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forcepoint.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 4 November 202638 issues · 99 checks
This review found 38 issues worth fixing on forcepoint.com, 13 of them high impact, across 99 checks. The most urgent: use efficient cache lifetimes. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.
- Homepage
- Phone render
- Links and pages
- Google PageSpeed
Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile
Site score
67DClosest competitors among reviewed websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 3.9 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 4.1 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 4.2 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 4.6 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 4.6 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 4.5 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 4.3 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 4.3 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 4.3 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 4.2 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 4.2 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 4.1 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 4.0 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 4.2 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 4.3 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 4.2 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.9 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 3.9 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 3.9 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 3.9 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 3.9 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 3.5 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 3.0 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 2.7 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 599 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 579 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 530 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 453 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 434 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 438 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 440 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 451 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 455 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 439 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 452 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 482 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 539 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 746 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 756 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 722 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 697 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 672 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 637 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 602 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 570 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 526 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 489 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 476 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 478 ms |
Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab): real Chrome visitors over rolling 28-day periods.
One score from every part of this review. How it works
How it loaded on a phone
0.4 s
0.8 s
1.1 s
1.5 s
1.9 s
2.3 s
2.6 s
3.0 s
forcepoint.com does not allow embedding, so this is Google's rendering of the page.
Speed
Use efficient cache lifetimes
3.6 s · 487 KiB8 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (487 KiB).
Reduce unused JavaScript
1.4 s · 260 KiBAbout 260 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 1.4 s faster on a phone.
Render-blocking requests
1.0 s5 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 1.0 s.
Mobile performance score: 35
35/100Your mobile performance score is 35. Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.
3,173 HTML elements
The page has 3,173 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
6 third-party services on the page
6 third-party services load with your homepage (VWO, Hubspot and Tealium and others), adding 561 KiB and 543 ms of main-thread time.
Reduce unused CSS
370 ms · 75 KiBAbout 75 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 370 ms faster on a phone.
Improve image delivery
300 ms · 79 KiB10 images could be 79 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 300 ms faster on a phone.
VWO adds 319 ms
319 msVWO costs a phone 319 ms of main-thread work and 203 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Main-thread work: 2.6 s
A phone's processor spends 2.6 s on main-thread work while loading, 1.5 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
Legacy JavaScript
150 ms · 19 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 19 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.
15 long tasks on the main thread
15 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 147 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Chained critical requests
Critical files load one after another instead of in parallel (3 chains). Preconnecting to key origins and preloading the hero image shortens the chain.
1 checks passed
Server response: 34 ms
34 msYour server sent the HTML in 34 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Fails Core Web Vitals for real visitors
Real Chrome users on phones do not pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)). Google uses this in ranking.
Real-user INP: 530 ms
530 msReal visitors wait 530 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 1.00
1.00For real visitors the layout shifts by 1.00 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Largest Contentful Paint: 9.7 s
9.7 sYour largest element takes 9.7 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the element shown below.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.928
0.928The layout shifts by 0.928 while loading, so content jumps under the reader's thumb. Good is under 0.1.
Time to Interactive: 9.7 s
9.7 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 9.7 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Real-user LCP: 3.8 s
3.8 sReal visitors wait 3.8 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user FCP: 2.6 s
2.6 sReal visitors see the first content after 2.6 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 1.2 s
1.2 sReal visitors wait 1.2 s for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Total Blocking Time: 487 ms
487 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 487 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
Speed Index: 4.0 s
4.0 sVisually, the page fills in at 4.0 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
First Contentful Paint: 2.0 s
2.0 sThe first text or image appears after 2.0 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
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Tap response (INP) got 19% faster for real visitors
-19%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 599 ms to 478 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest content (LCP) got 32% faster for real visitors
-32%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 3.9 s to 2.7 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Images and page weight
About 0.5 g of CO₂ per visit
0.46 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 0.46 g of CO₂e: 55.5 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
4 checks passed
Page weight: 1.6 MB in 96 requests
1.6 MBYour homepage downloads 1.6 MB in 96 requests on a phone: scripts 1,000 KiB (49), images 224 KiB (33) and other files 155 KiB (5). That is a lean page.
Images use modern formats
Every sizeable image is WebP, AVIF or SVG.
Images load when needed
Images below the first screen wait until the visitor scrolls to them.
Images are sized for phones
No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.
Accessibility
3 text elements with low contrast
3 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
Malformed lists
Some lists contain elements other than list items, which screen readers announce wrongly.
Document should not have more than one banner landmark (1 element)
Document should not have more than one banner landmark: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination (1 element)
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
1 form field without a label
1 form field has no label, so screen readers announce an empty box and autofill guesses.
Headings skip levels
Headings skip levels (h1 → h3), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 83 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
50 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 55 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 50 passed and 5 failed. 4 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
Open Graph partly set
Open Graph is missing og:description, so shared links fall back to guesses.
139 internal links, 11 external
The homepage links to 139 pages on forcepoint.com and 11 external pages.
7 checks passed
Meta description: 145 characters
Your meta description is 145 characters: “AI moves fast. Forcepoint moves first. Monitor, enforce and secure data for shadow AI, agents and sanctioned AI with Fo…”.
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “Protect Your Data with Command of AI”.
Title: 60 characters
Your title is a healthy 60 characters: “Forcepoint: AI Data Security | Secure Agents, Stop Shadow AI”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.forcepoint.com/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: Organization, WebPage and WebSite.
robots.txt in place
robots.txt is in place and points crawlers to your sitemap.
XML sitemap found
Your XML sitemap is reachable at https://www.forcepoint.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
4 checks passed
AI answer engines may read the site
Your robots.txt lets the crawlers behind ChatGPT search, Claude and Perplexity read the site and cite it in answers.
Organization data: 5 of 6 facts
Your Organization JSON-LD gives name, url, logo, sameAs (social profiles) and contact details; description would complete it.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (1,363 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
llms.txt published
The site publishes /llms.txt (7 KiB, 39 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.
Other pages
12 pages share a title
/, /es, /fr, /de, /it and /pt-br and 6 others all use the title “Forcepoint: AI Data Security | Secure Agents, Stop Shadow AI”. Search engines can't tell which page to show for a search, so each competes with the others.
2 pages without a meta description
/platform/technology-partners and /partners/find-a-partner have no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.
11 pages share a meta description
/es, /fr, /de, /it, /pt-br and /zh-hans and 5 others use the same meta description. A description written for each page earns more clicks.
1 page without an H1
/platform/technology-partners has no <h1> headline, so visitors and search engines get no clear main topic.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 76 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
4 checks passed
Linked pages load
All 15 pages we checked loaded without an error.
Canonical URLs point to themselves
No page we checked hands its ranking to a different URL.
No linked page is hidden from search
None of the pages we checked carries a noindex tag.
Every page has a title
All 15 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
6 small tap targets
6 of 13 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
1 JavaScript error while loading
1 error was logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'api')”.
1 checks passed
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Security and trust
No security.txt
There is no /.well-known/security.txt telling researchers how to report a security problem to you.
8 checks passed
Served over HTTPS
The homepage is served over HTTPS (forcepoint.com).
Valid certificate (81 days left)
The certificate from Sectigo Limited · Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA OV R36 verifies for forcepoint.com and is valid for another 81 days.
Protected from clickjacking
X-Frame-Options or a frame-ancestors policy stops other sites framing yours.
Content-Security-Policy set
A Content-Security-Policy is set, the main browser-side defence against injected scripts.
HSTS enabled
Strict-Transport-Security is set, so browsers always use https.
http:// redirects to https
http://forcepoint.com redirects to the secure version.
HTTP/2
The server speaks HTTP/2, so browsers load many files over one connection.
All 51 links work
All 51 links checked from your homepage (40 internal, 11 external) answered without errors.
Domain and trust
Domain expires in 40 days
forcepoint.com is registered until Dec 2026. Make sure auto-renew is on and the card on file is current.
3 checks passed
Domain is 26 years old
26 yearsforcepoint.com was registered in Dec 1999 through Corsearch Domains LLC. An established domain carries more trust with email providers and search engines.
Certificate issuers are restricted
CAA records allow only letsencrypt.org, pki.goog, sectigo.com and amazon.com to issue certificates for forcepoint.com, so a mis-issued certificate from anyone else is refused.
DNSSEC is on
forcepoint.com's DNS answers are signed (DNSSEC), so they can't be forged on the way to visitors.
Content and conversion
Local business without LocalBusiness data
Your homepage shows a street address but no LocalBusiness JSON-LD, so Google and AI assistants have to guess your address, hours and phone from the page text.
No phone number on the homepage
A local customer looking to call finds no phone number on the homepage. Add one, ideally as a tap-to-call link.
No analytics detected
No analytics or tag manager detected in the HTML, so you can't measure whether any of these fixes work.
No direct contact details
No phone number or email link on the homepage, so ready-to-buy visitors have one fewer way to reach you.
No opening hours
The homepage shows no opening hours. If customers visit or call, show when.
No map or directions link
There is no link to Google or Apple Maps. A directions link is one tap for a phone visitor.
No risk reducer
No guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card) is mentioned, which is often what tips a hesitant visitor.
About 1,324 words of copy
The homepage carries about 1,324 words of visible text.
4 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “Get Started”.
6 calls to action
The homepage has 6 calls to action, for example “Talk to an Expert”, “Contact Us” and “Get Started”.
1 short form
A short form (1 field at most) is right on the homepage.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 39 customer or partner logos and 26 trust badges.
Email authentication
Email authentication score: 95/100
Email authentication: SPF record 25 points, plus 15 when it ends in -all (10 for ~all); DMARC record 25, plus 25 for a reject policy (15 for quarantine); a DKIM key on a common selector 10.
3 checks passed
DMARC policy: reject
DMARC tells receivers to reject mail that fails authentication, and sends you reports.
SPF in place (~all)
An SPF record lists your sending servers and marks other mail as suspicious (~all): “v=spf1 mx ip4:199.15.212.192/32 ip4:204.15.64.0/21 ip4:204.14.232.0/21 ip4:202.129.242.0/25 ip4:195.244.16.20/32 ip4:19…”.
DKIM signing found
A DKIM key is published (selector “selector1”, “selector2” and “smtp”), so receivers can verify mail really came from you.
Privacy and tracking
19 cookies set on arrival
19Opening the homepage sets 19 cookies (measured from a US location before any click).
No consent tool detected
No known cookie consent tool loads with the page. Some sites build their own banner, and some only show one to visitors from the EU.
10 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 10 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
1 checks passed
No known trackers before consent
No known advertising or analytics trackers load before a visitor clicks anything (measured from a US location before any click).
Upkeep, stack and company
No signs of neglect in what was checked: the copyright year, CMS and plugin versions, and jQuery.
Stack
- CMS
- Drupal
- Framework
- Next.js
- Hosting
- Netlify
Company
- Founded
- 1994
- Headquarters
- San Diego
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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