Forcepoint DLP Reviews & Insights

Score6.2 out of 10

74 Reviews and Ratings

Community insights

TrustRadius Insights for Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.

Pros

Effective Endpoint Data Loss Prevention Module: Users have found the Forcepoint Endpoint DLP module highly effective in securing data at endpoints, such as Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft capabilities, email, FTP, and Active Sync. Reviewers have specifically praised its OCR capabilities for preventing sensitive data theft through embedded text recognition in images.

Flexible Filtering and Customization: The software provides a great range of flexibility and features that allow users to filter web content and block access to undesirable or infected sites. Reviewers appreciate the ability to customize filtering based on user/group/domain, IP address, or range, enhancing their control over web access.

Seamless Integration with Firewall: Users have praised the seamless functionality between Forcepoint Endpoint DLP and the firewall. This integration has been particularly appreciated for its ease of use and efficient security management.

Forcepoint DLP Reviews

35 Reviews

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention for Businesses Review

Rating: 2 out of 10

Incentivized

January 16, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is used in our organization to protect sensitive data from being sent digitally to other users either inside or outside of our organization from corporate devices. We use this in tandem with the Forcepoint endpoint protection as an all-in-one security suite to protect our users and our devices.

Pros

N/A, in our experience, the version of Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention we used was bulky, difficult to install, and didn't meet our requirements well enough.

Cons

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention -- customization in what we want to protect
In our experience, the client installed on computers is difficult, if not impossible, to fully uninstall

Likelihood to Recommend

The version of Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention that we used internally was inadequate for our purposes. It was expensive, was limited in scope, and when we stopped using the product it was very difficult to fully uninstall from all of our endpoint devices.

Verified User

Technician in Information Technology (501-1000 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

One of the best data leakage prevention tool in market

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

May 2, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Ws are using this product to prevent data from leakage from internal environment to outside public environment. We have deployed this product on all internal systems via endpoints and also on our email server. This product captures DLP incidents with very less false positives and it is very good in functionality.We can easily deploy policies and it has a easy to use interface.

Pros

Incidents identification and escalation is easy
Policy deployment is easy
Blocking access to users

Cons

Deployment on multiple servers is difficult
Data discovery can be improved
Machine learning technique can be improved

Likelihood to Recommend

It's very user friendly and easy to use. Rules can be managed on user-friendly interface web site console. For-example, violation can be release via management module. It provide prevention sensitive data against accidental data loss and compromised. Rule set sometimes work, sometimes does not work. There is no OCR feature. Forcepoint DLP tool does not have any AI feature that can learn user behavior or data and produces alarm.

Piyush Mittal

Senior Manager in Information Technology at Aujas Cybersecurity Ltd. (501-1000 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

Verified on LinkedIn

Effective and powerful endpoint DLP security solution

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

January 5, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our entire organization depends on Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention to protect our valuable data on Cloud, server and on-premises. Powerful tool that helps to protect data at rest, data in-motion and data in use giving us the visibility and control to every abnormal activity by the user within our networked environment.

Pros

Cloud secure data protection.
Unified policy enforcement.
Risk-adaptive protection based on user behavior.

Cons

The way to discover data at risk can be improved.
Additional cost to professional support.
Improvement to reporting days per week.

Likelihood to Recommend

Effective tool that safeguards our data with a single policy and simplifies compliance with predefined policies, and the automatic access control and usage is very convenient to our web and networked environments. Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention protects our critical intellectual property with unsurpassed accuracy and provides a secure mobile application access to data on and off network.

Olivia Jayy

Operations Manager in Finance and Accounting at Papa (501-1000 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

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Forcepoint - Simple to use DLP

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

January 4, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are using Forcepoint DLP for preventing users from intentionally or unintentionally leaking data from the organization whether they are in office premises or working from home or working from branch offices or working from elsewhere. We restrict users to upload business-critical data to a website, USB device or even through any application.

Pros

Data leak prevention, as it is meant to do
Application control, monitoring and blocking on users system
Device control
Website blocking

Cons

Integration with Network DLP and other tools
Deployment is tedious as there are multiple servers for multiple services
Connectivity is not secure

Likelihood to Recommend

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is very well suited for organizations where [the] user count is more than 200 users. These users can be work from home users or users visiting the office premises or even branch office users. As Forcepoint is only supported on Windows and MAC operating systems, it is less likely to be suitable for such environments.

Darshil Sanghvi

Presales in Information Technology at Network Techlab (501-1000 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

A data loss prevention software which is doing good

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

September 15, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is a data loss prevention software and due to the nature of this category, this tool is used as a web proxy all across our organization. It is used enterprise-wide in my organization. This tool has been installed on all of the PCs, laptops, and servers that we own. This software has ensured us how and when people are attempting to print, store, and even share data with potentially unauthorized teams.

Pros

It has predominantly protected us from unauthorized parties and has provided us with better visibility and control over our data.
This software has also successfully prevented us from both malicious and accidental tasks, which are quite flexible actions when it comes to the violation of data loss prevention policies.
This product has been successful in improving compliance and even mitigating compliance violations, which further facilitated IT security.
I think there is room for improvement, as the user interface is slightly rough and difficult to adopt in the beginning. The software also hangs up at a few instances, which leads to some wasting of time and annoyance, but other than that, this software is good. The technical staff should work on the complexities for a better user experience.

Cons

This tool would have been more effective if whitelisting was not restricted, as it should be able to adjust just so it can be read accurately.
Fingerprinting is a little too sensitive, which should also be further strengthened when files are found.

Likelihood to Recommend

I find this tool to be a great product, as it comes in really very handy. This product is great when it comes to scenarios where you are just trying to block some specific types of information and data out of your company.

Brandon Smith

Business Consultant at Deloitte (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

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Stop Data Leakage

Rating: 7 out of 10

September 13, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is [being] used across [the] organization to safeguard the sending of sensitive data outside the organization. We solve problems where users should not be able to send any company information for their personal use, such as sending files [that] are not sensitive but still the company's data. Also, we have to monitor what incidents are triggered by the endpoint for us to keep track, monitoring incidents through images using OCR, and using risk score to get the details of which user tried to violate the policy more often, even if it was blocked for him.

Pros

Performing finger printing
Performing discovery tasks
Detecting data from images using OCR

Cons

Pre-defined policies
Agent communication with data loss prevention servers
Getting unwanted incidents using pre-defined policies

Likelihood to Recommend

If any organization doesn't want to share data outside the organization. It is always recommended to use user-defined policies to avoid any false incidents and using up drive space. Using the management console is easy to understand and you get everything in a systematic manner.

Verified User

Consultant in Information Technology (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

3 years of experience

Efficient data network protection with Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

September 10, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is exceptional and has pleased me and IT. So far it has only been implemented at our headquarters. And the biggest problem we had was the fear of data leakage through corporate equipment and devices. This Forcepoint DLP solution now protects critical data through encryption and prevents information theft from our devices, even in cases of theft, where we create action plans to execute in those cases. Along with other tools, it has improved our information security and we are happy with this product.

Pros

Effective data leakage protection
Email security
URL filter
It has a graphical interface for creating security rules
Device information theft protection
Good price

Cons

URL filter with few categories
Small instabilities

Likelihood to Recommend

I would recommend Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention; it can be used in any scenario, best suited for small and medium-sized operations. It is easy to use and configure through its graphical interface, being able to create rules within rules, exceptions and add devices for specific users. It is a way to inhibit and protect the network from data theft that is now more serious than the hardware itself. Management can be done remotely and from any device. Forcepoint support is very good; we've already had an NGFW at a branch and we like the customer service.

Flavio Pereira

Analista de sistemas in Information Technology at Nestlé (10,001+ employees)

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2 years of experience

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Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention fulfills its purpose very well.

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

September 7, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

The Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention solution has been used throughout our organization's region. There are two main problems to be solved with Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention: the first is protecting critical data on employee devices, such as smartphones, pen drives, and notebooks, regardless of their location, and the second is strengthening web security with resources for endpoint protection, with web content filtering, email security, and proxy. The experience has been positive and my team and I are enjoying it; security has been improved and problems have decreased.

Pros

Web content filter and proxy
Can be expanded on demand
Prevents theft of corporate information
Fingerprint feature
Cryptography
High-level and quality Forcepoint support

Cons

More customization is lacking in the web content filter feature
Reports of some false positives
GUI is not so fluid

Likelihood to Recommend

It requires a certain knowledge in information security but the solution is very good and we recommend it for any scenario. It's a way to enhance security, prevent theft of sensitive device information, and maintain an extra layer of security with URL filtering. Overall, it's easy to use and set up. Forcepoint support is a good thing and I liked it when I asked for technical support to do a configuration. The solution can be a good alternative to protect USB pen drives and prevent information theft in case of unpredictable theft.

Gabriel Silva

Analista de sistema in Information Technology at Natura (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

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Perfect for information security and compliance management

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

September 7, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Forcepoint Endpoint Data Loss Prevention to avoid data leakage and protection. We carry out data monitoring and offer this solution to customers who require it.

Pros

Drip data loss prevention monitoring
Digital data printing/OCR
Unified data protection coverage
Risk-based policy enforcement and native behavioral analysis

Cons

Initial setup is not that simple
It does not have an integration API
Machine learning technologies and OSR technologies would be better

Likelihood to Recommend

Forcepoint Endpoint Data Loss Prevention is perfect for information security and compliance management and the IT department, cyber security consulting services, legal business, and large companies that need to manage and control information leakage and ensure compliance with company policies.

Tribett Requena

Gerente de Proyectos in Corporate at Todo Digital (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

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A trusted leader in data security

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

August 30, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are a solutions provider to our clients who are facing compliance and security issues. There are multiple modules in Forcepoint and we recommend clients start their data loss prevention journey with Forcepoint Endpoint Data Loss Prevention and later on to move to Forcepoint Network Data Loss Prevention. Forcepoint Endpoint Data Loss Prevention takes time to be established in the client environment and multiple policy fine-tunings are required to remove the false positives. We also recommended starting the data loss prevention journey with a small fraction of users--say 50 and 100 users at the initial level.

Pros

The Forcepoint Endpoint Data Loss Prevention Endpoint module is applied to secure data being used at endpoints, like from Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft capabilities, also other functions like email and FTP, Active Sync, etc. It secures the data in use at the endpoint.
The Forcepoint Endpoint Data Loss Prevention Network Module is applied for the traffic being used in network capabilities like email, FTP, and web. It also secures the data on the move in the network.
Forcepoint Data Discover--the capability to discover the data which is sensitive for the organization and lies across the network; with the discovery tool, we can define the data, which is important based on regulatory and compliance risk.
OCR (optical character recognition) capabilities also come with the Data Discover Module, by which we can see the embedded text inside the image and that helps to prevent sensitive data theft.

Cons

Forcepoint technical support--specially for users who go with essential support--is challenging to get support on time. You need the ticket to be raised long beforehand to get support from TAC. However, in the case of enterprise support, its is not like this technical person will come on a priority basis.
However it comes with higher prices, especially for SMB, it is allowed to pay that amount for support only.

Likelihood to Recommend

Forcepoint Endpoint Data Loss Prevention suited the environment where data movement is heavily regulated and complies with compliance like PCI-DSS, HIPAA, SOC Type-2, etc. Also, if the organization wants to see a holistic view of the security posture of the organization and imports logs from endpoints and network for data movement. The best part of Forcepoint Endpoint Data Loss Prevention is the reporting part, while another OEMs in the market share logs details only, Forcepoint Endpoint Data Loss Prevention has a reporting part where you can generate reports with compliance format. Forcepoint Endpoint Data Loss Prevention also integrates with different SIEM solutions available in the market.

Bhuwan Chandra

Business Development Manager in Sales at ConnectUp IT Solutions (11-50 employees)

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3 years of experience

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A trusted leader in data security

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

August 30, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Pros

The Forcepoint Endpoint Data Loss Prevention Endpoint module is applied to secure data being used at endpoints, like from Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft capabilities, also other functions like email and FTP, Active Sync, etc. It secures the data in use at the endpoint.
The Forcepoint Endpoint Data Loss Prevention Network Module is applied for the traffic being used in network capabilities like email, FTP, and web. It also secures the data on the move in the network.
Forcepoint Data Discover--the capability to discover the data which is sensitive for the organization and lies across the network; with the discovery tool, we can define the data, which is important based on regulatory and compliance risk.
OCR (optical character recognition) capabilities also come with the Data Discover Module, by which we can see the embedded text inside the image and that helps to prevent sensitive data theft.

Cons

Forcepoint technical support--specially for users who go with essential support--is challenging to get support on time. You need the ticket to be raised long beforehand to get support from TAC. However, in the case of enterprise support, its is not like this technical person will come on a priority basis.
However it comes with higher prices, especially for SMB, it is allowed to pay that amount for support only.

Likelihood to Recommend

Bhuwan Chandra

Business Development Manager in Sales at ConnectUp IT Solutions (11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

3 years of experience

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