Forcepoint

Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway

Composite Score

8.0 /10

CX Score

8.4 /10

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What is Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway?

Proactively secure the web with advanced, real-time threat defenses—full content inspection and in-line security scanning help mitigate risk and protect against malware.

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Awards & Recognition

Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway won the following awards in the Secure Web Gateway category

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2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Latest Award, 2024

7 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Conflict Resolution

2024

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2021

Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway Ratings

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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

1
Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Product Experience

Negotiation and Contract

Conflict Resolution

Strategy & Innovation

Service Experience

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:: 92%
Negotiation and Contract:: 91%
Conflict Resolution:: 92%
Strategy & Innovation:: 98%
Service Experience:: 97%

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.

+94 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 Secure Web Gateway?

0% Negative

0% Neutral

100% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Efficient Service
Effective Service

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Analytics and Reporting

DLP Functionality

Malware Detection

URL Filtering

SSL Scanning

URL Categorization

Sandboxing

Directory Integration

Application Control

Rule Based Policy Engine

Mobile Device Protection

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway Reviews

SACHIN S.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2024

FSWG: Secure your web, empower your business

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway from other similar products?

Unlike traditional SWGs that route all traffic through a central point, Forcepoint utilizes a distributed approach. This means most user traffic goes directly to the destination website, minimizes latency and bottleneck. Unlike most SWGs, Forcepoint offers built-in DLP capabilities to prevent sensitive data exfiltration. This feature helps organizations comply with data privacy regulations and safeguard confidential information.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Forcepoint goes beyond basic malware and phishing detection. Their SWG integrates threat intelligence feeds, sandboxing and advanced URL filtering to identify and block even sophisticated zero-day attacks and emerging threats. Forcepoint provides comprehensive reporting and analytics, giving detailed insights into user activity, web traffic and security threats.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Some users report experiencing performance issues, such as slow loading times or application sluggishness, after implementing Forcepoint SWG. While Forcepoint offers a cloud-based version of SWG, its primary focus remains on on-premises deployments.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Identify the level of protection needed, consider the total cost including deployment and maintenance and choose between on-premises, cloud-based or hybrid deployment

Pros

Client Friendly Policies
Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable

Sophiya T.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Initial Implementation

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2024

The features are fantastic.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway from other similar products?

Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway (SWG) is a cloud-based security solution that helps organizations protect their users from online threats and malware. URL filtering: Blocks access to malicious websites and phishing attempts. Data loss prevention (DLP): Prevents sensitive data from being exfiltrated from the network. Advanced malware protection: Detects and blocks malware, including zero-day attacks. Cloud security: Protects against threats in cloud applications. Sandboxing: Isolates suspicious files to detonate them in a safe environment.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Comprehensive security features Cloud-based deployment Sandboxing Strong customer support

What do you dislike most about this product?

Expensive Complex Can impact network performance

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Forcepoint SWG is a powerful security solution that can help organizations protect their users and data from a wide range of online threats. However, it is important to consider the cost, complexity, and potential performance impact before deploying it.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Ajeet S.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2024

Easy to deploy and manage

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway from other similar products?

Unified Management Dashboard for on-premise and roaming users . Provide various type of deployment options to route the traffic. custom Report can be created.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

easy policy management

What do you dislike most about this product?

Support need improvement.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

good to go product if you are looking for unified policy enforcement.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

Emotional Footprint Overview

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

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Pros

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

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

DLP Functionality Define policies to prevent loss of sensitive electronic data. Capabilities include content-aware DLP.

Malware Detection Detects malware based on signature-based and heuristic engines

URL Filtering Manages and controls websites that end users can visit. Filters unwanted websites based on URL and can support real-time reputation incl. certificate validation

SSL Scanning Scan and monitor websites with SSL security for malicious content.

URL Categorization The solution performs real-time unknown URL categorization supported by an out-of-the-box library of policies.

Sandboxing Inspection of executable files in a protected environment to detect malicious behavior. Performs real-time analysis of web objects using browser code emulation.

Directory Integration The solution integrates with AD or LDAP to manage web security policies in the organization.

Application Control The solution provides ICAP support, anti-circumvention support, and an auto-record function of all traffic session details.

Rule Based Policy Engine The solution comes out of the box with a library of customizable policies covering device type, user ID, user group, and multiple attributes.

Mobile Device Protection Ability to support multiple devices, OSes and platforms using mobile optimized, HTML-based web access and/or native applications.

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.

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 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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 Secure Web Gateway Reviews

SACHIN S.

FSWG: Secure your web, empower your business

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Sophiya T.

The features are fantastic.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Ajeet S.

Easy to deploy and manage

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

1
Since last award

Feature Ratings

Analytics and Reporting

DLP Functionality

Malware Detection

URL Filtering

SSL Scanning

URL Categorization

Sandboxing

Directory Integration

Application Control

Rule Based Policy Engine

Mobile Device Protection

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support