Check Point Harmony SASE
Access Granted Per Resource,
Not Per Network
Perimeter 81 built network access around the idea that connecting a user should not mean admitting them to everything. Check Point acquired the company in 2023 and the product now continues as Harmony SASE, with the same model and a larger security portfolio behind it.
Schedule an Access ReviewAdmission Is Not Authorisation
A traditional connection places somebody on the network and trusts them thereafter. Here, the connection itself grants nothing: each resource is assigned to groups, and a user reaches only what their group is permitted. A compromised account yields a narrow slice rather than the estate.
Map Who Reaches What
A short review of what a remote connection currently grants access to, and how much of that any one person actually needs.
Talk to an ExpertPart of Check Point, sold as Harmony SASE. Expect Check Point contracting, support and roadmap rather than an independent vendor.
What Gets Replaced
| Component | Still needed |
|---|---|
| VPN concentrator | No |
| Per-site appliance | No |
| Identity provider | Yes |
| Endpoint protection | Yes |
Groups Decide Access
Connection to the existing identity provider means access follows directory group membership, so a change of role changes what the connection reaches without a separate administrative task.
Cloud And On Premises Together
Gateways can be placed in cloud regions and alongside remaining on-premises systems, so one client reaches both without staff needing to know which is which or switching between tools.
The question is not whether somebody may connect. It is what they can reach once they have.The distinction the whole category rests on.
Flat Access Turns One Compromise Into All Of Them
The historic design assumed that being inside the network was itself evidence of trustworthiness. Very little about modern working supports that assumption.
Lateral Movement Is The Attack
An intruder with one set of credentials rarely finds what they want on the first machine. Their work is moving sideways, and a flat network is what makes that movement straightforward rather than difficult.
Contractors Get Everything
Temporary staff and third parties are commonly given the same connection as an employee because creating anything narrower is effort. That access frequently outlives the engagement and nobody notices.
The Appliance Is A Bottleneck
Hardware sized for occasional remote working becomes the constraint when most of the workforce is remote, and upgrading it means buying capacity for a peak that may not persist.
What To Weigh Before Choosing It
A Strong Fit
Distributed teams, organizations using contractors routinely, and anyone replacing an ageing remote access appliance. The segmentation model is the reason to buy, and it delivers most where the current alternative is one flat network for everybody.
Know What You Are Buying Into
This is a Check Point product now. If you already run Check Point elsewhere that consolidation is an advantage; if you deliberately avoid single-vendor concentration, weigh it accordingly. Either way, contracting and support run through Check Point rather than the original company.
Ask What A Remote Connection Currently Reaches
If the honest answer is everything, that is the finding, and narrowing it is usually cheaper and faster than the alternatives on the risk register.
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