Check Point Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways vs. Ivanti Connect Secure

Check Point Next Generation Firewall is a great solution for larger companies that have the ability to dedicate a large budget towards information security controls. In order to get the best return on investment, however, the company should have a highly functioning information security maturity level and the ability to invest in dedicated training so that all features are utilized effectively. The SmartEvent dashboards are able to provide ongoing data that can track this effectively.

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If you can control the rollout of the client the Pulse Connect Secure is user-friendly. We often have a federation of endpoints that we do not control and those endpoints invariably cause pain during major upgrade cycles. It’s also not obvious that some of the default choices (like what type of VPN to use) actually degrades the service.

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• Provides prime level security at perimeter with 99% Accuracy.
• NGTP blade can provide features with maximum benefit.
• Check Point all in one evaluation blade provide access to evaluate the features.

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• Simple to deploy
• Provides flexibility
• Supports dynamic access management

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• Fine tune required in the malicious domains blocking
• Antivirus signatures should be updated in real time
• Network latency can be reduced during high utilization time window

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• Noisy SIEM integration.
• Major upgrades are tough to implement.

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Security Gateways are coming with a Hyperscale solution that provides maximum usability in production.

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Check Point has a variety of support options that can be used to optimize your investment in the product. Companies with a larger information security and certified checkpoint engineer employee base can benefit from a standard SLA, while companies with a smaller security engineering footprint or more critical implementations can opt for premium, elite or diamond packages that even include the ability to provide on-site engineers for major security incidents. Check Point PRO support also provides the ability to outsource maintenance concerns by automating case creation and follow up when application components fail.

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At Adecco, first and foremost, we have Pulse SDP easy to use for our employees. This is a critical factor for us because employees are spending much less time calling into support than engaged in high payoff activities. However, when I have called in for support, Pulse SDP has been responsive and effective.

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• Best Security meets Ultimate Hardware
• SandBlast Zero Day Protection out of the box
• Modular hardware
• High Performance CPUs
• I believe this has been covered prior - Smooth migration and very minimum downtime for a big FSI client. Our FSI client now also wants to integrate it with other 3rd party vendors which will be a part of Q3 or Q4 this FY

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We found Pulse SDP to be a superior choice to AppGate SDP because we found Pulse SDP to have greater flexibility and provide an all in one solution. Because Pulse SDP delivers a wide range of functions and tools, the tool provided a much greater return on investment in our analysis process.

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• Although there are better alternatives out there, Check Point delivers results for the price we paid for the system.
• Since implementation, we have not have any major issues with the product, minor issues were resolved in a timely fashion.
• Check Point currently fulfills our need for an outside facing firewall, when our organization grows larger, we will be looking at higher level enterprise solutions.

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• The deployment was very quick.
• It improved security by using compliance checks.
• Access to resources by external parties was improved.

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