Why is cyber security important?

Cyber security is important to a business because it protects one of their most important assets: data. Cyber security protects all categories of data from theft and damage. Without it, your organization cannot defend itself against data breach campaigns, which makes it an irresistible target for cybercriminals.

The increase in connected devices and extended supply chain ecosystems is exponentially growing an organisations’ digital exposure. And with that comes risk. At the same time, organisations are having to navigate the skills shortage and high churn of cybersecurity staff. Widespread poor configuration of cloud services paired with increasingly sophisticated cyber criminals means the risk that your organization suffers from a successful cyber attack or data breach is on the rise.

Business leaders can no longer solely rely on siloed out-of-the-box cyber security solutions like antivirus software and firewalls. Cybercriminals are getting smarter and their tactics are becoming more resilient to conventional cyber defenses. It’s important to cover all the fields of cybersecurity – email, web, cloud applications and access management – within an integrated autonomous platform.

What is Forcepoint?

Forcepoint is an American cyber security company that develops security software and data protection, cloud access security broker, firewall and cross-domain solutions. Recently, a move has been made to sun-set legacy products and migrate to Forcepoint One. Forcepoint One includes a Secure Web Gateway, CASB (via Bitglass acquisition) and ZTNA architecture to replace VPN.  The platform focus is on cloud applications and web browsing. As of 2022, email is still not part of the consolidated platform. As a result, the platform lacks unified policy management. Many of the features are carried over from the older Raytheon/Websense product line, not designed from the ground up for new architecture.

What is Censornet?

Censornet offer a fully integrated platform, delivering real-time protection and shared threat intelligence across all attack channels including email, web, and cloud applications. Features include technology such as advanced DLP, email archiving, sandboxing, continuity inbox, encrypted email and end-user security awareness training.  Through a single pane of glass dashboard and consistent policy template, it is possible to adapt the already capable out of box protection to your exact needs across all the entire product suite.  Only metadata is sent to the local cloud proxy so users do not experience browser latency.

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How does Forcepoint One compare to Censornet?

Using qualitative scores taken from Gartner Peer reviews, we have compiled analysis of core elements of Forcepoint One and Censornet’s Autonomous Integrated Cloud Security Platform. When you’re choosing a cyber security solution, the focus is on the security that it will bring to your organization. Assessment of both products was based on the following security areas:

Features Censornet Forcepoint
Anti-Spam
Anti-Malware
Anti-Phishing
Latency Low Med
Quarantine
Archiving Add on
Reporting Basic Capabilities
Log Streaming Webhook/POST/Amazon SQS
Encryption Add on

Censornet vs. Forcepoint Product Features Comparison

The world is more connected than ever before. In 2021, there were more than 10 billion active IoT devices in 2021, with this number estimated to surpass 25.4 billion in 2030, according to research. Cyber security needs to work hard to protect this growing and evolving landscape. As it does, it’s important that cyber security solutions take on the work load. Our research shows on an average day mid-market firms receive 716.4 cybersecurity alerts. This gives each security person just one hour to investigate 35.3 security alerts.

This means implementing cyber protection solutions isn’t just about money or the protection it provides. It’s about relieving pressure on already stretched teams. SMB’s that implement an data breach protection solutions, expect a simple solution with little-none maintenance work involved for the system administrator. The amount of time spent maintaining the solution can drain vital IT resources which could be better used elsewhere.

This section focuses on the elements that have an impact beyond the cyber security product features such as ease of use etc.

Features Censornet Forcepoint
Real-time Detection
Out of Box Protection Basic Capabilities
Single Integrated Platform Basic Capabilities
Ease of use
Same Day Deployment
Award Winning Support
SMB Focus
Cloud Application Security Bitglass Reverse Proxy
Cost £ ££

Ultimately, you want to know which solution can offer your organization the best protection from cyber threats. Censornet is the best for spam emails, antivirus software, secure authentication, online security training and data breach protection. It has the best user experience, including a single integrated platform, UK-based 24/7 support, cost and a mid-market focus.

How much does cyber security cost from Forcepoint and Censornet?

Although pricing is not always the main reason an organisation selects an cyber security solution, or integrated cyber security platform, it can be an important factor between solutions with similar features and threat detection capabilities. The pricing comparison below has been made to reflect Security Awareness Training, Web Security + Anti-virus, Email Security, Email Security + Archive, CASB and L1 Support per user/per year based on 1,000 users.

Forcepoint Pricing Comparison

Ultimately, you want to know which solution can offer your organization the best protection from cyber threats. Censornet is the best for spam emails, antivirus software, secure authentication, online security training and data breach protection. It has the best user experience, including a single integrated platform, UK-based 24/7 support, cost and a mid-market focus.

Trial Autonomous Integrated Cloud Security

Sign up for a risk-free trial of Censornet's Platform to learn how autonomous integrated security can protect your organisation.

What are Censornet customers saying?

Censornet was head and shoulders above the rest. They clearly have a well-thought through product and unlike other products on the market, it has been designed to run in the cloud, rather than adapted for it.

Associate Director, IT

The interface is nice and slick, but the fact that it was integrated was key given out limited resources. The interfaces sit naturally together, feed each other information, and are easy top use.

Associate Director, IT

Censornet was head and shoulders above the rest. They clearly have a well-thought through product and unlike other products on the market, it has been designed to run in the cloud, rather than adapted for it.

The interface is nice and slick, but the fact that it was integrated was key given our limited resources. You wouldn’t know web and CASB were two separate products: the interfaces sit naturally together, feed each other information, and are easy to use.

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