Websense Rolls Out Cloud Security

SAN DIEGO -- Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN) today unveiled the next generation of Websense on-demand security services -- Websense Hosted Email Security and Websense Hosted Web Security. The latest version combines new ease-of-use features with better protection from emerging Web 2.0 and converged threats with increased Web threat intelligence from the latest Websense URL database and Websense ThreatSeeker™ Network.

Web security intelligence is a critical piece of effective email security because today more than 90 percent of unwanted email contains embedded URLs that direct users to Web sites compromised with malicious code and other malware. Websense Hosted Security Services protect organizations from these threats with intelligence from the Websense ThreatSeeker Network. When an attacker attempts to send a malicious link or spam through email, Websense Hosted Email Security cleans the message in the cloud before it reaches its destination. Additionally, if a user attempts to click on a malicious link in an email or other application, Websense prevents the user from accessing the malicious Web site.

"A growing number of cybercriminals leverage blended attacks -- the use of links to malicious Web sites and spam sites in email -- blurring the lines between Web and email security," said Brian Burke, program director, security products, IDC. "Effective detection requires Web security expertise, and we expect to see more organizations adopt security solutions that are able to protect from these converged threats."

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