An interesting proposition in a sea of competitor
What do you like best about the product?
The interface is easy to understand. When I compare to the competition with overly complex menu and nested option. It’s a bref of fresh air. It’s also cohesive with the rest of checkpoint’s offering
What do you dislike about the product?
With more comprehensive approach I feel that’s it’s missing a few features. Such as a zero trust feature for clients which the competitors offers.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Peace of mind for any Saas product I have in the cloud and my azure subscription
Has provided real-time protection against web attacks and improved visibility across hybrid environments
What is our primary use case?
The main use case of Check Point CloudGuard WAF is for application protection.
Check Point CloudGuard WAF provides protection from OWASP threats, and secures web applications from common vulnerabilities, such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting, cross-site request forgery, and remote file inclusions.
What is most valuable?
The best feature of Check Point CloudGuard WAF is advanced threat prevention integrated with Check Point threat cloud intelligence, which provides real-time protection against web application attacks including zero-day threats, automatically receiving updates from the threat cloud and analyzing millions of indicators of compromise daily.
Cloud intelligence means that Check Point CloudGuard continuously collects threat data from global resources such as firewalls and sandboxes, analyzing billions of IPs, URLs, and behaviors using machine learning, distributing updates, security signatures, and threat profiles to CloudGuard WAF in real-time, automatically applying updated protection without manual interventions.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Check Point CloudGuard WAF for the last two years, and this is a very useful product.
What other advice do I have?
I monitor the volume of the type of traffic our web applications receive and understand the types and threats targeting our environment.
Check Point CloudGuard WAF effectively detects or blocks malicious SQL queries in real-time, protecting our web application from exploitation. To block SQL injection in Check Point CloudGuard WAF, I access the CloudGuard WAF console, log into the Check Point CloudGuard WAF management console using administrative credentials, then navigate to the security policies or application security section of the console, where the firewall rules of the protection are configured. In the web security policy setting, I verify that the SQL injection protection is enabled, which is typically a predefined feature within the WAF rule set activated to detect and block SQL injection attacks. Check Point CloudGuard WAF comes with predefined SQL injection attack signatures based on known patterns and payloads commonly used in SQL injection attacks, and I ensure the SQL injection signature set is enabled so that CloudGuard can detect and block common SQL injection techniques.
I find no issues in software testing details with our predefined feature-rich template, providing automated security incident handling with real-time visibility and control across multi-cloud environments.
Development cycle has streamlined with enhanced collaboration and automation while cost estimation remains challenging
What is our primary use case?
We mainly use
Azure DevOps for CI/CD pipelines for our applications, as well as project management and tracking bugs.
What is most valuable?
It has definitely streamlined our development cycle. The integration with other Microsoft products, especially Visual Studio, is seamless. The automation capabilities have saved us a lot of time and reduced manual errors. We are also using the Boards feature to manage sprints and track progress, which has improved team collaboration significantly.
What needs improvement?
The pricing can be a bit complex to understand initially. It can be challenging to estimate costs, especially when scaling our usage. Also, while the documentation is comprehensive, it can be difficult to navigate at times.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing can be a bit complex to understand initially. It can be challenging to estimate costs, especially when scaling our usage.
What other advice do I have?
Azure DevOps is a comprehensive platform that streamlines our development workflow and enhances team collaboration, though the pricing structure could be simplified.
AI-Powered Protection WAF for Web and API
What do you like best about the product?
CheckPoint Cloud Guard is an intuitive feature packed firewall providing our clients with the best web protection in this dynamic technological sector.
I like that is Ai powered, has feature rich management Web UI which is easy to navigate.
What do you dislike about the product?
Initial setup is a bit complex but once done all is good.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Looking at protection against web app attacks.
Achieved improved security compliance with comprehensive visibility across cloud environments
What is our primary use case?
We have over ten root domains that we need to protect through the firewall. All our hosts are in
EC2 instances, and it is challenging to protect them by using any
AWS load balancer or shields. Therefore, we have implemented
Check Point CloudGuard WAF as a solution to protect all these domains from the open internet. It supports all environments, including on-premises,
Azure,
AWS, and we have also implemented it for
CDN URLs as well.
How has it helped my organization?
It has improved the overall security posture of our organization. Earlier, our security score was around eight to nine, which increased after implementing
Check Point CloudGuard WAF. We have achieved NIST compliance, and now ninety-five percent of the environment compliance level is equal to ninety-five percent.
What is most valuable?
The support of the root domain is one of the best features, as is the support for the
CDN and advanced load balancer. These are key features that differentiate Check Point CloudGuard
WAF from other vendors. Additionally, rate limiting is another significant feature of the
WAF.
What needs improvement?
The UI interface needs improvement because there are a number of bugs. Integration with the
SIEM platform is currently one of the key challenges that need to be addressed.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Check Point CloudGuard WAF for the last six months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I think Check Point CloudGuard WAF is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a SaaS-based model, and we have not encountered any scalability issues. They have sufficient resources, and there are no challenges from a scalability perspective.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support is good. They have skilled personnel to provide support.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We did not use a different solution prior to this.
What was our ROI?
The return on investment is reflected in the improvement of the overall security posture. While it does not have a direct monetary impact, it enhances security with an improved NIST compliance score and better overall security scores for our organization.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Pricing and setup costs are fine. It is less costly than
Cloudflare, Fortinet, and other vendors. Additionally, it is less costly than the OEM.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated
Cloudflare and Fortinet.
What other advice do I have?
I would advise others to use and implement Check Point CloudGuard WAF as a solution in the firewall segment. Check Point has been in this segment for two decades and is more stable than other firewall vendors. I recommend using it and implementing all the features it offers. Overall, it's a good solution, and it fulfills all our core purposes, providing complete visibility and security. That's why I rate it ten out of ten.
AI/ML engine reduces false positives and improves workflow efficiency
What is our primary use case?
The primary use case for Check Point CloudGuard WAF is for protecting web applications and APIs. We use it for web apps and APIs we want to protect.
How has it helped my organization?
Check Point CloudGuard WAF has improved our organization by providing protection against web application attacks such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and bot threats. Its automated threat prevention and real-time traffic analysis reduced manual intervention and response time. Integration with our cloud infrastructure enabled seamless deployment and scalability, while centralized visibility helped enforce consistent security policies across all environments.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is the AI/ML engine, which does the job for us and mainly reduces the number of false positives and adapts accordingly. It significantly impacts workflow efficiency, allowing us to focus more on other fields. After implementing it, we have better results in vulnerability and penetration testing and scanning.
What needs improvement?
CloudGuard WAF could improve UI simplicity, reduce false positives, and enhance policy management. Future releases should include better bot mitigation, behavioral anomaly detection, compliance templates, advanced threat intel integration, and streamlined multi-cloud support to boost protection and usability.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Its scalability is inherent to its SaaS solution.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support is great.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We did not have any other solution before using Check Point CloudGuard WAF.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was positive, and we did not face any problems.
What was our ROI?
There is potential money-saving regarding some successful attacks if we did not have Check Point CloudGuard WAF.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Our experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing was positive. We did not have any issues.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing Check Point CloudGuard WAF, we did not evaluate other options.
What other advice do I have?
I recommend implementing it easily, onboarding services quickly, and utilizing its policy blocking. It is very useful and efficient. I rate Check Point CloudGuard WAF a ten out of ten. The AI/ML engine, which greatly reduces false positives so that we do not have to manage them manually, stands out the most.
unified gateway level security solution for All Web, API application.
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to integrate, support of all use case like root domain mapping, auto discover of API endpoints, Rate limiting of web traffic, customization based on integrated assets. easy to Integrate.
What do you dislike about the product?
Quick Support is a only pain for checkpoint
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Protection of all incoming web traffic, DDoS Attack, securing over exposed API.
Reliable Threat Prevention for Web Apps and APIs
What do you like best about the product?
I really like how easy it is to deploy in the cloud and how it just works with AWS and Azure. It blocks threats before they get near our apps, and the real-time alerts are super helpful.
What do you dislike about the product?
While CloudGuard WAF is effective, the initial configuration and policy tuning can be complex, especially in environments with custom applications. The user interface could also be more intuitive when managing large rule sets or viewing logs.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
"Check Point CloudGuard WAF helps us secure our web applications and APIs against common and advanced threats like SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and bot attacks. It addresses the challenge of protecting dynamic, cloud-native workloads by integrating directly with AWS and Azure. The benefit is real-time protection with automated scaling and consistent policy enforcement across our cloud environments, significantly reducing the risk of breaches and downtime.
CloudGuard WAF Delivers Peace of Mind and Similipfied
What do you like best about the product?
1 ) Accurate threat detection with minimal false positives
2) Prevention First approach
3) Reduces operation overhead
4) Good detection technology
5) Minimal false positive
6) Onboarding is easier
7) Best feature is its comprehensive API security and automated API discovery
What do you dislike about the product?
1) Initial onboarding is tedious
2) Documentations needs further improvement
3) Drastic improvements needs in support
4) Need further improvement in antibot
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Zero-day threats, API risks, operational complexity—with AI-driven automation, precise threat prevention, and seamless cloud integration. This resulted in stronger security postures, lower operational costs, and scalable protection.
Protecting your brand with Check Point CloudGuard
What do you like best about the product?
The automation of rules and the visibility of logs by category
What do you dislike about the product?
The initial setup was a bit complicated having an AWS behind it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
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