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Secure Web Gateway

Making the web safe for the global enterprise.

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Stop advanced threats hidden in dynamic web content

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.

Forcepoint VS. The Competition

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Zscaler

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Unified Endpoint with Dynamic Proxying

The convenience of securing your global workforce with a single endpoint for Web Security, DLP, CASB, and NGFW with flexible connectivity and traffic redirection options.

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Deployment Flexibility

Deploy how, when and where you want. On-premises, hybrid and cloud deployment architectures so you can go to the cloud at your own pace.

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Comprehensive Cloud Application Security

Monitor and control cloud app usage across your organization to uncover risk and eliminate security gaps.

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Complete Data Protection

Protect your data on channels, devices, and applications - on the web, over email, at endpoints, on networks and in the cloud.

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Advanced Threat Protection

Dynamic capabilities, including Remote Browser Isolation, to keep your organization safe from a continually evolving threat landscape.

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DISCLAIMER: Product comparison is based off of in-product capabilities and cross-portfolio integrations available from the same vendor as of April 7, 2020. Comparisons do not include integrations with third-party vendors. Feature comparison is based off of each vendor’s most recent and modern version available as of April 7, 2020. Information is based off of data collected from public websites and forums, analyst papers, and product datasheets as of April 7, 2020.

Any device, any cloud, any app

Behavioral analytics and inline capabilities secure your policies and data across the world.

Any device, any cloud, any app

  • Gain visibility and control with behavioral analytics across cloud applications. Inline CASB and DLP capabilities accommodate every level of maturity of your data protection strategy.
  • Enact policies that protect data without impacting the productivity of your global workforce.

 

Safe access for every user, anywhere

Consistent policies with robust access control for all your sites, cloud apps, and users — both on and off the corporate network.

Safe access for every user, anywhere

  • Apply consistent policies across your organization for users both on and off the corporate network.
  • Get granularity for sanctioned and unsanctioned devices, with custom mapping for BYOD.
  • Give the right level of access to the right users, so you can adopt a Zero Trust framework for your cloud security solution.
  • Uncover Shadow IT and secure cloud access across your organization.

 

Advanced threat protection powered by ACE

Keep users safe from malicious threats, including zero-day threats. Protect against zero-day threats with real-time threat intelligence and remote browser isolation, and provide deep content inspection for encrypted and unencrypted traffic to detect evolving threats across the entire kill chain.

Advanced threat protection powered by ACE

  • Stop all types of attacks, including zero day threats with cloud sandboxing and remote browser isolation integrations.
  • Protect users at coffee shops, hotel lobbies, airports and even locations behind other defenses, with uniform security for users in the office and on the go.
  • Leverage deep content inspection with our advanced classification engine to protect against the expanding threat landscape.
  • Receive advanced analytics and threat protection with our shared global intelligence cloud.

Industry's most secure cloud infrastructure

Global access points for faster local connectivity with over 160 PoPs across 145 countries.

Industry's most secure cloud infrastructure

  • Feel secure with a global cloud footprint of over 160 Points of Presence (PoP).
  • Stay connected with always-on coverage across 145 countries.
  • Develop a superior end-user experience with hyper-local content localization that supports your global organization.
  • Gain the advantage of fully certified Tier 4 data centers with CSA STAR, ISO 27001, ISO 27018, SOC 2 running on Tier 1 networks.
  • Enjoy peering with a variety of software partners, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon and more.

 

Move to the cloud at your own pace

Choose when, where and how you deploy. Choose where and how you connect to the cloud.

Move to the cloud at your own pace

  • Move to the cloud at your own pace with a single SKU that lets you switch deployment architectures on your time, with no additional subscription costs.
  • Put controls around cloud apps at your own pace—with different levels of cloud application security for every stage of your digital transformation.
  • Enjoy customer-centric connectivity options that are tailored to how you need to connect and protect you users and data.
  • Go direct-to-cloud by adding our SD-WAN.

 

Why Forcepoint SWG?

Any device, any cloud, any app

Behavioral analytics and inline capabilities secure your policies and data across the world.

Any device, any cloud, any app

  • Gain visibility and control with behavioral analytics across cloud applications. Inline CASB and DLP capabilities accommodate every level of maturity of your data protection strategy.
  • Enact policies that protect data without impacting the productivity of your global workforce.

 

Safe access for every user, anywhere

Consistent policies with robust access control for all your sites, cloud apps, and users — both on and off the corporate network.

Safe access for every user, anywhere

  • Apply consistent policies across your organization for users both on and off the corporate network.
  • Get granularity for sanctioned and unsanctioned devices, with custom mapping for BYOD.
  • Give the right level of access to the right users, so you can adopt a Zero Trust framework for your cloud security solution.
  • Uncover Shadow IT and secure cloud access across your organization.

 

Advanced threat protection powered by ACE

Keep users safe from malicious threats, including zero-day threats. Protect against zero-day threats with real-time threat intelligence and remote browser isolation, and provide deep content inspection for encrypted and unencrypted traffic to detect evolving threats across the entire kill chain.

Advanced threat protection powered by ACE

  • Stop all types of attacks, including zero day threats with cloud sandboxing and remote browser isolation integrations.
  • Protect users at coffee shops, hotel lobbies, airports and even locations behind other defenses, with uniform security for users in the office and on the go.
  • Leverage deep content inspection with our advanced classification engine to protect against the expanding threat landscape.
  • Receive advanced analytics and threat protection with our shared global intelligence cloud.

Industry's most secure cloud infrastructure

Global access points for faster local connectivity with over 160 PoPs across 145 countries.

Industry's most secure cloud infrastructure

  • Feel secure with a global cloud footprint of over 160 Points of Presence (PoP).
  • Stay connected with always-on coverage across 145 countries.
  • Develop a superior end-user experience with hyper-local content localization that supports your global organization.
  • Gain the advantage of fully certified Tier 4 data centers with CSA STAR, ISO 27001, ISO 27018, SOC 2 running on Tier 1 networks.
  • Enjoy peering with a variety of software partners, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon and more.

 

Move to the cloud at your own pace

Choose when, where and how you deploy. Choose where and how you connect to the cloud.

Move to the cloud at your own pace

  • Move to the cloud at your own pace with a single SKU that lets you switch deployment architectures on your time, with no additional subscription costs.
  • Put controls around cloud apps at your own pace—with different levels of cloud application security for every stage of your digital transformation.
  • Enjoy customer-centric connectivity options that are tailored to how you need to connect and protect you users and data.
  • Go direct-to-cloud by adding our SD-WAN.

 

Our Customers

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Why organizations are choosing Forcepoint

GPC
"With Forcepoint, we were able to help improve business performance while improving the overall security of our business. I deal with vendors every single day. I don't need vendors. I need partners. I need partners to help us solve our strategic problems

Damian Apone
Global Security Program Director, GPC

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Four Star
"Our organization utilizes over 83 third-party applications. Anytime we can simplify a system we aim to do so. Forcepoint allowed us to fulfill our web security needs by moving to a cloud environment which is invaluable to us."

Cody Taggart
System Administrator, Medical Arts Hospital, 2D4-99E-260

Forcepoint's SWG wins the TrustRadius 2021 Top Rated category in both Cloud Computing Security and Secure Web Gateway.
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Forcepoint's SWG is Gartner Peer Insights 2019 Customers' Choice
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