome and helpful to us during the setup process.""Harmony Mobile's most valuable feature is the variety of capabilities in the platform, including allowing you to track device status.""As a security solution for devices, it can benefit us in many ways, including providing us with data security, access control, network security, and more.""The most valuable features of this solution are the filtering, interface configuration, and threat management.""The solution has clients for both Android and Apple devices, so all of our employees' devices are protected.""The environment is managed and administered centrally in Check Point Infinity which provides a lot of stability with its other features.""The use and management of our portal is easy."

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"The product is great because it is easy and simple.""It is very effective and I am satisfied with how it works and with its performance.""The customer service and support are the best. When it comes to support, Cisco is the best vendor ever.""IOS is user-friendly and simple. You connect to a particular VPN, and that's it. You become seamless after that.""The user interface is user-friendly.""Stability-wise, it is a very good solution.""It is stable.""The split panel functionality is much better in the Cisco IOS SSL VPN than in the Aruba VPN."

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Cons
"In terms of what needs improvement, the web interface should be simplified. It should be more user-friendly. It's too technical.""It does the process in the background and it does a wonderful job but the methodologies don't pop up. They should make it more interactive.""The service provided by Check Point at the technical support level is somewhat slow, and they only provide help in English, which limits some clients.""In the next release, I would like to see a Wi-Fi scanner to be able to identify whether a wireless network is malicious before you join it.""The interface could be more user-friendly. They should improve the look and feel.""I would like to see more visibility into the actual devices that it's protecting. In some cases, you don't want to see a lot. However, for our purposes, I would like to see more information about the applications which are installed, then have more control over what can and what cannot be installed.""Also, we found configuring device groups & mapping a policy is quite confusing. There should be a simpler interface.""For SandBlast Mobile, the only thing that is lacking is that it wasn't available for all types of users. However, Check Point has since fixed this, with ZoneAlarm."

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"I have no notes in terms of areas of improvement.""Cisco device management is quite difficult. They should work to simplify this.""The performance could be improved.""The pricing needs to be better.""Multi-factor authentication in Cisco IOS SSL VPN has certain shortcomings that need improvement.""It can be difficult to find service and at times we cannot connect with the internet easily.""I would like for it to have support for the Dutch language. I typically use English in 99% of our communications but for some people, it matters.""Sometimes the connection drops, and we don't like that. I'm not sure the reason, but sometimes it will take time to connect or it will disconnect fast."

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  • "Pricing is a little high."
  • "We didn't actually purchase the software. It was given to us by Check Point. We are using it as a test bed for possible future customers."
  • "Check Point pricing is better than Symantec."
  • "Choosing the correct set of licenses is essential because, without the additional software blade licenses, the Check Point gateways are just a stateful firewall."
  • "The cost is huge compared to other products, and it seems this solution is only for companies with a large budget."
  • "This is a very expensive product."
  • "The quality, price, and support ratio are very good."
  • "Regarding the cost of licenses, each device consumes one, even if it has both professional and personal profiles."
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  • "I would say it is a bit expensive, but I think it is worth the price."
  • "The pricing of the solution is reasonable"
  • "There are no pricing programs for non-profit organizations and the product is otherwise expensive by comparison."
  • "FortiGate does not charge the client a licensing fee, although Cisco charges clients a couple of dollars per year for each license."
  • "The licensing fee is expensive."
  • "Cisco IOS SSL VPN comes with a cost-effective subscription."
  • "The licensing cost of the solution is on a yearly basis, and it is expensive compared to other solutions in the market."
  • "The product costs less."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:It is very easy for my company to get information from the product's support team.
    Top Answer:When I purchased the product for one of our company's clients, I realized that the price of the product was competitive.
    Top Answer:There are certain shortcomings in the integration capabilities that a product offers. In the future, I would like to see the product offer more integration features.
    Top Answer:The solution's environment is stable and doesn't get disconnected every now and then.
    Top Answer:Users have to pay a yearly licensing fee for Cisco IOS SSL VPN.
    Top Answer:The solution takes some time to log in because of some unavoidable security barriers, but it would be better if that could happen faster.
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    Also Known As
    Check Point Mobile Access, Check Point SandBlast Mobile
    Cisco SSL VPN
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    Overview

    Check Point Harmony Mobile is a unified security solution for user devices and access. It is a complete threat defense solution for mobile devices that prevents cyberattacks and enforces security for remote workers and users. It prevents threats on apps, networks, and OS while enhancing the user experience and preventing the disruption of device performance. 

    Check Point Harmony Mobile Benefits

    Some benefits of Harmony Mobile include: 

    • Advanced app analysis that detects known and unknown threats
    • Mitigates threats regardless of the mobile management platform or what the user is doing
    • Prevents infected devices to send data to botnets
    • Blocks phishing attacks on social media, email, and messaging

    Harmony Mobile integrates with UEM systems to assess the device’s level of risk. The UEM quarantines and activates security policies, such as blocking access to corporate assets. 

    Check Point Harmony Mobile Key Features

    Harmony Mobile's key features include: 

    • App protection: The platform detects and blocks the download of malicious applications in real-time. It runs the application in a cloud-based environment and tests it by leveraging techniques such as sandboxing, advanced static analysis, anomaly detection, and other techniques. By doing so, it prevents malware from infiltrating employees’ mobile devices. 
    • Network protection: The platform’s unique infrastructure extends Check Point security capabilities to mobile devices. It includes features such as anti-phishing, safe browsing, conditional access, anti bot, and URL filtering. 
    • Simple and easy to use management: Check Point Harmony Mobile integrates with almost all mobile management solutions (MDM/UEM), and supports BYOD programs and remote work settings. It delivers scalability and efficiency with zero-touch deployment. The system works for all Android deployment models. The management console is cloud-based, delivering visibility over the risk posture and enabling admins to roll granular policies. 
    • User friendly: The platform is easy to adopt, with no disruption of the user experience or the device's usability. The system delivers detailed threat notifications in real time as well as weekly reports. The platform doesn’t impact battery life or data consumption. Additionally, it keeps the user and corporate data private without collecting or analyzing personal information. Finally, the platform anonymizes the context metadata from apps and networks it uses for analysis.  

    Check Point Harmony Mobile Components 

    • Behavioral risk engine: The engine uses data received from the app about the network, configuration, and OS data integrity, detects and analyzes suspicious activity, and produces a risk score.
       
    • Mobile gateway: A multi-tenant architecture and mobile devices are registered. The gateway manages the solution communications with connected mobile devices and with the dashboard.
       
    • Management dashboard: The dashboard enables administration, provisioning, and monitoring of devices and policies. It integrates with Unified Endpoint Management.

    • Mobile Protect app: This lightweight app for iOS and Android collects data and analyzes threats to devices. It monitors the operating systems, applications, and network behavior and collects data to detect malicious behavior.

    • ThreatCloud: A database with real-time threat intelligence on indicators of compromise from hundreds of thousands of Check Point gateways and millions of endpoints worldwide.  

    Check Point Harmony Mobile Capabilities

    • Prevents malicious app downloads
    • Prevents phishing on applications
    • Prevents man-in-the-middle attacks
    • Stops infected devices from accessing corporate applications
    • Detects OS exploits

    Reviews from Real Users

    "The easy navigation of the admin portal is a welcome change to how some other admin portals are not very user-friendly," says G.S., a Manager of Infrastructure Services at an energy/utilities company.

    Kadeem C., an IT Security Analyst at an energy/utilities company, says, "I really like the application scanning portion where it scans your current applications and any new applications that you add to the device to let you know if it is malicious."

    Oleg P., Senior Network/Security Engineer at Skywind Group, says, "The most impressive thing is the SSL VPN Portal."

    Hans V., an Engineer at Caldoo, adds that “We've found that the product is quite stable."

    Cisco SSL VPN solutions help you easily and securely extend the network to users who have access to the Internet and a web browser. You can customize access and extend the reach of your corporate network to individuals based on their roles, including teleworker contractors and business partners.
    Sample Customers
    Samsung Research America, Mississippi Office of the Secretary of State
    MST Systems
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Comms Service Provider16%
    Security Firm14%
    Energy/Utilities Company11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company20%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Government7%
    REVIEWERS
    Energy/Utilities Company16%
    Computer Software Company16%
    Comms Service Provider16%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Educational Organization9%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business46%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise32%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise49%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business49%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise43%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise54%
    Buyer's Guide
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    Check Point Harmony Mobile is ranked 1st in Mobile Threat Defense with 42 reviews while Cisco IOS SSL VPN is ranked 1st in SSL VPN with 47 reviews. Check Point Harmony Mobile is rated 8.8, while Cisco IOS SSL VPN is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Check Point Harmony Mobile writes "Easy to implement, simple to maintain policies, and does not disrupt end-user functionality". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco IOS SSL VPN writes "The solution is very stable and scalable, but it is expensive, and the configuration is complicated". Check Point Harmony Mobile is most compared with Check Point Remote Access VPN, Lookout, Fortinet FortiClient, VMware Workspace ONE and Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, whereas Cisco IOS SSL VPN is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), Fortinet FortiClient, Zyxel VPN Client, Ivanti Connect Secure and Citrix Gateway.

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