Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention vs Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention comparison

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention vs. Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention

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Forcepoint Data Loss Preven...

Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

2nd

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Microsoft Purview Data Loss...

Ranking in Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

1st

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Microsoft Security Suite (13th)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2024, in the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) category, the mindshare of Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is 14.5%, down from 19.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention is 18.7%, down from 21.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

Featured Reviews

AlexOgbalu

Director at LiveFromSpace Limited

Aug 29, 2024

No other product will give you the same visibility and data classification functions as this tool

Forcepoint enables you to clarify aspects of your data, including which data to protect for how long, what priority to assign to the data and the destinations. It's a comprehensive, dedicated solution. The interface is user-friendly and easy to manage. No other product will give you the same visibility and data classification functions as this tool. You install the agent to your endpoint, and the end user needs to label the data as confidential, private, internal, etc. After you label the document, you can confirm the confidentiality and go to the DLP to make a new policy to block the specified destination addresses at the Forcepoint level, such as network, email, RDP, etc. Forcepoint uses machine learning and AI file or database fingerprinting. This can give you an early chance to prevent incidents fast. File fingerprinting gives you 100 percent accurate DLP results.

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Anna Virtsan

IT Project Manager at UkrSibbank

Jul 26, 2023

Integrates well, connects with iOS and Android devices, and takes into account critical regulations from around the world

I currently work in the financial domain, and we have very strict regulations from national banks and the group side. Domain-related improvements could be really useful for organizations and banks. For example, sensitive information types are the basic level of information protection, similar to the Purview model. We start with creating or duplicating sensitive insights and editing them. I am talking about more sensitive information types that align with European regulations, especially in the financial sector. Having more variety would be beneficial. All of the EU considers sensitive information types in finance, but we need more variety, especially as a Ukrainian company. We face a lack of attention to our region, despite having the same strict regulations as EU companies. One point of improvement is related to organization and language issues. For instance, we use different sensitive information types for France, the UK, and other countries where we have offices. Unfortunately, Microsoft doesn't support the Ukrainian language, unlike Chinese and Japanese languages, which have deeper layers of understanding of information. It would be helpful to add support for Ukrainian. However, I understand that we are essentially bilingual, using both English and Ukrainian in our companies, and we are a minority in terms of languages. Other solutions, like ERP systems, offer localization for Ukraine and have partnerships with companies. Microsoft 365 also supports the Ukrainian language from a user perspective. However, unfortunately, Defender and Azure lack deeper settings. They do not provide language options beyond the ones already available, so our language option is missing. Purview includes sensitive info types covering a wide range of languages and country specifications. For instance, it includes passport numbers for Ukraine, but we also need a sensitive input type for our tax numbers. Currently, there is no option for our tax numbers, which forces us to duplicate the data. In contrast, they include all sorts of options such as driver's license numbers and insurance policy numbers for EU companies. It would be beneficial to have those presets available for us as well.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Forcepoint enables you to clarify aspects of your data, including which data to protect for how long, what priority to assign to the data and the destinations. It's a comprehensive, dedicated solution. The interface is user-friendly and easy to manage. No other product will give you the same visibility and data classification functions as this tool."

"Has multiple modules and is good with integration."

"The Optical Character Recognition (OCR) functionality is another helpful feature, especially for unstructured data. Being able to discover sensitive data in an unstructured format is the most beneficial element of the solution."

"We appreciate the user-friendliness and ease of implementation of the Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention platform. The availability of the vendor support team is an added advantage."

"One of the most valuable features is the set of built-in policies that Forcepoint has for PCI compliance. We just need to activate them and start working. Without them, it would be a big task to do a data transformation."

"The most valuable feature of Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention is the OCR."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it captures where the data is being moved."

"The initial setup process went well."

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"Because everything is on Microsoft and we use Azure, integration with the product is easier. That's the most important thing when you use many Microsoft products. It's easier to integrate everything in one place."

"The tool's most valuable feature is in the area of OCR."

"It has helped our clients to reduce the time to action on insider threats because it can be integrated."

"Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention's responses are faster. Its installation is also reliable. The security score helps with the security part."

"I rate Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention's stability a ten out of ten."

"When you are going to use Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention, most of the setup is already done by default as per your needs."

"The solution's IDM (Indexed Document Matching), EDM (Exact Data Matching), and DCM (Described Content Matching) features have been most effective in identifying and mitigating potential data leaks."

"We can use Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention to manage devices and site policies."

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Cons

"One area that could be improved is the support. The current support is not very good. Because they don't come on time when a customer really needs it, they take a lot of time to troubleshoot anything."

"It would be wonderful if the solution could develop more AI and machine learning capabilities. It would also be good if the solution was able to integrate with other ML and AI solutions. Right now, this is lacking."

"When you automatically try to upgrade the agent it causes problems."

"I'd like the data classification to be better."

"The deployment can be difficult."

"The reporting features, the real-time reporting, can be improved in Forcepoint. On the dashboard, we don't have a feature that shows real-time incidents. We have to schedule a report in the environment."

"The product is good, but the biggest issue is needing direct support from Forcepoint."

"Feature requests do take some time to implement."

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"It could cover more solutions and technologies."

"A site can have different containers where you store data. We have always wanted to apply compliance, labels, and policies at the container level, rather than to an outer shell or at the site level. That is something we have been looking forward to and I believe Microsoft is already planning something like that."

"The platform can be challenging to navigate and has the potential for improvement."

"The solution should provide better integration with other systems."

"There is a need for improvements, particularly in ensuring that file-based recognition is more reliable and comprehensive."

"The support is poor."

"I would like Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention to be on the source code or SQL databases. It is difficult to do classification and labeling when you have a third-party source code or a third-party Oracle database. It is seamless when it comes to Microsoft documents but is not so with third-party source codes. Microsoft needs to work on it a little bit more."

"All the security operations are better defined in Forcepoint, while in Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention, you will have to use a specific workflow and then an application to release blocked emails."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"One feature that I'm getting ready to take advantage of more is the ability to add more data crawlers to the DLP on-prem environment, without any extra Forcepoint costs or licensing needed for that additional data server. That will help in reducing the stress on the data server that we're using now."

"They have to look at a different pricing structure for small to medium-sized enterprises because the cost is too high."

"The pricing is reasonable. That's why we went with Forcepoint. They were pretty competitive."

"The pricing is fine."

"The pricing and licensing fees could be improved."

"Forcepoint has been very cost-effective because they gave us a good deal while procuring the DLP solution."

"The solution is expensive."

"I prefer Forceoint because it is cheaper than Symantec."

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"I am satisfied with the tool's pricing."

"The solution’s pricing is reasonable."

"If one is very cheap and ten is very expensive, I rate the price as one out of ten."

"We are using the E3 license for Microsoft 365 with the E5 compliance license add-on."

"It's a little bit pricey compared to competitors, but it's not too high."

"Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention is part of a bundle and is not sold as a standalone product."

"It is a part of our Microsoft licensing. We pay for a yearly renewal. Its price is reasonable for the size of the organization we are. It is fairly competitive, and you get what you pay for. We have an E5 license, and a part of understanding the E5 license is to see what all you get with it. If you really look at it from that standpoint, you get a lot of value. You have Defender and all its security features in there as well. Their licensing is fairly flexible. They have different programs. We've seen ones where you could pay for up to three to five years in advance. There is also a monthly pay-as-you-go type of deal, but we're doing a yearly renewal and fixing the budget."

"The pricing is reasonable."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

17%

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

Financial Services Firm

17%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention?

The technical support for the solution is very good.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention?

Forcepoint DLP is expensive. Not every customer can afford it. We work in the financial sector, and banking is the primary use case for DLP in Pakistan. There are four types of licensing. Most of o...

What needs improvement with Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention?

It is a bit expensive.

What do you like most about Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention?

The most valuable features are identifying sensitive data and issuing alerts.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention?

The solution’s pricing is reasonable.

What needs improvement with Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention?

We faced a performance issue with the tool when we didn't get alerts for file uploads.

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Also Known As

Forcepoint DLP, Forcepoint Data Security Suite, Websense Data Security Suite

Microsoft Endpoint Data Loss Prevention, MS Endpoint DLP, Microsoft Endpoint DLP

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Overview

Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP) is a data loss prevention tool that protects users from advanced threats and data breaches. Forcepoint DLP’s technologies can quickly identify and protect sensitive data and provide insight and awareness into attacks on endpoint devices both on and off the network.

With company data constantly on the move, data security teams must have visibility and control across all channels - endpoint, web, network, email, and cloud. Forcepoint DLP provides protection and visibility across all data in the cloud as well as on-premises. One of the key features of Forcepoint DLP is its ability to identify data at rest, in motion, and in use and efficiently secure sensitive information.

Forcepoint DLP key features:

Identify, remediate and secure sensitive data with network, cloud, and endpoint discovery.
Central management of policies across all channels, including cloud, endpoint, network, web, and email.
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to identify data embedded in images.
Personally Identifiable Information (PII) for validation checks, real name detection, and proximity analysis.
Custom encryption identification for exposing concealed data.
Machine learning, which allows users to train the system to identify unfamiliar data. Users can provide the engine with positive and negative examples so similar data can be flagged.
Analytics for identifying changes in user behavior. These analytics are leveraged to better understand user risk and are then implemented as automated policy enforcement based on the risk level of the user.
Cloud protection for monitoring and preventing the loss of sensitive data online, and assessing the risk posed by visited websites.

Reviews from Real Users

Forcepoint DLP stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its risk analysis features and its OCR and data discovery capabilities.

Allan P., an associate consultant at Atos, writes, “With OCR and Risk Analysis, we are able to determine if anything sensitive has been shared. OCR helps us to safeguard those things and with risk ranking, we can determine which user is trying to violate policies multiple times even though they have been blocked. It does require additional servers, as the processing and result of the incident is high, however, it's worth using to see all the use cases being met with these two features as well. They are the best features provided by Forcepoint.”

Mahesh D., A senior manager at 2Five1, notes, “The workflow remediation is quite good. That is a key feature because of which it has the upper hand over other DLP solutions. Endpoint protection, web protection, network protection, and storage use are valuable features. Among these, endpoint protection is most valuable. It has good policies and good mechanisms to detect incidents. The workflow remediation is quite good. That is a key feature because of which it has the upper hand over other DLP solutions. Endpoint protection, web protection, network protection, and storage use are valuable features. Among these, endpoint protection is most valuable. It has good policies and good mechanisms to detect incidents.”

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Sample Customers

Alphawest, Betsson, Cellcom Israel Ltd., Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, Confartigianato Vicenza, EverBank, Finansbank, iGATE, Landa Digital Printing, Northern California Bank, Reliance Capital, Remosa, Toyota, Scavolini, Zim Integrated Shipping Services

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Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention vs. Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention