Forcepoint

<p>Forcepoint is an American <a href="/facts/Multinational_corporation/qrMQSMTb">multinational corporation</a> <a href="/facts/Software_company/q5keu43g">software company</a> headquartered in <a href="/facts/Austin,_Texas/xpVP4t98">Austin, Texas</a>, that develops <a href="/facts/Computer_security_software/sftTWp7X">computer security software</a> and <a href="/facts/Information_privacy/fb6DMpdN">data protection</a>, <a href="/facts/Cloud_access_security_broker/6yjs1Aeg">cloud access security broker</a>, <a href="/facts/Firewall_(computing)/Et2RkJaU">firewall</a> and <a href="/facts/Cross-domain_solution/T2VLy89Q">cross-domain solutions</a>.
</p><p>Forcepoint was founded in 1994 as an <a href="/facts/Information_technology/glMzunwe">information technology</a> reseller called NetPartners. It was renamed Websense in 1999 and became a <a href="/facts/Public_company/tnJQvSdR">public company</a> in 2000 at the peak of the <a href="/facts/Dot-com_bubble/dCFWQt0s">dot-com bubble</a>. <a href="/facts/Vista_Equity_Partners/ncPID958">Vista Equity Partners</a> acquired Websense in 2013 for $906 million. <a href="/facts/Raytheon_Company/f6weLlqg">Raytheon</a> acquired an 80% interest in Websense in April 2015 for $1.9 billion and acquired the remaining 20% interest in 2019. In 2015, Websense acquired network security vendor Stonesoft from <a href="/facts/Intel/SMF0gJJX">Intel</a> and in 2016, the company was renamed Forcepoint. <a href="/facts/Francisco_Partners/yw8r1hHK">Francisco Partners</a> acquired the company from Raytheon successor <a href="/facts/RTX_Corporation/wGGxdMoD">RTX Corporation</a> in January 2021.
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