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Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration

Inline API protection for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, powered by ThreatCloud AI

Harmony Email & Collaboration (the former Avanan platform, now part of Check Point) was the first email security to deploy via API in an inline-block mode rather than the post-delivery clawback used by most competitors. ThreatCloud AI provides the same threat intelligence that powers Check Point Quantum firewalls. For UAE enterprises already running Check Point Quantum and Harmony Endpoint, Harmony Email is the natural pillar to complete a unified Infinity estate.

What is Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration

Inline API protection that blocks before users see the email

Most API-based email security delivers the message first, then claws back if later intelligence reveals a problem. Harmony Email scans inline via the M365 and Google Workspace APIs and can block before the message ever reaches the inbox, eliminating the dwell-time window competitors leave open. ThreatCloud AI applies the same 60+ engines used by Check Point Quantum to every message.

Harmony Email extends to Microsoft Teams, Slack, OneDrive, SharePoint, Google Drive, and Box, providing consistent inline protection across the modern collaboration surface, not just SMTP email.

Inline API +
ThreatCloud AI Architecture

API integration with M365, Google Workspace, and collaboration apps with inline-block authority. ThreatCloud AI applies the same 60+ engines used across Check Point Infinity.

  • Inline-block authority: stop phishing before it reaches the inbox
  • ThreatCloud AI: same engines as Check Point Quantum firewalls
  • Coverage across Teams, Slack, OneDrive, SharePoint, Google Drive, Box
  • Infinity Portal unified management with Quantum, Harmony Endpoint, CloudGuard

Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration Highlights

Prevention-first email security. Deployed in 30 seconds. Protecting every direction.

Harmony Email & Collaboration (formerly Avanan) combines API-based inline protection with Check Point's ThreatCloud AI to stop phishing, malware, BEC, and account takeover before they reach the inbox, across email, Teams, Slack, SharePoint, and OneDrive. Named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Email Security.

30 sec

Deployment time: 7 clicks and you are fully protected across email and collaboration

8.8/10

PeerSpot average rating, a top-ranked email security solution

68%

Of attacks start with email, per Check Point Research 2025 Security Report

API-based inline protection

Inspects email inline via API: no MX record changes, no mail flow disruption

Harmony Email & Collaboration holds a patent for its unique API-based inline deployment method. Unlike MX-redirect gateways, it connects directly to Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace via API and inspects mail inline, providing the depth of a gateway with the speed of an API integration. Protected in minutes, not days.

ThreatCloud AI

Prevention-first AI powered by Check Point's global threat intelligence

Every email is inspected by ThreatCloud AI, Check Point's global threat intelligence engine processing over 3 billion indicators daily. AI models analyse content, sender reputation, attachments, and contextual signals to block phishing, malware, and zero-day threats before they reach users.

Post-delivery protection

Retroactive remediation: remove malicious emails already delivered

If a verdict changes after delivery (because a URL turns malicious post-send, or new threat intelligence emerges) Harmony can automatically remove or quarantine the email retroactively from every affected mailbox. Users are protected even from threats that appeared benign at delivery time.

BEC & impersonation defence

AI models detect executive impersonation, domain spoofing, and account takeover

AI and ML models analyse email header anomalies, sender behaviour patterns, and language signals to detect BEC and impersonation attacks, including those with no malicious links or attachments. Account takeover protection identifies anomalous login behaviour and can enforce MFA automatically.

Collaboration protection

Microsoft Teams, Slack, SharePoint, OneDrive: all protected

Collaboration tools like Teams and Slack are primary attack vectors that many email gateways ignore. Harmony extends the same AI-powered protection to files and messages across every major collaboration platform, quarantining malicious content and notifying users of security events in real time.

DLP & outbound control

Data loss prevention for outbound email and file sharing

Harmony inspects outbound email and files for sensitive data, applying DLP policies across email and collaboration platforms. Sensitive files shared on OneDrive or SharePoint are scanned for malware and policy violations, with malicious content quarantined or vaulted automatically.

Sandboxing & URL protection

Click-time URL analysis and sandboxing for zero-day attachments

URLs are checked at click time against real-time threat intelligence, blocking links that turn malicious after delivery. Attachments are detonated in a sandbox before reaching users, protecting against zero-day malware and HTML-based phishing files, which account for 61% of malicious attachments.

Unified visibility

Single dashboard: all email and collaboration threats in one view

A centralised dashboard gives security admins real-time visibility across all protected platforms, showing email profiles, attack types, AI detection indicators, and quarantine status. Investigations are clear and fast, with AI indicators explaining exactly why each threat was blocked.

Harmony Email's strongest differentiator is its patented API-based inline architecture, protecting email in real time without requiring MX record changes or mail flow disruption. Deployment that takes competitors days takes Harmony under an hour, making it the fastest path to comprehensive email and collaboration security for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace environments.

Who should put Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration on the shortlist

  • Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace customers wanting inline-block API protection

  • Enterprises already running Check Point Quantum, Harmony Endpoint, or Infinity Portal

  • Banks and regulated industries needing top-tier ThreatCloud AI prevention

  • Organizations protecting Teams, Slack, OneDrive, and SharePoint as primary collaboration surfaces

  • Customers prioritizing pre-delivery blocking over post-delivery clawback

  • Multi-site UAE enterprises consolidating to Check Point Infinity strategically

  • Buyers wanting BEC, vendor email compromise, and account takeover in one platform

Product portfolio

Models we deploy and manage

Picking the right SKU is as important as picking the right vendor. We size by user count, mailbox mix, and operational capacity, not by brochure tier.

SKUTierWhat's included
Harmony Email EssentialsSMBInline API anti-phishing, anti-malware
Harmony Email AdvancedMid-market+ DLP, BEC and impersonation, anti-account-takeover
Harmony Email CompleteEnterprise+ Collaboration app protection (Teams, Slack, Drive, OneDrive)
Harmony Email EliteEnterprise SOC+ Custom rule authoring, advanced threat intelligence
Harmony Email + EndpointBundleEmail and endpoint under one Harmony license
Infinity Total ProtectionStrategicEmail + Endpoint + Quantum + CloudGuard under Infinity license

Deployment Options

Gateway, API, or hybrid: your call. Artiflex deploys Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration in whichever model fits your mail flow and regulatory requirements.

MX Gateway

Traditional pre-delivery scanning via MX record change. Strongest pre-delivery enforcement, fits hybrid Exchange and complex mail flow.

API Mode

API integration with Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace. Fast to deploy (days), no MX change, ideal for cloud-only mail estates.

Hybrid

Gateway plus API together: pre-delivery blocking and post-delivery clawback in one solution. Recommended for most UAE enterprise estates.

Why Artiflex IT

Delivering Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration across the UAE

Artiflex IT is a Check Point Certified Partner serving the UAE, Oman, and Saudi Arabia. Our CCSA and CCSE engineers deliver Harmony Email end-to-end: M365 and Google Workspace tenant integration, inline policy tuning, ThreatCloud AI alignment with Quantum firewalls, collaboration app rollout (Teams, Slack, OneDrive, Drive), and Infinity Portal consolidation for customers building a strategic Check Point estate.

Frequently asked

Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration questions we hear from UAE buyers

Faq

How does Harmony Email differ from Sophos Email or Proofpoint?

Harmony Email's key differentiator is inline-block authority via the M365/Workspace API, eliminating the post-delivery dwell time competitors leave open. Sophos Email wins on Synchronized Security with firewall and endpoint; Proofpoint wins on enterprise-scale BEC telemetry. Choose Harmony for Check Point estates and pure cloud email.

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