Forcepoint

Forcepoint delivers a unified data security cloud platform designed to protect sensitive information wherever it moves — across AI tools, cloud applications, web, email, endpoints, and networks. The company positions its platform around AI-native data discovery, classification, and adaptive policy enforcement, targeting enterprises that need to manage data risk at scale while maintaining compliance with global regulations.

What It Is

Forcepoint Data Security Cloud is an enterprise-grade security platform that consolidates data loss prevention (DLP), data security posture management (DSPM), data detection and response (DDR), cloud access security brokerage (CASB), secure web gateway (SWG), and network security into a single product suite. The platform is built for organizations that need consistent data protection policies applied once and enforced everywhere — from AI copilots and ChatGPT to email, endpoint, and SD-WAN edges.

Core Product Suite

Forcepoint's product lineup spans two major categories:

Data Security Products:

• Forcepoint DLP — Adaptive, individualized data loss prevention across cloud, web, and network channels
• AI-Native DSPM — Discovers and classifies structured and unstructured data using AI, including shadow data and over-permissioned files
• Forcepoint DDR (Data Detection and Response) — Continuous monitoring to detect and prevent data breach activity before it occurs
• Forcepoint Web Security (SWG) — Secure web gateway for safe browsing and file downloads
• Forcepoint Cloud App Security (CASB) — Data protection for public cloud applications
• Risk-Adaptive Protection (RAP) — Automates policy responses based on real-time risk scoring
• DLP for Email — Prevents data exfiltration in outbound email
• Data Classification — AI-powered classification across a broad range of file types
• Remote Browser Isolation (RBI) — Renders risky websites in isolated containers

Network Security Products:

• Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) — Built-in SD-WAN with security efficacy for edge defense
• Secure SD-WAN — Connects and protects offices, branches, and remote sites

AI Mesh and Classification Architecture

A distinguishing technical element of the platform is Forcepoint AI Mesh, described on the product site as using a small language model combined with other AI classifiers to deliver "hyper-accurate and efficient tagging" of sensitive data. The platform claims to offer more than 1,800 prebuilt policy templates and classifiers covering 160+ regions, enabling organizations to map security policies to global compliance frameworks. The DSPM product continuously uncovers shadow data, duplicates, and redundant, obsolete, or trivial (ROT) data.

Target Audience and Industries

Forcepoint targets large enterprises and regulated industries. The company's website lists dedicated solutions for financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, and the public sector. The platform addresses use cases including insider risk protection, BYOD security, Microsoft 365 and Copilot security, ChatGPT data protection, ransomware prevention, and AI adoption governance. The vendor states it serves more than 12,000 customers, though this figure is a vendor-published claim.

Update: AI Security Expansion and DSPM Recognition

Forcepoint has recently extended its platform to cover AI-specific data risks. The company's newsroom announced that Forcepoint extended unified AI and data security to Claude Enterprise, with the stated goal of stopping risk before AI agents act. Separately, Forcepoint was named a Representative Vendor in the Gartner 2025 Market Guide for Data Security Posture Management — a vendor-attributed recognition cited on the product site. The Forrester Wave 2025 for Data Security Platforms also lists Forcepoint as a Strong Performer, per the company's own badge display. These signals indicate active product investment in the DSPM and AI security categories as of 2025–2026.