Introduction to Harmony Endpoint EPMaaS

Harmony Endpoint is Check Point's endpoint protection solution that safeguards devices against a wide range of cyber threats. It integrates prevention, detection, and response capabilities to defend against malware, ransomware, phishing, and other targeted attacks. This solution combines local and cloud-based security technologies.

This guide helps administrators deploy, configure, and maintain Harmony Endpoint in the Infinity Portal environment, a cloud-based management console that centralizes security operations. It provides essential information and step-by-step instructions to support effective implementation and ongoing management.

Harmony Endpoint includes Endpoint Management as a Service (EPMaaS), a cloud-based service that manages policies and deployments for both Endpoint Security and Harmony Browse clients. For details about Harmony Browse, see the Harmony Browse Administration Guide.

Key Features

• Comprehensive threat prevention – Uses Check Point’s next-generation security technologies to protect endpoints from known and unknown threats, including zero-day attacks.

• Cross-platform security – Enforces consistent security policies Collection of rules that control network traffic and enforce organization guidelines for data protection and access to resources with packet inspection. across multiple operating systems.

• Centralized management – The cloud-based Infinity Portal console enables real-time monitoring, policy management, and response to security events, simplifying endpoint protection at scale.

Harmony Endpoint supports the management of these components:

• Threat Prevention

• Data Protection

• Media Encryption & Port Protection A component of the Endpoint Security client that protects data stored on computers by encrypting removable media devices and allowing tight control over computers' ports (USB, Bluetooth, and so on). Acronym. MEPP.

• Firewall

• Application Control Check Point Software Blade on a Security Gateway that allows granular control over specific web-enabled applications by using deep packet inspection. Acronym: APPI.

• Developer Protection

• Compliance Check Point Software Blade on a Management Server to view and apply the Security Best Practices to the managed Security Gateways. This Software Blade includes a library of Check Point-defined Security Best Practices to use as a baseline for good Security Gateway and Policy configuration.

• Software Deployment

Harmony Endpoint supports up to 400,000 endpoint clients.

Note - Google Chrome is the recommended browser for the Harmony Endpoint Administrator Portal.