#1 most frequent
United States of America
44.1%64 installations of 145
What is Forcepoint NGFW?
Forcepoint Next-Generation Firewall delivers network security at scale. They can be deployed from anywhere through the Secure Management Console (SMC) and unify policy management, incident response and reporting.
Categories & Use Cases
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Top Performing Features
Content Inspection
Inspecting permitted application traffic by means of threat prevention, URL filtering and data filtering
Category average: 8.7
Policy-based Controls
Firewall policy controls enable administrators to create firewall policies controlling what data is allowed to traverse the firewall
Category average: 8.9
Firewall Management Console
Either command-line or web-based interface for centralized control and management
Category average: 8.2
Areas for Improvement
Stateful Inspection
Stateful inspection analyzes packet headers and contents of packets
Category average: 8.8
Identification Technologies
Policy-based visibility and control over applications, users and content
Category average: 8.5
Visualization Tools
Visualization tools present administrators with data on applications traversing the network, who is using them, and the potential security impact.
Category average: 8.2
Who Buys & Uses Forcepoint NGFW
#2 most frequent
France
8.3%12 installations of 145
#3 most frequent
India
4.8%7 installations of 145
Your Next Generation Firewall?
Pros
- Easy to manage and make changes on - ACL's are done with ease.
- Easy USB initial configuration - The easy initial setup of a new location and firewall saves massive time. Settings are automatically pushed to new nodes upon contact with the controller.
- Low Complexity - This system does not have a lot of complexity requiring extra hours, training, or personnel to manage.
Cons
- Poor Reporting - It exists but even when calling in to support for assistance, they have no idea how to tackle customizing reports or searching for specific data.
Return on Investment
- Efficiency/Productivity increase. The company moved from Cisco firewall and routing hardware to Forcepoint NGFW. It now takes fewer people and fewer hours to manage the new product. This has allowed the company to put the man-hours to use on other projects and tasks.
- Long term viability. This has been a concern in the past when the company started as Stonegate, merged to become Stonesoft then got purchased by McAfee, then McAfee got purchased by Intel. However, with Forcepoint the product seems to have found a stable home.
- Low complexity. The Web GUI based system for management has reduced the cost of personnel and training required. There is no longer a need for the company to have higher trained and higher salary cost employees to manage the system. Mid-level admins at lower salaries are capable of managing the GUI based system with ease.
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Cisco ASA