Forcepoint DLP

Users of Forcepoint DLP have reported that the product effectively monitors critical streams to prevent data leakage and offers ease of management. They have found the API feature in Forcepoint DLP particularly helpful as it allows for automation, addressing the problem of slowness and delays in incident creation. The manager approval process with Network Email has been praised for its ability to effectively notify managers of any user activity.

Forcepoint DLP provides comprehensive coverage, unified data protection, reporting capabilities, and customization options. It also integrates seamlessly with other Forcepoint products, enhancing its usefulness for organizations. Users have highlighted the small footprint and quick data classification capabilities of Forcepoint endpoint DLP, which helps them efficiently protect their data. The availability of good pre-defined policies and a user-friendly interface contribute to the benefits organizations experience in terms of core data protection.

The integration of all data vectors on a single console is another valuable use case for Forcepoint DLP. Users have successfully utilized the product to protect their organization's confidential data, particularly in web and email data protection scenarios. With its ability to prevent data loss and breaches, provide better visibility and control over data, improve compliance, and automate IT security work, Forcepoint DLP has proven to be a valuable tool for businesses. Daily analysis of DLP reports helps track users' activities related to sensitive information and easily identify suspicious activity. Additionally, by implementing data protection policies across thousands of devices and enabling centralized monitoring and actions on incidents, organizations can effectively safeguard their sensitive information.

Websense, now part of Forcepoint, has been widely used to prevent users from uploading company documents to external websites or attaching them to personal emails. It has successfully addressed internal internet abuse issues by cutting down on desktop problems and preventing pop-ups. Globally utilized for web security purposes, Websense performs functions such as monitoring, filtering traffic, web caching, proxy server operation, content filtering, inspection of end-user web traffic, and blocking inappropriate site categories. It is also leveraged for internet traffic filtering, email spam filtering, and DLP across multiple offices and locations.

Websense Data Security Suite has been instrumental in protecting valuable intellectual property, proprietary information, and sensitive data like electronic healthcare records and credit card data. Users have reported successful detection of the transmission of company confidential documents and violations of corporate policies. By adding security to internet-bound traffic, securing IP, and controlling bandwidth costs, Websense offers important benefits and use cases. Furthermore, it is used extensively for implementing endpoint DLP, content gateway, web filtering, URL filtering, and email security. Users have found Websense to be easy to navigate, user-friendly, and have had positive experiences with the product.

Forcepoint has made improvements to their product and has shown remarkable improvement in customer service. It is being widely used as a Web Security and DLP solution across organizations. The primary use case for Forcepoint is PII data loss prevention, helping prevent unauthorized disclosure of member data and discovering the actual location where PHI resides and how it is shared. The threshold feature in Forcepoint DLP triggers an alarm to the administrator for further review when a set amount of PHI is shared externally.

Forcepoint DLP is extensively used to identify and locate ePHI on disk and in transit via email. It effectively stops data loss via USB storage devices, especially concerning internal employees. This makes it particularly valuable for the health insurance industry, enabling compliance with regulations such as PCI, HITRUST, HIPAA, etc. It addresses problems like Data Loss of PII and is deployed on endpoints to flag attachments and messages containing customer PII or proprietary information.

Forcepoint DLP serves as a web proxy that monitors and warns users about potentially unauthorized data printing, storing, or sharing. It helps track data exfiltration and allows Data Custodians from different departments to review incidents. Users have recommended Forcepoint DLP for clients starting their data loss prevention journey with endpoint protection before moving on to network data loss prevention. With its ability to prevent data leakage and protect critical data on employee devices regardless of location, Forcepoint DLP strengthens web security while providing visibility and control over abnormal activities.

This all contributes to the overall objective of using Forcepoint DLP enterprise-wide: preventing intentional or unintentional data leakage from the organization. It protects valuable data on Cloud, servers, and on-premises systems while providing confidence in controlling abnormal activities that could lead to data breaches. The capture of incidents with low false positives ensures efficient incident management and response.