Forcepoint is a cybersecurity company centered on protecting sensitive data wherever it is created, stored, shared and used. Its strategy is built around Forcepoint Data Security Cloud, an AI-native platform that applies continuous discovery, classification, monitoring and policy enforcement across cloud services, web traffic, email, endpoints, networks and emerging AI workflows.
The company combines data-centric security with network security through next-generation firewall and secure SD-WAN offerings. Forcepoint emphasizes unified administration, adaptive controls and hybrid deployment flexibility so organizations can modernize security without fragmenting policy, operations or compliance processes. It serves enterprises and public sector environments that need consistent protection for regulated data, intellectual property and AI-enabled business processes.
Offerings, Capabilities, and Integrations
Forcepoint’s portfolio is built to give security teams a single operating model for understanding data risk, enforcing policy and responding as conditions change. Core capabilities span continuous data discovery, AI-assisted classification, data posture analysis, breach detection, secure web and cloud app controls, outbound email protection, and adaptive enforcement based on user context and behavior.
Forcepoint supports SaaS, cloud, on-premises and hybrid deployment models. Its platform is designed to extend across major enterprise environments, including Microsoft and Google email ecosystems, leading SaaS applications, and public cloud infrastructure. Across the portfolio, Forcepoint focuses on centralized policy management, operational visibility, compliance support and protection for distributed users, branch locations and cloud-connected workloads.
Products and Services
- Forcepoint Data Security Cloud: AI-native data security platform that unifies discovery, classification, monitoring and protection across AI, cloud, web, email, endpoint and network channels from a single control plane.
- AI-Native DSPM: Data Security Posture Management offering that discovers and classifies structured and unstructured data with AI-powered precision, surfaces posture and access risks, and supports remediation across cloud and on-premises environments.
- Forcepoint DDR: Data Detection and Response solution that continuously monitors data activity, prioritizes risky behavior and helps stop exfiltration through AI-driven detection and response.
- Forcepoint DLP: Data loss prevention software that enforces unified policies across AI, cloud, web, email, endpoint and network channels with real-time, risk-aware controls and broad compliance coverage.
- Forcepoint Web Security: Secure web gateway offering that protects web traffic and data, blocks risky exfiltration attempts, addresses shadow IT, and defends users against ransomware and zero-day web threats.
- Forcepoint Cloud App Security: Cloud app security and CASB capability that finds, classifies, monitors and protects data in SaaS applications and GenAI environments from managed and unmanaged devices.
- Forcepoint DLP for Email: Outbound email DLP solution that extends policy enforcement to email, providing agentless protection, centralized policy management and support for major email platforms such as Microsoft Exchange and Gmail.
- Forcepoint Data Classification: AI Mesh-powered data classification technology that identifies and tags a broad range of file and data types with high precision and integrates with DLP enforcement workflows.
- Forcepoint NGFW: Next-generation firewall platform that combines scalable threat prevention, centralized policy management and built-in SD-WAN to protect data centers, campuses, branches and cloud environments.
- FlexEdge Secure SD-WAN: Secure SD-WAN offering for offices, branches and remote locations that uses multi-link connectivity, dynamic traffic steering and centralized management to improve application performance and resiliency.
- Risk-Adaptive Protection: Behavior-driven protection capability that monitors user interactions, scores risk continuously and automatically adjusts security policies to reduce insider risk and prevent data exfiltration.
Target Customers
Forcepoint targets mid-market and large organizations that manage sensitive data across distributed users, cloud services, SaaS applications and hybrid infrastructure. Its buyers typically include security, data protection, compliance and network teams that need tighter control over regulated information, intellectual property and high-risk user activity.
The company has clear relevance in highly regulated and data-intensive sectors such as financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, retail and the public sector. It is also well suited to organizations pursuing cloud adoption, hybrid work, Zero Trust initiatives and GenAI enablement while trying to maintain consistent governance and reduce data exposure.
Cloud Integrations and Marketplace
- AWS Marketplace: Forcepoint maintains AWS Marketplace presence for offerings including Forcepoint NGFW and cloud security editions, and it positions Forcepoint Data Security Cloud to run on AWS for unified data protection.
- Azure Marketplace: Forcepoint documents Azure Marketplace availability for Forcepoint NGFW deployment templates and supports securing Microsoft Azure and Azure Government environments with firewall-based network protection and connectivity controls.
Key People
- Ryan Windham: Chief Executive Officer
- Rick Hanson: President, Go-to-Market
- Matt Derdeyn: Chief Financial Officer
- Naveen Palavalli: Chief Product Officer and Chief Marketing Officer
- Bakshi Kohli: Chief Technology Officer and Head of Global Engineering
- Eva Klein: Chief Customer Officer
- John D. Holmes: Chief Legal Officer
- Emilie McLaughlin: Chief People Officer
- Guy Shamilov: Chief Information Security Officer
- Ronan Murphy: Chief Data Strategy Officer
- Juha Kivikoski: General Manager for Network Security
Key Facts
- Headquarters: Austin, Texas, United States
- Employees: Approximately 1,800
- Annual Revenue: $650M-$700M
- Parent Company: Francisco Partners
- Subsidiaries: 40+ affiliates and subsidiary entities, including Forcepoint UK Limited, Forcepoint International Technology Limited, Bitglass, LLC, Cyberinc Corporation, and Forcepoint Finland Oy.
- Publicly Listed: No (privately held)
Analyst Recognitions
- Gartner: 2024 Gartner Peer Insights ‘Voice of the Customer’: Security Service Edge (SSE) – Customers’ Choice.
- Forrester: The Forrester Wave™: Data Security Platforms, Q1 2025 – Strong Performer. The Forrester Wave™: Security Service Edge Solutions, Q1 2024 – Leader.
- IDC: IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Data Loss Prevention (DLP) 2025 Vendor Assessment – Leader.
