Spam and virus filtering
Check Point Email Security privacy rating
Cloud email security service from Check Point, formerly Harmony Email & Collaboration and Avanan. It connects to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace by API to filter phishing, malware and spam before messages reach the inbox.
Summary
Check Point Email Security scores 28 out of 100 (grade F) on the spam and virus filtering criteria. It meets 1 of 8 criteria: TLS configuration. It partly meets no ads or data sales, independent audit and security headers. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, transparency report and tells users about requests. It is based in Israel: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B.
Score 28 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
The website loads Google Tag Manager, and the privacy policy allows third parties to collect data through cookies for analytics and advertising.
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Partial
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Paid business service with no ads, but the privacy policy lets third parties collect website data through cookies for advertising.
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Partial
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
Check Point lists ISO/IEC 27000-series certifications and SOC 2 reports for some cloud services, but no audit report is public.
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No
Transparency report Weight 2 of 3
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
No transparency report or government request policy is published. The privacy policy only says data may be disclosed to comply with legal process.
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No
Tells users about requests Weight 1 of 3
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
No published policy on notifying users about data requests.
Automated tests
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Yes
TLS configuration Weight 2 of 3
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Grade A+
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Partial
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade B (75/100+)
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Not tested yet
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Not tested yet.