Forcepoint DLP is a robust enterprise solution for the financial sector.
December 20, 2019
Forcepoint DLP is a robust enterprise solution for the financial sector.
Score 6 out of 10
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Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention
Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is used across the organization. As a financial institution it is imperative that we take steps to insure customer data and ensure that when sensitive data leaves the organization it is done in a secure manner for sound business purposes. Forcepoint DLP is one of the tools we use to flag attachments and messages that may contain customer PII or proprietary information. Mistakes happen, so educating users is not an adequate preventive control.
Pros
- Provisioning canned policies such as PII, PCI and PHI data detection.
- Ability to detect sensitive data in compressed (zipped) attachments.
Cons
- Inability to OCR and detect PII delivered as a screenshot or image file.
- Lacking ability to alert when compressed file is password protected.
- The exchange of financial documents with customers creates extreme risk as data loss could result in financial and reputation damage to the customer. The cost of deploying Forcepoint is fractions of pennies compared to the potential financial impact of data loss.
- There is some administrative overhead associated as false positives are inevitable, requiring a manual review and a potential loss of productivity.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but Proofpoint has proven to be a superior product. In our experience Proofpoint has fewer false positives and more out-of-the-box pattern detections requiring less customization. However, there is still a value in having more than one DLP layer as no one product is perfect.
Do you think Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention's feature set?
Yes
Did Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention live up to sales and marketing promises?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention again?
Yes
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