Fortra Data Security
Boldon James data classification, Digital Guardian endpoint DLP and Clearswift adaptive redaction in one enterprise data security suite
Fortra Data Security has moved decisively into the large-enterprise segment. With the acquisition of Boldon James, Fortra now pairs market-leading data classification and protective marking with Digital Guardian endpoint DLP and Clearswift adaptive redaction, a true classify, protect and control suite under one vendor. Boldon James labels every email, document and file at the point of creation, and those persistent labels drive Digital Guardian enforcement and Clearswift redaction downstream, sharply improving accuracy at enterprise scale. For UAE ministries, banks and large regulated enterprises needing classification-led, sovereign-capable DLP, Fortra is now a front-rank choice rather than a niche specialist.
Classification, endpoint DLP and adaptive redaction with sovereign deployment options
With the Boldon James acquisition, Fortra Data Security now leads with data classification. Boldon James adds user-driven and automated classification and protective marking, so data is labelled at the point of creation and those labels persist with the file, email or document wherever it travels.
Those classification labels then drive the rest of the suite. Digital Guardian provides kernel-level endpoint DLP with forensics-grade visibility, and Clearswift adds deep content inspection and adaptive redaction, sanitising sensitive content from outbound mail rather than blocking the whole message. Classify, protect and control now sit under one vendor.
Fortra's defining strength is the ability to deploy on-prem or in sovereign environments where most newer SASE-native DLP platforms cannot operate. Combined with classification-led enforcement at enterprise scale, that makes Fortra a consistent shortlist choice for UAE ministries, government bodies, banks and large regulated industries.
Classify, Protect
& Control
Boldon James classifies and protectively marks data at creation; Digital Guardian enforces kernel-level endpoint DLP; Clearswift Adaptive Redaction sanitises outbound content rather than blocking entire messages.
- Boldon James: user-driven and automated data classification and protective marking
- Digital Guardian: kernel-level endpoint DLP with forensics-grade visibility
- Clearswift Adaptive Redaction: sanitise outbound content, deliver the rest
- Classification labels drive DLP and redaction policy end-to-end
- On-prem and sovereign deployment for ministries and regulated entities
Fortra Data Security Highlights
Classification-led data security, now at large-enterprise scale
The Boldon James acquisition is the inflection point. Fortra now unifies user-driven and automated data classification with Digital Guardian endpoint DLP and Clearswift adaptive redaction in a single portfolio. Classification labels created at the source travel with the data and drive enforcement everywhere, exactly the operating model large enterprises and governments require. For UAE government bodies, banks and regulated enterprises, this delivers sovereign-capable, classification-led data protection that few competitors match end-to-end.
Classification-led
Boldon James labels drive Digital Guardian and Clearswift enforcement end-to-end
Enterprise-scale
the Boldon James acquisition moves Fortra into the large-enterprise DLP segment
Sovereign
on-prem and air-gap deployment for ministries and regulated entities
Classify and protectively mark data at the point of creation
The Boldon James acquisition adds market-leading user-driven and automated classification. Every email, document and file is labelled at creation, and those persistent labels travel with the data, the foundation large enterprises and governments build data protection on.
Labels drive Digital Guardian and Clearswift enforcement
Boldon James classification labels feed Digital Guardian endpoint DLP and Clearswift adaptive redaction directly, so policy keys off trusted metadata rather than content scanning alone. The result is far fewer false positives and consistent enforcement across a large estate.
Kernel-level visibility on Windows, macOS, Linux
Digital Guardian operates at the OS kernel level, providing deep visibility into every file, clipboard, screen capture, and application-level data action. Forensics-grade incident detail supports both compliance and insider-threat investigations.
Remove sensitive content, deliver the message
Rather than blocking outbound email containing sensitive content, Clearswift can remove or redact the specific sensitive portions (credit cards, PII, classified markings) and deliver the rest, dramatically reducing legitimate-business friction.
OCR, dictionaries, structural patterns
Clearswift content inspection includes OCR (extract text from images), large lexicon dictionaries, regex patterns, structural patterns (passport, ID number formats), and contextual analysis. Strong for UAE regulated industries.
On-prem and air-gap support
Clearswift Secure ICAP Gateway and Digital Guardian on-prem deploy fully within sovereign environments without external cloud dependency. Useful for UAE ministries and government bodies with strict residency mandates.
User and entity behaviour analytics for insider risk
Digital Guardian Analytics & Reporting Cloud (ARC) applies UEBA to DLP telemetry, surfacing insider-threat patterns and anomalous data movement that signature-only DLP misses.
Court-admissible incident detail
Digital Guardian's forensics-grade event detail supports court-admissible investigations, useful for UAE banking and government insider-threat cases requiring rigorous evidence trails.
Who should put Fortra Data Security on the shortlist
Large enterprises and governments standardising on a classify, protect and control operating model
Defence, government and banking estates needing data classification and protective marking via Boldon James
UAE ministries and government bodies with sovereign DLP deployment requirements
Banks and regulated industries needing adaptive redaction to reduce business friction
Customers requiring forensics-grade endpoint DLP for insider-threat investigations
Air-gap and on-prem environments where SASE-native DLP cannot operate
Organisations already running Fortra Tripwire, Digital Guardian, or Clearswift
Compliance-driven enterprises with strict outbound DLP audit requirements
Buyers needing OCR and deep content inspection for image-based exfiltration scenarios
Product portfolio
Models we deploy and manage
Picking the right SKU is as important as picking the right vendor. We size by data classes, egress vectors and operational capacity, not by brochure tier.
Deployment Options
Endpoint, network, or cloud-native: your call. Artiflex deploys Fortra Data Security in whichever channel model fits your data-movement and regulatory requirements.
Endpoint DLP
Agent-based DLP enforcement on Windows, macOS, and Linux, covering clipboard, peripherals, removable media, and application-level data movement.
Network / Gateway DLP
Outbound traffic inspection at the network perimeter or web proxy, with TLS inspection where the vendor supports it.
Cloud / SaaS DLP
API-mode or inline DLP for Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Salesforce, Box, and other sanctioned SaaS apps.
Why Artiflex IT
Delivering Fortra Data Security across the UAE
Artiflex IT delivers Fortra Data Security end-to-end for UAE customers, from classification-led enterprise rollouts to sovereign DLP. Our team has hands-on experience deploying Boldon James Classifier for data classification and protective marking, Digital Guardian for forensics-grade endpoint DLP, and Clearswift Secure Email Gateway with Adaptive Redaction across ministries, banks, and regulated industries. Vendor-neutral sizing is our default starting point; we will tell you when Forcepoint or Symantec is a stronger fit.
Frequently asked
Fortra Data Security questions we hear from UAE buyers
What does the Boldon James acquisition add to Fortra Data Security?
Boldon James is a market leader in data classification and protective marking. Folding it into Fortra puts classification, endpoint DLP (Digital Guardian) and adaptive redaction (Clearswift) in one portfolio. Users and automated rules label data at the point of creation, and those persistent labels then drive DLP enforcement and outbound redaction, which sharply reduces false positives and scales policy across large estates. It is the capability that moves Fortra from a DLP specialist into a front-rank large-enterprise data security platform, and it strengthens the fit for UAE government, defence and banking.
Ready to evaluate Fortra Data Security?
Free DLP assessment, vendor-neutral sizing, and a written recommendation. We will tell you when another vendor is the better fit.