Getting Started

Applies to:

• Forcepoint Web Security and Forcepoint URL Filtering, v8.5.x
• Forcepoint DLP v8.5.x, v8.6.x, v8.7.x, v8.8.x, v8.9.x, v9.0, v10.x
• Forcepoint Email Security, v8.5.x
• Forcepoint appliances, v8.5.x

The Forcepoint Security Manager is a browser-based management console that provides a central, graphical interface to the general configuration, policy management, and reporting functions of your security software.

The Security Manager includes one or more of the following modules, depending on your subscription:

• The Web Security module allows Forcepoint Web Security and Forcepoint URL Filtering administrators to develop, monitor, and enforce Internet access policies.
• The Data Security module allows Forcepoint DLP administrators to create policies that protect organizations from information leaks and data loss at the perimeter and inside the organization.
• The Email Security module allows Forcepoint Email Security administrators to protect their organization against the threats of malware, spam, and other unwanted content in email traffic.

If your subscription includes Forcepoint Mobile Security, the Security Manager also provides a link to a cloud-based console used to manage threat protection and data loss prevention for mobile devices.

To learn to use Security Manager, browse this guide or select one of the following topics as a launch point.