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ComputerWeekly: Blended threats demand new security approach, says Websense

mmors — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:05:00 GMT

In this article, Devin Redmond, vice-president of product management at Websense describes how the attack vectors have changed in recent years with a huge increase in blended threats.

To Learn more about how Websense is helping organizations protect from these modern, blended threats, check out our TRITON architecture.

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Infosecurity: Facebook users subject to yet another malware attack

mmors — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:55:00 GMT

This article reports on the most recent alert issued by the Websense Security Labs, using Defensio technology to identify a new infectious campaign afflicting more than 250,000 Facebook pages (including Justin Timberlake’s) with malicious links.

More on the attack can be found here. There is a video in the alert that shows the number of pages being infected second by senond.

Users and corporations can protect their page using the free Defensio application for Facebook, the world’s only Facebook security application by downloading at http://defensio.com/

Defensio scans in real time any post to a user’s wall and alerts them when it detects malicious code, comment spam or violates any other policies that the user presets.

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Technology Review: Mapping the Malicious Web; Analyzing the connections between sites could help spot Web attacks.

mmors — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:00:00 GMT

This article reports on a RSAC presentation presented by Stephan Chenette, a principal security researcher at Websense, detailing an experimental system that crawls the Web, identifying the source of content embedded in Web pages and determining whether any code on a site is acting maliciously. This is just another example of how Websense Security research is powering Websense security solutions, like the Websense Secure Web Gateway.

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USA Today - How to protect your Facebook wall from bad links

mmors — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:02:00 GMT

In this blog feature in the Technology Live section, USA Today reporter Byron Acohido discusses how to keep your Facebook wall safe using the free Defensio application from Websense. Individuals and corporate users can download the free application at http://defensio.com/.

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Banking Safely: Introducing Websense® TRITON™

mmors — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:38:00 GMT

Internet access is everywhere and more and more clients are making transactions online and via applications installed in smart phones. The advancement of this dynamic Web has brought forth new business opportunities to better serve customers. But, it has undoubtedly increased the risks of financial information data loss.

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Google Buzz Hit with FTC Complaint by Privacy Group

jharvey — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:59:00 GMT

eWeek reporter Brian Prince writes how Google's newest addition to the social media landscape gets smacked with a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) complaint from the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC).

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Websense Expands Partnership With Juniper Networks to Deliver Best in Class High-Performance Security Solutions

Websense, Inc. - All News Releases — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:03:45 GMT

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Websense Announces Sixth-Annual Financial Analyst Briefing

Websense, Inc. - All News Releases — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:02:00 GMT

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Websense Announces Global Managed Security Service Provider Program to Meet Growing Demand for Unified Content Security

Websense, Inc. - All News Releases — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:02:39 GMT

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Websense Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) Partner Program

mmors — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:25:00 GMT

Organization’s today are increasingly looking to outsourced security service providers to provide greater return on their security investments and cost reductions. Websense has built its managed security service provider (MSSP) partner program to deliver global, strategic partners with the core product, delivery, and support expertise required to enable Websense market-leading content security technologies. The Websense MSSP Partner Program is designed to enable profitable growth through a tangibly differentiated offering.

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