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Forcepoint Web Security

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4.2 out of 5 stars

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Time to Implement

2 months

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Forcepoint Web Security Reviews (61)

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Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"We keep all our users safe by filtering their internet access."
What do you like best about Forcepoint Web Security?

With quota, you can allow categories to be used for a certain period of time. With Hybrid, you can take your users to the internet everywhere through Forcepoint. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Forcepoint Web Security?

The exceptions we wrote do not work sometimes. No url like * .domain.com is added. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SD
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"We keep our company users safe everywhere access to the internet."
What do you like best about Forcepoint Web Security?

With the Remote Filtering feature, we filter users outside of the office. Thus, mobile users also work safely Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Forcepoint Web Security?

Sometimes the services of the devices stop by themselves and this situation slows us down, we haven't solved the problem yet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

KI
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Protect your users online and make them feel safe"
What do you like best about Forcepoint Web Security?

With the Remote Filtering Agent, we can filter our users everywhere. Even though users are mobile, they are protected from suspicious addresses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Forcepoint Web Security?

I think everything is great, I haven't had a problem yet Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Financial Services
AF
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"The Most Reliable Web Filter application"
What do you like best about Forcepoint Web Security?

Hybrid technology is great, so our users can filter and protect it everywhere. The Triton interface is very useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Forcepoint Web Security?

Service restarts are sometimes required for transactions to be valid on appliances, which affects users' work Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Matthew L.
ML
IT Security Analyst
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.
"Easy to use"
What do you like best about Forcepoint Web Security?

It is easy to use and it's a complete web security solution and not just a web filter Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Forcepoint Web Security?

I wish it had full integration of endpoints like web security and DLP Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
AC
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.
"Solid Security Application"
What do you like best about Forcepoint Web Security?

The fact that it's really easy to determine what policies a person or system has on it so we can make sure that they are able to access the sites and apps they need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Forcepoint Web Security?

The fact that it can take a little while for it to sync up with Active Directory so the system isn't always showing stats in real time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Aviation & Aerospace
AA
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Excellent but Expensive"
What do you like best about Forcepoint Web Security?

This software easily breaks down web browsing to see who has been accessing what, and whether they should have been or not. It's also good because you can set it so that users have to acknowledge they're visiting some sites that may not be work related to everyone, stating that either it is work related or outside of working hours. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Forcepoint Web Security?

The software could offer more information when it comes to why things have been blocked if you haven't specifically blocked them as sometimes it can make it a little difficult to resolve an issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

David H.
DH
Network Engineer
Legal Services
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Decent Filtering, Great Support"
What do you like best about Forcepoint Web Security?

The filtering is robust and through. Support is stellar. Can take a bit for them to get back to you but once they do they're fantastic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Forcepoint Web Security?

Very powerful filtering but that means a ton of options to wade through. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
AI
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Wrong direction for a DLP"
What do you like best about Forcepoint Web Security?

I do not care for the Forcepoint product for many reasons, but I do appreciate the list of extensive categories. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Forcepoint Web Security?

Forcepoint is a security application that uses an agent installation and a cloud proxy server to monitor, and prevent unauthorized access to web categories. The website is slow, and clunky. The design is not user friendly for help desk staff, and there ARE NO LISTS OF WHAT WEBSITES ARE BEING AFFECTED BY WHAT CATEGORIES whatsoever. This makes troubleshooting very difficult when attempting to locate why a domain is being blocked. We had to create an extensive whitelist to make the product work, as unblocking a category would allow domains we DID not want access to, although a legitimate domain may be included in a blocked category. The Forcepoint agent has to be deployed to all systems that need to be monitored or restricted, when uninstalling, additional steps need to be followed in order to allow access back to the internet. You will need to deploy a certificate with your certificates GPO to allow HTTPS access. To me, the product feels very amateur, and one does not simply bust through the phone tree for support. I would recommend finding similar products that have a very mature feel for working in the modern day IT organization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nicholas G.
NG
Systems Engineer
Information Technology and Services
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"SImple, but powerful solution for URL filtering"
What do you like best about Forcepoint Web Security?

Simple yet robust solution to URL filtering. Great product for various use cases Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Forcepoint Web Security?

Overall a good product, perhaps could use some basic bug fixes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Time to Implement

2 months

Perceived Cost

$$$$$
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