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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall

Composite Score
7.3 /10
CX Score
7.6 /10
Category
Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall
7.3 /10

What is Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall?

Forcepoint Next-Generation Firewall can be deployed via eight different appliance series to suit any size organization and their unique needs. Each model comes with centralized management, industry-leading integrated security and the dependability needed in modern network security.

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Awards & Recognition

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall won the following awards in the Next Generation Firewall category

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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

81 Likeliness to Recommend

88 Plan to Renew

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72 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+81 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall?

12% Negative
15% Neutral
73% Positive

Pros

  • Respectful
  • Friendly Negotiation
  • Acts with Integrity
  • Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 73

Virtual Private Network

83

Virtual Firewall

78

Advanced Threat Protection

76

Off Premise Cloud Firewalls

76

DLP Functionality

75

Encrypted Data Control

72

Sandboxing

72

Identity Based Control

72

Network Access Control

71

Application Control

68

Web Content Filtering

65

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 73

Breadth of Features

78

Quality of Features

76

Ease of Data Integration

76

Ease of IT Administration

76

Business Value Created

76

Usability and Intuitiveness

75

Ease of Implementation

74

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

70

Ease of Customization

67

Vendor Support

66

Availability and Quality of Training

62

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Reviews

Ethan G.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2021

Stable and Scalable Firewall Solution

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall from other similar products?

Forcepoint gives top-notch security and performance for our money. It has rich fully features and functionality and centralized console management. It is easy to implement Forcepoint and ease of use. Support is great and there is high client satisfaction. Powerful reporting capabilities and pricing are flexible.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Its ease of management of firewall has reduced complexity and with our previous software dissatisfaction we fount Forcepoint to on top. Configurations and troubleshooting are easy. Issues to do with our VPN timeouts have been resolved successfully with Forcepoint . We are also glad that setting up new devices is not an issues with our previous product.

What do you dislike most about this product?

We realized that the training of one user limited us and is our desire for our entire team to train as well.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It is a stable and scalable solution. I recommend using Forcepoint and before implementation to finish training to have ease of use.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Leonore J.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2021

Ideal firewall for the protection of data and user

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall from other similar products?

It differs from other applications because it not only covers the protection of data at the business level, but also protects the user, the access gateway and the cloud, it is integrated in a simple way as well as its implementation is simple and easy therefore, this process can be carried out by any user who has basic knowledge of this type of software, its fully centralized management facilitates time saving, it is available both on physical devices, as well as software for virtual and cloud implementations. , being all administered from a single console, so it depends on the user who wants to implement.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I like that it has very advanced techniques to protect against vulnerabilities and malwares, regardless of whether some of these threats are camouflaged, the one that provides a highly interactive and visual interface makes it easy to observe what happens in the security of the corporate network in a that it is possible to respond to incidents presented quickly and efficiently, in addition to its ability to decrypt the traffic without affecting the privacy of the user is an excellent feature, since while searching for attacks the protection of the user is maintained.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It has a lack of integration with CASB and support for Google Cloud, so this can be an inconvenience if you have them, in addition its creation of policies can be somewhat complex as well as removing them so you have some prior knowledge It's a great help .

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It is important to have basic knowledge when managing or wanting to implement this software since its proper functioning depends on it, so a preliminary investigation before doing so can be of great help, in addition its integration with other software enhances its protection even more.

Pros

  • Saves Time
  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable

Pedro P.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2021

Powerful firewall with easy administration

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall from other similar products?

This solution provided by Forcepoint differs from others because it has a configuration that can be carried out in a simple way, which avoids having to last hours in this process, provides its users with an easy management console based on a single console, giving The advantage of being able to implement and visualize the security of the business network in a more enjoyable way, has powerful functions that help to confrote or defend the networks in the presence of malware, camouflaged vulnerabilities, emerging regardless of whether these have been based on security techniques. evasion.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I love this solution that it allows to inspect the traffic without having to invade or jeopardize the user's privacy, how easy it is to implement and manage the security of the business network thanks to the fact that it has a centralized administration console, in turn, it is possible to extend the network through secure implementation in providers such as Amazon Web Services, Azure, and VMware. In addition, it makes it possible to control user access to websites or URLs that are considered invasive or dangerous for the network so as to avoid the presence of any vulnerability.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Their reports are somewhat limited, it may be because they do not have a high customization, also despite having a single administration console for some users it can be confusing, so having prior knowledge is of great help.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It is key to know if you are wanting software that provides or allows clustering or if link load balancing, since it depends on this, you will know if this solution will be useful, in addition to having prior knowledge in handling this type software will avoid misconfiguration or administration confusion.

Pros

  • Saves Time
  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable

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