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Small Business Cybersecurity Requirements

trevorc — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 03:58:04 GMT

Hello all,

I don't know if my question is "Off Topic", but it was the only selection that I could
see fitting.

Scenario: A small company is comprised of 3 persons. There are 3 computers,
and a non-commercial router in the company. There are no other compute devices.

The majority of the use on each staff person's computer is for emailing and using
that all-important web browser. Oh yes, data is saved on the local drives of the computers,
as well as on external/portable storage media. They have nothing in the cloud!!! It's
a bare-bones operation, in terms of IT.

My question: What would this company approach Check Point for regarding cybersecurity
resources? Do you see such a small operation needing anything to provide a secure
environment, beyond what the operating system provides indigenously? Does Check Point
even provide anything that they could use to enhance their cybersecurity posture?

If my question is too vague, I'll be happy to tack on some additional info. The purpose of
my question is to get more of a feel for Check Point products and solution offeringd. I'm
still at the kindergarten level in my education!!!

Many thanks in advance for your response!!!

Re: Small Business Cybersecurity Requirements

the_rock — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 04:11:22 GMT

3 computers? Hm, I could see maybe one of SMB appliances handy in such environment, since you can manage it locally and it does good job at url filtering and app control.

Andy

Re: Small Business Cybersecurity Requirements

trevorc — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 04:42:40 GMT

Hello Andy,

Thank you for your response. When you say "SMB appliance", are you referring to a Check Point
item? If so, which one?

I tried to warn you in my previous post that I'm at the kindergarten level in the Check Point world!

Re: Small Business Cybersecurity Requirements

the_rock — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 13:58:51 GMT

Dont apologize for that man, none of us were born knowing everything. We all try learn new things every day, all good!

Hey, I am sending link for something I found in the catalog, but you can browse yourself if customer wants cheaper, but below is an idea and Ialso drew little something (super basic)

Andy

https://catalog.checkpoint.com/product/qgqvbobrguztax2tjzbfix2covxgi3dfl5dwc5dfo5qxs=

If the link does not show you the result, just search for SMB and you can see it all there.

Re: Small Business Cybersecurity Requirements

AkosBakos — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:22:56 GMT

To be honest, I would ask the company to buy a (for eg.) Synology NAS with 2 bays 🙂 only for the safety of data.

Do the endpoints have some kind of endpoint protection? The smallest Harmony bundle is 3 or 5 devices, so think about it.

Akos

Re: Small Business Cybersecurity Requirements

the_rock — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 15:55:44 GMT

Great point!

Re: Small Business Cybersecurity Requirements

PhoneBoy — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:20:51 GMT

Quantum Spark appliances are a thing, but you'll probably get more bang for the buck by going with ZoneAlarm Extreme Security NextGen.
This is the consumer version of Harmony Endpoint.

Re: Small Business Cybersecurity Requirements

Lesley — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 09:23:54 GMT

I agree with this. Something installed on the endpoint will increase security immensely.

You could combine it with the previous stated SMB unit. But someone needs to manage it and keep it up to date also if there is an issue troubleshoot.

Re: Small Business Cybersecurity Requirements

AkosBakos — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 15:38:58 GMT

To be honest, everything can be much better, than the existing setup 🙂

Re: Small Business Cybersecurity Requirements

the_rock — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 19:37:45 GMT

Agreed!

Re: Small Business Cybersecurity Requirements

trevorc — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 18:34:25 GMT

Is a Synology NAS a part of the Check Point product line?

Re: Small Business Cybersecurity Requirements

PhoneBoy — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:38:19 GMT

Check Point does not participate in the NAS space.
Having said that, some sort of external storage for at least backup purposes is a good idea.

Re: Small Business Cybersecurity Requirements

trevorc — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 21:23:07 GMT

Thanks PhoneBoy for your response!

I only asked about the Synology NAS because AkosBakos mentioned it in his response to
my initial query. I'm still at the kindergarten level with knowing what's in the Check Point
space! I'll eventually graduate to the First Grade 🙂

Re: Small Business Cybersecurity Requirements

the_rock — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 01:09:46 GMT

@trevorc I have to say, the way you are so humble in your responses and appreciative, I value people with those qualities, its very commendable! You are doing awesome and we are always here to help.

By the way, I would say go ahead with @PhoneBoy mentioned for the Zone alarm. It would save them money and it sounds like it would do whats needed.

Happy holidays mate.

Andy