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Forcepoint

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention

Composite Score

8.3 /10

CX Score

8.7 /10

65 Reviews Write a Review

What is Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention?

Data protection does not have to get in the way of business productivity. Forcepoint’s focus on unified policies, user risk, and automation makes data security frictionless and intuitive.

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Awards & Recognition

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention won the following awards in the Data Loss Prevention category

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2 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2025

1 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2024

2 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2023

2 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2022

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

86 Likeliness to Recommend

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93 Plan to Renew

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82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention?

4% Negative

2% Neutral

94% Positive

Pros

Security Protects
Reliable
Unique Features
Client Friendly Policies

Feature Ratings

Average 79

Data Discovery (DLP)

Optical Character Recognition

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Integration

Real Time Scanning

Forensic Analysis Support

Centralized Reporting Engine

Multiple Enforcement Actions

Endpoint Support

Activity Monitoring Alerts

Customizable and Pre Canned Policies

Email and IM Support

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 77

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention Reviews

Ose U.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2025

Initial setup can be modified to make it simpler,

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention from other similar products?

Great data protection and policy setup that can be created to stop data loss.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Policy that spans across web, email can be utilised.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Initial Setup can be annoying

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Go for it!!

Pros

Security Protects
Reliable
Trustworthy
Caring

Cons

Slower Product Innovation

YOGENDER T.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2024

Good product

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention from other similar products?

So it is very secure, we put password so any end user can not uninstall it and it helps to restore when any system..corrupts

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

End user cannot install it even if it is a member of admin group, it as secure

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing actually

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It's totally worth it

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Effective Service

Role: Consultant
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2024

Easy to use and super impressive

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Effective Service
Inspires Innovation
Caring

How We Deliver

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Awards & Recognition

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

93 Plan to Renew

2 Since last award

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Data Discovery (DLP) Structured (content registration or data fingerprinting) and unstructured (keywords, lexicons, metadata tags, statistical analysis, etc.) data identification.

Optical Character Recognition Optical Character Recognition (OCR) capabilities to accurately extract sensitive data (e.g. SS numbers, credit card numbers) from images.

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Integration The solution supports integration with common SIEM providers.

Real Time Scanning The solution scans content and context of files in real-time, 24/7.

Forensic Analysis Support Query capabilities with pre-built and custom drill down, pivot, and parsing; includes export functions and event session reconstruction.

Centralized Reporting Engine The solution provides a central reporting engine for policy creation and management with canned reports and RBAC.

Multiple Enforcement Actions The solution provides options for violations such as block, move, quarantine, and delete.

Endpoint Support Multiple operating system and device type support with offline protection, removable media, print screen, and copy and paste support.

Activity Monitoring Alerts User access patterns can be monitored with rule-based alerts for sensitive data access requests.

Customizable and Pre Canned Policies Centralized reporting engine with out-of-the-box policy support and custom policy creation with bi-directional workflow integration.

Email and IM Support The solution scans inbound and outbound messages for security violations.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention Reviews

Ose U.

Initial setup can be modified to make it simpler,

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

YOGENDER T.

Good product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Easy to use and super impressive

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Data Discovery (DLP)

Optical Character Recognition

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Integration

Real Time Scanning

Forensic Analysis Support

Centralized Reporting Engine

Multiple Enforcement Actions

Endpoint Support

Activity Monitoring Alerts

Customizable and Pre Canned Policies

Email and IM Support

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support