As organizations embrace digital transformation and cloud-first strategies, securing sensitive data across decentralized systems has become a pressing challenge. Traditional security measures often fall short in dynamic, hybrid environments. This is where Forcepoint emerges as a leader—providing unified, intelligent solutions for cloud security and data loss prevention (DLP).

Forcepoint’s approach goes beyond legacy security controls. It integrates human behavior analytics, AI-driven threat detection, and risk-adaptive protection to deliver visibility and control over data—wherever it resides. By combining advanced DLP technologies with cloud-native security solutions, Forcepoint enables enterprises to operate securely in the cloud without sacrificing productivity or compliance.

Why Cloud Security and DLP Matter More Than Ever

Organizations today are increasingly reliant on Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications like Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Salesforce, Dropbox, and Slack. At the same time, hybrid and remote workforces introduce complex access patterns and insider risks.

This shift creates two core challenges:

1. Data Visibility and Control – Once data leaves the perimeter (e.g., into a cloud app or personal device), many organizations lose visibility.
2. Insider Threats and Accidental Leaks – Most data breaches today are caused by trusted users, either inadvertently or maliciously.

Forcepoint solves these challenges by uniting cloud access security and DLP into a single, behavior-aware platform, enabling businesses to secure data without locking down productivity.

Forcepoint’s Cloud Security Architecture

Forcepoint offers a suite of cloud-native security solutions that fall under the Security Service Edge (SSE) framework. These include:

• Secure Web Gateway (SWG)
• Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)
• Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)
• Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
• Forcepoint ONE – An all-in-one platform for managing these services

What makes Forcepoint unique is how it integrates DLP directly into all these services—offering real-time visibility and policy enforcement across the cloud, web, email, and endpoint.

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP): Intelligent, Risk-Adaptive Protection

At the heart of Forcepoint’s security model is its industry-leading Data Loss Prevention technology. Unlike conventional DLP tools that rely on static rules, Forcepoint DLP incorporates contextual awareness and user behavior analytics.

Key Features:

• Deep Content Inspection: Identifies and classifies sensitive data in transit, at rest, or in use.
• Pre-Built Policies: Covers regulations like GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, CCPA, and more.
• Behavioral Analytics: Detects and prevents risky user behavior before it leads to data leakage.
• Risk-Adaptive Enforcement: Dynamically changes security actions based on real-time user risk scores.

Why It Stands Out:

Forcepoint DLP does more than detect—it understands the intent behind user actions. This ensures fewer false positives and smarter protection without disrupting business operations.

Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB): Full Visibility into Cloud Usage

Forcepoint’s CASB solution delivers critical insight into cloud app usage—both sanctioned and unsanctioned. It enables IT teams to regain control over shadow IT, reduce risks associated with third-party SaaS tools, and ensure regulatory compliance.

Core Capabilities:

• App Discovery: Automatically detects all cloud apps in use across the organization.
• User & Data Activity Monitoring: Tracks who is accessing what data, when, and from where.
• Data Protection in the Cloud: Applies DLP rules to cloud-hosted files and communications.
• Threat Detection: Identifies suspicious logins, impossible travel, malware injection, and more.

This seamless integration with Forcepoint DLP means policies extend naturally from endpoints and networks into the cloud, creating a unified data security perimeter.

Forcepoint ONE: Unified Security from a Single Console

Forcepoint ONE is the cloud-native platform that brings together SWG, CASB, ZTNA, and DLP under one roof. The goal is simple—secure access and protect data everywhere from a single management interface.

What Makes Forcepoint ONE Powerful:

• Single Policy Engine: Create once, apply across all channels (web, cloud apps, private apps).
• Unified Logging and Reporting: Centralized audit trails and event correlation.
• Real-Time Risk Assessment: Continuous monitoring of user behavior across platforms.
• Endpoint Integration: Extends protection to unmanaged devices and remote users.

Forcepoint ONE enables a Zero Trust approach to cloud security—ensuring access is always verified, limited, and continuously monitored.

Key Use Cases

Healthcare: HIPAA Compliance and Patient Data Protection

Healthcare providers use Forcepoint to prevent unauthorized access to EHRs, secure telehealth data, and maintain compliance with HIPAA. DLP identifies PHI and blocks transmission via email, cloud sharing, or USB drives.

Financial Services: Fraud Prevention and PCI-DSS Compliance

Financial institutions rely on Forcepoint’s CASB and DLP to monitor data access, detect fraud attempts, and protect customer data during online transactions—all while maintaining PCI-DSS compliance.

Pharmaceuticals: Intellectual Property Protection

R&D labs and pharma companies use Forcepoint DLP to prevent data exfiltration of trade secrets, formulas, and clinical trial data, especially across remote and hybrid teams.

Enterprises: Shadow IT and Insider Risk Mitigation

Large enterprises use Forcepoint CASB to uncover shadow IT and apply controls over unsanctioned file-sharing services, while DLP reduces risk from negligent or malicious insiders.

Advantages of Forcepoint’s Approach

• Unified Policy Control: Manage DLP, CASB, and SWG from one console.
• Behavior-Based Analytics: Detect threats that traditional tools miss.
• Cloud-Native Architecture: Fast deployment and easy scaling.
• Regulatory Compliance: Built-in templates for major compliance standards.
• Zero Trust Enablement: Ensures secure, least-privileged access.

Forcepoint is recognized by Gartner and Forrester as a leader in DLP and SSE solutions, praised for its intelligent integration and risk-aware enforcement.

Real-World Example

Scenario: An employee from the finance department begins uploading spreadsheets to a personal cloud drive after hours—something they’ve never done before.

With Forcepoint in place:

• CASB detects the unsanctioned cloud app.
• DLP inspects the file content and recognizes PII.
• UEBA scores the behavior as risky due to timing and user role.
• The action is blocked, and an alert is sent to security admins.

All of this happens in real time—without disrupting legitimate activity from other employees.

The Future of Cloud Security with Forcepoint

As digital ecosystems grow more complex, the need for context-aware, behavior-driven security becomes critical. Forcepoint is at the forefront of this transformation—offering a proactive, scalable, and intelligent defense strategy for the cloud-first world.

With Forcepoint’s integrated DLP and cloud security solutions, organizations can:

• Gain full visibility into data usage and user behavior.
• Prevent data breaches—whether accidental or malicious.
• Enable secure cloud adoption without increasing risk.

In a world where data is everywhere, Forcepoint ensures that security is too.

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