Forcepoint DLP Admin case studies

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The Forcepoint DLP Admin credential validates the skills needed to administer Forcepoint's data protection portfolio, with a focus on four domains: Forcepoint DLP, Forcepoint DSPM, Forcepoint Web Security, and Forcepoint Cloud App Security. This independent study page is for security administrators, data protection analysts, and compliance engineers who configure policies, monitor AI usage, and enforce data controls across endpoint, email, web, network, cloud, SaaS, and AI channels. The Forcepoint DLP Admin case studies are 5 cases and about 4,140 words.

Tuning a Noisy Account-Number Policy at a Retail Bank

Northbridge Retail Bank runs Forcepoint DLP on 9,400 endpoints and through the DLP Gateway for web and email egress. A policy named 'Customer Account Data' matches a 10-to-16 digit regular expression intended to catch account numbers.

882 words, about 4 min 2

Device Control vs Laboratory Instruments on the Endpoint

Meridian Medical Devices has 3,200 Windows endpoints managed by Forcepoint DLP. A new endpoint policy blocks all writes to removable storage for every user, introduced after a sales manager copied a pricing spreadsheet to a personal USB stick.

915 words, about 5 min 3

Oversharing Remediation at Scale with DSPM

Cobalt Grid Analytics has 6,000 employees plus an acquired subsidiary that still uses Google Workspace. Forcepoint DSPM scans 48 TB across SharePoint Online, OneDrive and Google Drive and flags 310,000 files as shared externally; 2,100 of those are reachable through 'anyone with the link'.

834 words, about 4 min 4

SSL Decryption Depth vs Stability on Web Security Appliances

Halcyon Logistics runs Forcepoint Web Security on a pair of V-Series appliances in its data centre, serving 5,000 users over a 1 Gbps internet link. Selective SSL decryption was recently widened from suspicious and uncategorised destinations to every category except Health and Finance.

645 words, about 3 min 5

Contractor Downloads, API-Only CASB and Shadow IT

Verdant Consulting has 2,800 employees and 900 contractors. Microsoft 365 and Salesforce are sanctioned and connected to Forcepoint Cloud App Security through API integrations; there is no inline proxy for SaaS traffic.

864 words, about 4 min