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Websense Focuses on Continued Security Innovation with Acquisition

Published Thursday, May 23, 2013 10:12 AM by John McCormack

By now, many of you have seen this week’s announcement detailing the Websense agreement to be acquired by Vista Equity Partners and become a privately held company. I view this as a very positive development for our Websense customers, partners...

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ATM Cyber Heist Underscores Need for DLP Technology

Published Friday, May 10, 2013 6:55 AM by Joerg Sieber

A fascinating cybercrime story about an "unlimited operation" in New York involving the theft of debit card information from payment processors, and the resulting theft of $45 Million from thousands of ATMs by an international gang of hackers...

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Filed under: data security, data loss prevention, DLP, banking, data loss, data breach, cybercrime, hacking, data theft

Cybercrime: The Next Big Target, Your Smartphone [VIDEO]

Published Tuesday, May 07, 2013 1:05 AM by Bob Hansmann

Leading analyst firm International Data Corporation (IDC) recently released a report showing two trends are increasing the risk of smartphone cyberattacks. First, Q1 2013 smartphone sales finally surpassed regular feature phone sales. Second, total smartphone...

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Filed under: best practices, Android, iPhone, IDC, mobile security, BYOD

Upcoming Webinar: Why Java Exploits Remain a Top Security Risk

Published Tuesday, April 30, 2013 11:05 PM by Bob Hansmann

Java vulnerabilities and zero-days are a serious problem in today's businesses. Frequently discovered vulnerabilities are consistently opening the door for data theft. Recent research by the Websense Security Labs found that 94 percent of computers...

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Filed under: exploits, exploit, Websense Security Labs, best practices, hacker types, targeted attacks, hacking, webinar, hacks, Java, Websense

Part II: Five Best Practices When Facebook Liking

Published Friday, April 19, 2013 4:27 PM by Bob Hansmann

Today the Facebook Like button turns three years old. It’s the perfect time to remind employees how to safely surf Facebook, specify when “liking” content. Below I’ve detailed five best practices that you can share to mitigate...

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Filed under: Facebook, ACE, Websense Security Labs, Advanced Classification Engine, best practices, Social Media, social media security, social media survey

Part I: What’s Not to “Like”?

Published Friday, April 19, 2013 4:12 PM by Bob Hansmann

April 21st represents the third anniversary of the Facebook Like button. On the day of the launch, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, "we are building a web where the default is social." For the Like button’s third birthday party, there are a number...

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Filed under: Facebook, Websense Security Labs, Social Media, social media security

Five Things CSOs Need to Know About the First NIST Cybersecurity Workshop

Published Monday, April 15, 2013 6:23 PM by Lamont Orange

President Obama recently issued a Presidential Executive Order on Cybersecurity (PO 13636), which sent a wave of buzz throughout the industry. I attended the first National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) request for information (RFI) workshop...

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Filed under: CSO Pecpectives, CSO, cybersecurity, Office of the CSO, NIST

Six Steps for Deploying Data Security Controls (Part II)

Published Friday, April 05, 2013 3:34 PM by Neil Thacker

Earlier this week I made my case on why it’s time to move from infrastructure-only security to infrastructure AND data security control. Below are six steps for a successful data security control implementation. Step one: Calculate the value of...

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Filed under: data security, data loss prevention, DLP, data loss, data theft, Office of the CSO

Turning the Lights On… Infrastructure Security vs. Data Security (Part I)

Published Wednesday, April 03, 2013 4:06 PM by Neil Thacker

The only thing more challenging than seeing something in the dark is explaining what you can see to others. That’s how I characterize the often-difficult process of explaining the importance of data security to your executives and employees. Clearly...

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Filed under: data security, data loss prevention, data loss, Office of the CSO

Websense and F5 – Why it Matters

Published Tuesday, March 12, 2013 8:05 AM by Ryan Windham

On February 25th, Websense and F5 announced a long-term, strategic agreement to develop the industry's most comprehensive, scalable, and real-time network security offerings. We also announced the availability of the first solution in our joint development...

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Filed under: security threats, cybercrime, networking, Websense, security defenses, cybersecurity

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