Introduction

Forcepoint Web Security Cloud is a flexible web protection solution that provides fine-tuned control over your users’ web access, while providing comprehensive protection against web threats such as viruses, malware, data loss, and phishing attacks.

Forcepoint Web Security Cloud is intuitive to use and works out of the box with a default policy that applies common web filters. To make full use of its features, you can customize this default policy and configure your own policies to meet the needs of your organization.

This guide outlines the setup tasks required to get Forcepoint Web Security Cloud managing your web traffic. It also contains information on how to work with roaming users, and tips on tailoring policies for your organization. In the appendix you can find tips for preparing your end users for their new web protection system.

Detailed configuration information for Forcepoint Web Security Cloud is available in the Forcepoint Web Security Cloud Help. This can be accessed from within the cloud portal, or online here.
Note: This guide covers deploying the service as a purely cloud-based solution. If you are deploying with an I Series appliance, refer to the guide Deploying an I Series Appliance on the Forcepoint Support site.