Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway Reviews

I'm currently using the solution for the internet traffic controller for the application end.

The solution makes it really easy to control traffic, whitelisting, and the GUI environment. Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway is a user-friendly solution. Functionality-wise, we never experience any threats, and we also face no issues with the bandwidth. We are currently using load balancing, which is running smoothly.

The solution has complexity with the databases, and we have to manually clear old data logs.

I have been using Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway for two years.

I rate the solution’s stability an eight out of ten.

The solution is suitable for all company sizes, including small, medium, and enterprise businesses.

I rate the solution an eight out of ten for scalability.

The technical support team needs to improve its engineer count because fewer engineers are working in the support team.

Positive

I would recommend Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway to other users.

Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

We use the product for DLP and POS protection. 

The tool categorizes the user profiles which is very comfortable. 

The product needs to have more mobility. 

I have been working with the product for four years. 

I would rate the tool's stability a nine out of ten. 

The solution's scalability is good and my company has 1000 users for it. I would rate the tool's scalability an eight out of ten. 

The product's setup is straightforward. 

The solution's price is good. 

I would rate the product a nine out of ten. 

I've done a few deployments with roaming user filtering and with central management consoles on the content creation and on different critical locations.

The DLP database from Forcepoint is also very good.

It's got a very reliable orientation.

It is a scalable solution. We can use it for global-level customers and for separate locations.

This is a highly detailed product with very good key features. When it comes to optimization, it's similar to Blue Coat. It has a very stable architecture.

It's very feature-rich when it comes to visibility and reporting. The reporting module is very handy. We can schedule reports and generate investigations. 

The initial setup is easy.

I'd like to see the solution improve the banded optimization to offer more bandwidth control, similar to what is on offer with Blue Coat. For example, it would be useful if we could arrange the restriction of certain uploads for particular applications.

It would be great if they had classic customization features. I have quite good experience in Check Point solutions, so I experienced how application protocol features help when we want to deploy bandwidth content filtering. I expect to have the same or close to the same level of customization in Forcepoint.

My bread and butter is Forcepoint DLP. I've worked for about seven years with Forcepoint solutions. However, I've worked with the Secure Web Gateway for five years and have deployed it for customers as well.

The solution is stable and reliable. There are no bugs or glitches, and it doesn't crash or freeze. 

It has good architecture. It has an architecture where I have the policy brokers, policy severs, and content creation, as well as an integrated reporting module with a reporting database. I have a team building products with me, including OEM software. When it comes to Forcepoint, it's a very reliable solution.

Many of our customers have between 400 and 800 users. 

I've contacted support many times. 

I cannot say they are excellent support. That said, quite often, I get some good support. Still, I cannot recommend them highly. Luckily, I can manage myself just fine. Now that we are in an apex region, I hope that we will get a good level of support for the application.

Neutral

I am also familiar with Blue Coat

The initial setup is not overly difficult. 

The time it takes to deploy the product depends. If I have all the items I need in my hand, it doesn't take that much time. However, compared to other products, it takes a little while time since you need to get it on the client's field servers for reporting, and you need to have some access with admin privileges. 

I'm able to deploy the solution for my clients. 

I don't deal with licensing and have no visibility on the exact pricing. 

I'm a partner. My company is a system integrator, and I am a consultant. We deploy this solution for clients and have handled five or six high-end deployments so far. 

I'd recommend the solution to others if the requirements make sense and it works in the company environment. 

I would rate the solution seven out of ten. It's very reliable. It just needs more features.

Our primary use case is to control internet access based on security profiles. Users are restricted to legitimate sites and then, based on the business use case, we provide access to streaming sites and the like. We are customers and resellers of Secure Web Gateway and I'm a company director.

All the secure gateways are more or less the same. The value of Secure Web Gateway is the visibility it offers and the ease by which we can put controls in place. We enabled the cloud DLP so we can see what's happening to the data. The solution also provides good filtering features. 

One improvement I'd like to see would be to simplify managing the endpoint for both DLP and web security, so that endpoint management becomes easier. The dashboard is a little old so a new GUI would be helpful as well as updated reporting tools. It currently lacks some features that other solutions have. 

I've been using this solution for over eight years. 

It's reasonably stable but sometimes there are issues in the cloud. 

The scalability is good, our entire organization uses this product including engineers, marketing and administration. 

I'd say that customer service is above average.

The initial setup is straightforward, we deployed in-house and implementation required one person. The initial setup takes two or three days, but rolling it out and making sure that everybody has the required access, and that business applications are accessible, can take a month or so. 

The ROI is like insurance, it's the knowledge that you're protected. The fact that it's taking care of my security needs, is a return.

I'm unaware of licensing costs but there is an extra cost for additional reporting.

It's important to test any solution before making a decision to purchase it. Evaluate your needs and expectations, and carry out a POC. 

I rate this solution eight out of 10. 

For the most part, the solution, when set up correctly, works fine.

Sometimes we find the solution behaves erratically. It may be related to our configuration, which may be incorrect. We are using desktops, laptops, and workstations and the laptops are set to mobile status. We do make connections outside the office premises as well, and desktops or workstations are predominantly located in the same place. 

Overall the software is occupying too much memory space. If they could remedy that, it would be a better experience, because today Windows is occupying too much memory space as well (in terms of the RAM), and this software has also started occupying all the memory. Due to this, I have less space for my other office products and data. I can't, for example, operate a huge Excel sheet or other datasets. 

Product grouping should be made more flexible. We should be in a position to define the product groupings. Also, sometimes the standard product grouping that they are using is not applicable in this part of the world. If they could move it, if they could make it more flexible, it would make our life easier. Otherwise, we are forced to use our own definitions a lot. This sometimes causes problems with performance. The product grouping really should concentrate more on this particular geographic region.

I've been using the solution for about five years.

In my opinion, it's a very stable product.

Companies really have to know how their organization will scale before purchasing the solution. Otherwise, they will be limited. In our case, we've grown far beyond our expectations, and are now facing issues. These products are not that scalable even though the company claims that they are.

The solution is used quite regularly. On average, we use it up to eight hours a day.

We've used technical support in the past. We are one of the major clients for most of these products in India, so we get proper attention from the company. We've been satisfied with the level of support we've received.

We didn't face any major issues at the time of implementation. We were using the facility management of both HP and IBM. They each have their own in-house capability to manage the software. Also, the OEM would have supported them well. As such, we didn't see major issues on any of the software implementation. There were just a few initial hiccups that can happen on any major project.

The version I'm currently using is about four years old.

My recommendation to other companies would be that they should spend more time analyzing their workload including access approvals and whitelisting/blacklisting. They should have a very clear way of defining the blacklist or whitelist.

Companies should also spend more time on sizing the product and considering how they will grow in the future when sizing it. That clarity is a must to decide the proper product size that will last over years as a company potentially grows. 

I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.

I'm using Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway for web security, particularly DLP. It's mainly to control internet usage for users in terms of what's allowed and what's not. It's also a DLP solution that I use to monitor the data, including information about any data transfers within the organization.

Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway does most of its job well, but I especially like its data security feature. It also is beneficial that it lets you restrict attachments and allow or disallow users to access templates within the organization.

What's missing in Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway is a specific level of micro-control on protocols or devices, for example, where you can control a particular user or user device. This is what should be improved in the solution.

I want a micro-level management feature added in the next release of Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway.

I've used Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway for more than five years.

My organization had some issues with Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway, where sometimes it behaves differently, though it could be version related. The solution has some stability issues, though not very severe so I would rate its stability as seven out of ten. It had minor issues that didn't cause a massive breakdown.

Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway is scalable because it works well even with ten thousand to fifty thousand employees. You can scale it up or down, so the solution is a ten out of ten in terms of scalability.

I'm not fully satisfied with Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway support. Though the response time is good, the resolution takes too much time sometimes.

My rating for technical support is six out of ten.

Neutral

Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway, setup-wise, is complex unless you get some support. It's challenging to set up using an internal ID.

I'd rate its setup as three out of ten.

We implemented Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway with the help of Forcepoint support and a third party.

The pricing for Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway is expensive. You pay per user and functionality. I'd rate it a four on a scale of one to ten. Compared to the competition, Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway is one of the most expensive products.

My company uses firewalls, such as Fortigate, and web security products, such as Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway.

My rating for Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway is seven out of ten.

My company is a Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway customer.

We have found the ease of administration most valuable. The policies are category-based, so knowledge of another content URL is not compulsory. In addition, it is a bit granular. For example, if we accept a policy on a social media platform like Facebook we have the option to limit what can be done on the platform.

The product could be improved by including a consolidated product that can carry on Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway product email, web, and DLP. It's a single licensing suite that carries all the features instead of having a product. Additionally, a consolidated approach to their products would be excellent, and Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway should be on the same path to work with peers looking at cloud adoption entirely.

We have been using this solution for approximately six years.

The solution is stable with hybrid as it provides high availability. For example, if your on-premises gateways and your data centers have disconnectivity of power, the cloud gateway still enforces web traffic if you have a hybrid version.

The solution is scalable. For example, if you have between 2,000 to 4,000 users, they advise you to choose a specific size of an appliance, and then you have scalability. Additionally, if you intend to expand, you can add a second device or get a more significant single device.

Hence, you can increase the number of devices to accommodate your scalability or choose a more significant device for scalability. Approximately 4,000 users access this solution in our organization.

We have had a good experience with customer service and support. For example, we have support from the EMEA, APAC and the North American region. So, it depends on the time you're logging the call. If you log support calls during the EMEA work time, then you're bound to get engineers from that region.

The initial setup is complex, it requires an expert engineer to complete but managing the solution afterwards is not complex.

I rate licensing costs an eight out of ten.

I rate this solution a nine out of ten. The solution is good but can be improved by including a consolidated product that will carry on Forcepoint product email, web, and DLP.

The critical role is web URL filtering.

The functionality of this product in the current version is not up to our expectations.

This product does not have an integrated strategy for securing your web gateway with DLP.

I have been working with Forcepoint Secure Web Gateway for approximately 15 years.

We have had issues with downtime, where the service was out one time for 48 hours and nobody knew what was happening.

I don't know of any issues with scalability.

I have been in contact with technical support several times, and I am not happy with them.

We recently stopped using this product and migrated to Zscaler.

Setting up the solution for our clients can be difficult because we are dealing with different timezones and different geography. It also depends on their data center.

The clients sometimes depend heavily on the partners, rather than take time to understand the product themselves.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.