Forcepoint has introduced significant updates to its AI-native Data Security Cloud platform, featuring the new Adaptive Risk Intelligence Assistant (ARIA) and advanced endpoint intelligence, while also revamping its Global Partner Program to accelerate adoption of modern data security solutions.
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Forcepoint is advancing its Self-Aware Data Security approach with major enhancements to the Data Security Cloud platform. These updates center on ARIA, the embedded Adaptive Risk Intelligence Assistant, which leverages natural language to automate policy enforcement and speed up responses to threats in AI-driven environments.
“AI has made data a living, breathing thing, permanently changing how information ripples through organizations and demanding true visibility and control that moves just as fast,” said Ryan Windham, CEO of Forcepoint. “By embedding ARIA directly into Data Security Cloud, we’re helping security teams respond faster to emerging threats and strengthen adaptive protection across modern environments. Our enhanced partner ecosystem is how we bring Self-Aware Data Security to life at scale.”
The platform unifies Data Security Posture Management (DSPM), Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Cloud, Data Detection and Response (DDR), web and email security, CASB, RBI, advanced forensics, and risk-adaptive protection under a single-policy framework. This consolidation eliminates the need for multiple point products, enabling real-time adaptation to how data moves in modern workflows involving AI tools, collaboration platforms, and cloud services.
Key innovations include ARIA’s ability to identify policy gaps—such as unprotected AI copilots—and generate recommended policies with rationale for quick review and deployment. ARIA integrates with tools like ServiceNow and Slack for streamlined incident response and provides ongoing risk insights through Forcepoint’s AI Mesh, which processes billions of data elements.
The next-generation Data Security Everywhere agent extends protection directly to endpoints, offering on-device inspection and enforcement without routing traffic through proxies. It safeguards data in sanctioned AI applications while preventing leaks to unsanctioned tools or personal storage, supporting both cloud and on-premises setups.
Expanded coverage now includes structured data security for cloud data lakehouses like Databricks and Snowflake, deeper Google Workspace integration, and consistent protection across SaaS, hybrid, endpoint, web, and email channels. These features help organizations manage data sprawl, enable GenAI safely, contain insider risks, and simplify compliance.
“We have data everywhere — in the cloud, on prem, across 140,000 students in 70 countries. AI, modernization and data sprawl are all interlinked, and if we wait to see what challenges AI brings, we're behind,” said Brian Johnson, Director of IT Security at Liberty University. “Before Forcepoint, I had multiple platforms and limited line of sight across them. Data Security Cloud gives us unified visibility and control at scale and simplifies my job."
Forcepoint has also updated its Global Partner Program based on partner input, introducing a three-tier structure with transparent requirements, deal registration margins without minimums, and aligned economic benefits. Enhanced enablement supports partners in building capabilities and positioning themselves as trusted data security advisors.
“Organizations are realizing that fragmented security tools create gaps that adversaries exploit," said Ian L. Paterson, CEO of Plurilock. "Forcepoint's unified Data Security Cloud platform and updated partner program align closely with Plurilock's philosophy of delivering fewer tools, more security and measurable outcomes for our clients."
These enhancements position Forcepoint to help enterprises and governments achieve true visibility, adaptive risk management, and scalable protection in an era of rapid AI adoption and evolving data threats.
About Forcepoint
Forcepoint enables Self-Aware Data Security, an AI-native approach that helps enterprises and governments know their data everywhere, adapt to evolving risks and regulations in real time, and protect at scale with a unified, single-policy framework. Based in Austin, Texas, Forcepoint creates safe, trusted environments for customers and their employees in more than 150 countries.
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