Forcepoint's Global Governments and Critical Infrastructure cybersecurity business will focus on insider risk and behavior analytics and increase investment in cyber defense technologies against insider threats after being acquired by asset management firm TPG, Forcepoint G2CI CEO Sean Berg told GovInfoSecurity in a recent interview. Berg commented that the divestiture is beneficial for the firm and Forcepoint's commercial business, but the two will continue to collaborate on certain endeavors.

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Asset management firm TPG has agreed to buy the global governments and critical infrastructure business of Austin, Texas-based cybersecurity software provider Forcepoint. Francisco Partners, the investment firm that acquired Forcepoint from Raytheon Technologies two years ago, will hold a minority stake in Forcepoint G2CI as part of the deal with TPG and will continue to […] More

Sean Berg synthesizes three decades of public and private sector experience in his role as president of global governments and critical infrastructure at Forcepoint. The executive optimizes the delivery of high assurance security to government and critical infrastructure customers worldwide. Berg came to the company in 2017 as vice president of global government sales and has […] More

Forcepoint has joined a public-private partnership led by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to enhance information sharing on cybersecurity threats. The Herndon, Virginia-headquartered security company said Monday it will build on its experience in leading cybersecurity efforts for defense, civilian and intelligence agencies to support the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative‘s mission to improve the […] More

Forcepoint has received Authorized designation under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for expanded services of its cloud-native Security Service Edge platform. The company said Tuesday the expanded FedRAMP certification covers Forcepoint ONE’s security services, including Cloud Access Security Broker, Secure Web Gateway, Zero Trust Network Access and Data Loss Prevention. Forcepoint ONE is […] More

Sean Berg, president of global government and critical infrastructure at Forcepoint, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz about the challenges of implementing zero-trust architectures and driving value for the company’s customers through contract awards and recent acquisitions during the latest Executive Spotlight interview. “The deep partnership and trust we have with our customers is incredibly important to the team here at […] More

Forcepoint’s federal business has won a potential four-year, $89 million firm-fixed-price contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency to develop a user activity monitoring technology. The contract, which comes via meritorious election by the General Services Administration, tasks Forcepoint Federal with equipping the Department of Defense Combatant Commands and Fourth Estate entities with the user activity […] More

TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 30, 2021 — Forcepoint aims to expand its cybersecurity portfolio with its planned acquisition of U.K.-based platform security vendor Deep Secure, which is expected to close in August, pending regulatory review and other customary closing conditions, GovCon Wire reported June 16. The content, disarm and reconstruction capabilities of Deep Secure will […] More

TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 19, 2021 — Sean Berg, most recently a senior vice president at Forcepoint, was promoted as president of global governments and critical infrastructure when investment firm Francisco Partners completed its acquisition of the cybersecurity venture from Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) last week, GovCon Wire reported Jan. 12.

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Sean Berg, senior vice president and general manager for global governments and critical infrastructure at Forcepoint, has said that organizations should prioritize the monitoring of user perimeters through a zero-trust approach. “With people as the new perimeter, zero trust is a non-negotiable first step for securing newly distributed agency workforces and ensuring users are who they say they are,” Berg wrote in a guest piece for FedScoop.

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Sean Berg, executive vice president and general manager of global governments at Forcepoint, has said that the Cyberspace Solarium Commission should consider recommending the use of behavioral analysis in cybersecurity defense operations.

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Sean Berg, a senior vice president and general manager at Forcepoint, has said that amid the growing use of cloud and automation in the government, agencies should focus on analyzing how employees interact with data to better secure information.

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