Forcepoint Web Security: Content security for SMB, which is good enough for even large enterprises
October 15, 2021

Forcepoint Web Security: Content security for SMB, which is good enough for even large enterprises

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Forcepoint Web Security

We had too many issues concerning employees' productivity, wasting precious bandwidth and time, and then above all, security concerns like malware entering into our infra from infected websites, phishing attacks, targeted attacks, or just about anything from the cyber threat perspective. We had a squid proxy, but it [could not] match up with the changing times. We started deploying [Forcepoint Web Security] location-wise and [could] cover 100,000 employees in around 1.5 years, including the roaming client. The ACE engine on which [Forcepoint Web Security] runs really helped us in identifying the real threats, and with their hybrid cloud, we were able to test the best of both cloud and on-premises models. We also started the SSL interception on the boxes, which worked fine but brought down the performance of the boxes significantly, and would suggest [doing] SSLi on [a] dedicated solution. The DLP integration also worked well for both network and endpoint. With SSLi, DLP really gave us [an] inside view of what data is getting exfiltrated.
  • Full SASE suite for threat and data security
  • Robust ACE engine
  • DLP integration
  • Sandboxing
  • Control and visibility for non-web protocol
  • Application visibility and CASB

Do you think Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway's feature set?

Yes

Did Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway again?

Yes

  • Employee productivity has increased
  • The visibility of traffic that we expected is not there
  • Data security visibility has increased
  • We have better control on bots and malware
Forcepoint [Web Security] services are [...] cost-effective and provide better ROI for small/medium and even large enterprises without losing any important features. They also have controls for all the channels and technology areas.
If you are looking for web security with DLP, it works well, but if you are more interested in application-level visibility and granular control and CASB integration, then it has some scope to improve. For roaming users, DNS and non-web protocol control [are] not of industry standard.