Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall (NGFW)
Enterprise SD-WAN connectivity and NGFW security for distributed enterprises. Use SD-WAN to replace costly MPLS. Accelerate Office 365 performance, boost resilience without sacrificing security. Defend networks against emerging exploits and malware.
Features
- Modular appliances and virtual appliances for every environment
- High availability, mixed clustering
- Multi-link connectivity for SDWAN
- Automated, zero-downtime updates
- Policy-driven centralized management
- Actionable, interactive 360° visibility
- Built-in NGFW, VPN, proxies, and more
- Top-ranked anti-evasion defense
- Unified virtual and physical security
- Anti-malware sandboxing
Benefits
- Replace MPLS and go direct to cloud
- Stop evasions that bypass your IPS
- Respond to incidents in minutes, not hours
- Decrypt traffic while safeguarding privacy
- Extend your network into the cloud
- Control access to web content
- Protect high-assurance systems
- Regain control of shadow IT
- Offer SD-WAN and NGFW security as an MSSP
- Human-centric endpoint context
Pricing
£725 a licence a year
- Education pricing available
- Free trial available
Service documents
Request an accessible format
Framework
G-Cloud 13
Service ID
2 4 4 1 9 4 2 8 9 1 1 8 3 0 4
Contact
CHESS ICT LIMITED
Joanne Austin - Commercial Bid Lead
Telephone: 0800 688 8858
Email: bids@ChessICT.co.uk
Service scope
- Software add-on or extension
- Yes, but can also be used as a standalone service
- What software services is the service an extension to
- AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI or VMware/KVM private cloud environment
- Cloud deployment model
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- Public cloud
- Private cloud
- Community cloud
- Hybrid cloud
- Service constraints
- None
- System requirements
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- NGFW vAppliance: Variable CPU Cores from 2-8, and;
- Min storage of 8GB and min RAM 4GB.
- Management server: Linux or Windows Server OS and;
- Min 6GB storage, min 6GB RAM, min 2 CPU cores.
- Log Server: Linux or Windows OS - and;
- Min 16GB RAM, 50GB min storage, min 2 CPU cores.
User support
- Email or online ticketing support
- Email or online ticketing
- Support response times
-
Forcepoint offers a range of support and SLA options.
https://support.forcepoint.com/TechnicalSupportPrograms - User can manage status and priority of support tickets
- Yes
- Online ticketing support accessibility
- WCAG 2.1 AA or EN 301 549
- Phone support
- Yes
- Phone support availability
- 24 hours, 7 days a week
- Web chat support
- No
- Onsite support
- Yes, at extra cost
- Support levels
- Forcepoint Technical Support Offerings are backed by highly skilled professional service teams with knowledge and experience across Forcepoint’s entire product portfolio. Please use link for more detail and SIFA card for cost. https://support.forcepoint.com/TechnicalSupportPrograms
- Support available to third parties
- Yes
Onboarding and offboarding
- Getting started
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Customers have access to our online knowledge base and forums.
Assistance with configuration and knowledge transfer through professional services. - Service documentation
- Yes
- Documentation formats
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- HTML
- End-of-contract data extraction
- Users can extract data via a couple of methods. Full traffic logging will download the data in either CSV or CEF formats. This can be used standalone or then imported into a thrid party tool. SIEM integration will allow data to be extracted into a 3rd party SIEM solution.
- End-of-contract process
- Please contact a representative for details
Using the service
- Web browser interface
- Yes
- Supported browsers
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- Internet Explorer 11
- Microsoft Edge
- Firefox
- Chrome
- Safari
- Opera
- Application to install
- Yes
- Compatible operating systems
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- Android
- IOS
- Linux or Unix
- MacOS
- Windows
- Windows Phone
- Designed for use on mobile devices
- No
- Service interface
- Yes
- User support accessibility
- None or don’t know
- Description of service interface
- WCAG 2.0 AA All features and functionality are available to be configured via a web browser or dedicated client.
- Accessibility standards
- None or don’t know
- Description of accessibility
- None - All features and functionality can be configured via a web browser
- Accessibility testing
- N/A
- API
- Yes
- What users can and can't do using the API
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"Administrators may use either the RESTful API or Python API for full NGFW policy configuration and status monitoring.
Full API documentation is available on request. https://www.websense.com/content/support/library/ngfw/v66/rfrnce/ngfw_660_rg_smc-api_a_en-us.pdf (for existing customers with a login) or https://smc-python.readthedocs.io/en/latest/" - API documentation
- Yes
- API documentation formats
- HTML
- API sandbox or test environment
- No
- Customisation available
- Yes
- Description of customisation
-
"Customers have access to our online knowledge base and forums.
Assistance with configuration and knowledge transfer through professional services.
Scaling
- Independence of resources
- Available upon request
Analytics
- Service usage metrics
- Yes
- Metrics types
- Please contact a representative for details.
Resellers
- Supplier type
- Reseller (no extras)
- Organisation whose services are being resold
- Forcepoint
Staff security
- Staff security clearance
- Other security clearance
- Government security clearance
- Up to Developed Vetting (DV)
Asset protection
- Knowledge of data storage and processing locations
- Yes
- Data storage and processing locations
- United Kingdom
- User control over data storage and processing locations
- Yes
- Datacentre security standards
- Supplier-defined controls
- Penetration testing frequency
- At least every 6 months
- Penetration testing approach
- Another external penetration testing organisation
- Protecting data at rest
- Other
- Other data at rest protection approach
- Information available upon request
- Data sanitisation process
- Yes
- Data sanitisation type
- Explicit overwriting of storage before reallocation
- Equipment disposal approach
- Complying with a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v.30, CAS (Sanitisation) or ISO/IEC 27001
Data importing and exporting
- Data export approach
- Users can extract data via a couple of methods. Full traffic logging will download the data in either CSV or CEF formats. This can be used standalone or then imported into a thrid party tool. SIEM integration will allow data to be extracted into a 3rd party SIEM solution.
- Data export formats
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- CSV
- Other
- Other data export formats
- Data import formats
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- CSV
- Other
- Other data import formats
Data-in-transit protection
- Data protection between buyer and supplier networks
- Other
- Other protection between networks
- Available upon request
- Data protection within supplier network
- Other
- Other protection within supplier network
- Available upon request
Availability and resilience
- Guaranteed availability
- 99.999% availability - SLA detail available upon request
- Approach to resilience
- Available upon request (not public knowledge)
- Outage reporting
- Available upon request
Identity and authentication
- User authentication needed
- Yes
- User authentication
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- 2-factor authentication
- Identity federation with existing provider (for example Google Apps)
- Dedicated link (for example VPN)
- Username or password
- Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels
- Information available upon request
- Access restriction testing frequency
- At least once a year
- Management access authentication
- Other
- Description of management access authentication
- Information available upon request (not public information)
Audit information for users
- Access to user activity audit information
- No audit information available
- Access to supplier activity audit information
- No audit information available
- How long system logs are stored for
- User-defined
Standards and certifications
- ISO/IEC 27001 certification
- Yes
- Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001
- Coalfire
- ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
- 2021
- What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
- Information available upon request
- ISO 28000:2007 certification
- No
- CSA STAR certification
- Yes
- CSA STAR accreditation date
- 2022
- CSA STAR certification level
- Level 1: CSA STAR Self-Assessment
- What the CSA STAR doesn’t cover
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"1. Yes; Cloud Security Alliance; updated 2022;
https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/star/registry/forcepoint-cloud-limited" - PCI certification
- No
- Cyber essentials
- No
- Cyber essentials plus
- No
- Other security certifications
- Yes
- Any other security certifications
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- Privacy Shield - EU/US data privacy
- ISO27018
Security governance
- Named board-level person responsible for service security
- Yes
- Security governance certified
- Yes
- Security governance standards
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- CSA CCM version 3.0
- ISO/IEC 27001
- Information security policies and processes
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ISO 27018
SOC 2 type II
Operational security
- Configuration and change management standard
- Conforms to a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v3.0 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
- Configuration and change management approach
- Information available upon request
- Vulnerability management type
- Conforms to a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v3.0 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
- Vulnerability management approach
- Information available upon request
- Protective monitoring type
- Conforms to a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v3.0 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
- Protective monitoring approach
- Information available upon request
- Incident management type
- Conforms to a recognised standard, for example, CSA CCM v3.0 or ISO/IEC 27035:2011 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
- Incident management approach
- Information available upon request
Secure development
- Approach to secure software development best practice
- Supplier-defined process
Public sector networks
- Connection to public sector networks
- No
Social Value
- Fighting climate change
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Fighting climate change
Forcepoint supports Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives through a variety of measures, policies and procedures supported by leaders and teams with appropriate subject matter expertise. As an information technology company without traditional manufacturing operations or real estate ownership supporting product development/services, our focus on “environment” is associated with sustainability initiatives.
Forcepoint implements reasonable steps to maximize office environment energy efficiency through flexible work arrangements. A large portion of employees are classified as “remote” workers (work from home fulltime) or flex workers (two-days maximum in office per week). This initiative is permanent and will not change once COVID-19 restrictions are removed. Since 2020, Forcepoint seeks to minimize commercial office space footprint. Forcepoint remains steadfast in supporting environmental sustainability through environmentally responsible programs: e-wastes, recyclables and decreasing energy consumption.
Measures and documents in place to support ESG concepts include, but are not limited to:
•Hired fulltime Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS), Principal under the Global Real Estate & Facilities (GRE&F) organization in 2020.
•Flexible work arrangements reduce carbon footprint via decreased transportation emissions and impact on environmental resources required to support commercial office spaces. (HR policy: employee work environment guidelines as core component of Forcepoint’s standard work model supporting sustainable, effective work environment.).
• Office lighting systems sensors designed to automatically shut off overhead lighting based on lack of motion.
• Recycle waste bins throughout offices. Company programs include recycling measures: paper (e.g., shred bins), cardboard, cans, bottles, electrical waste, light bulbs, and batteries.
• Shared multifunctional printer stations reducing paper consumption.
• Custodial services utilizing sustainable cleaning solutions.
• IT e-waste initiatives: partner pick-up, destruction and certification.
• IT “Bring Your Own Device Policy” decreases company-issued IT devices and e-waste.
• Reducing IT footprints moving from onsite data centers/server rooms to cloud and co-location model. - Covid-19 recovery
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Covid-19 recovery
Forcepoint implemented Site Incident Support Teams (“SIST”) for each major site. The SIST includes a designated site leader along with representatives from Facilities, Human Resources and IT and will be responsible for facilitating local response to any crisis situation, including COVID-19. As we begin office reopening efforts, the SIST will lead site-level efforts, including ensuring overall governance in line with local requirements. - Tackling economic inequality
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Tackling economic inequality
Social purpose, including a focus on economic inequality is very important to Forcepoint. Forcepoint has a formal Diversity & Inclusion program which focuses on providing employment opportunities, improving education and training, an Allyship program, Annual D&I Forum, among other activities. We also focus on Supplier Diversity and manage cybersecurity risk. - Equal opportunity
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Equal opportunity
"• Director, Inclusion & Diversity under the CHRO.
• “Human Centric” Corporate Value north star for Inclusion & Diversity work. Human Centric = We are committed to a human-centric culture and ecosystem that fosters inclusivity, diversity of thought, mutual respect and dignity – in all aspects of our lives. This is who we are.
• Inclusion Ally Program, cohort of 40 Forcepoint professionals (across function, domain, geography) nominated by leadership for the 6-month training. An ally stands up for others and proactively builds inclusion in workplace. Allies magnify voices of marginalized and underrepresented groups. Forcepointers globally can request an Allyship session from Inclusion & Diversity homepage to find Ally with whom to have a safe-space conversation.
• Inclusive Behaviors and Practices Program (Pilot)- 12 month leader-level program promoting inclusive leadership and inclusion on teams. Identify Inclusive behaviors and apply these behaviors to everyday work situations. Key elements: Inclusive behaviors content, Inclusion observations, leader score card to chart progress overtime.
• Global Inclusion & Diversity Council A 25+ member Council to help govern and drive consistent Inclusion and Diversity strategy, actions and goals. Each member has been assigned to one of four Road Map pillars: Leadership Engagement, Employee Experience, Learning & Development and Talent Acquisition.
• Global gender pronouns use initiative. Forcepoint-branded signature template highlighting “optional” gender pronoun use. A step that signals to employees that this is a safe space, and everyone can bring their whole self to work. No longer needing to censor or mask parts of themselves leads to greater productivity, creativity and connection with colleagues.
• Diversity Awareness Month #WeareForcepoint global social campaign highlighting breadth and depth of diversity inside Forcepoint
• Diversity Training plan identifying Front Line managers for Diversity & Inclusion basics training as a key group due to the people impact and reach. - Wellbeing
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Wellbeing
"Employee wellbeing is a critical priority and woven into the fabric of Forcepoint. It is supported by many programs and policies.
• Internal Environmental Health and Safety group – Mission is to uphold global standards that ensure Forcepoint operations are safe and environmentally responsible while protecting the health of our employee. These programs include Covid-19 work-safe practices and policies, work safe training, Safety Moments published on regular basis, Ergonomics assessments and resources, Injury/Illness Reporting, environmental programs.
• UK Employee Benefits – A variety of programs are available to employees to promote and support Wellbeing. Programs include full healthcare benefits including medical, dental and vision, Pension, Gym memberships, Childcare vouchers, Cycle to Work program, Payroll Giving, Employee Assistance Program, Spring health program, Paid Time off (24 days annually), PTO program, LOA program, Adoption program, All Hybrid/Flexible working environment.
Pricing
- Price
- £725 a licence a year
- Discount for educational organisations
- Yes
- Free trial available
- Yes
- Description of free trial
- Please contact a representative for details.