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Websense, today released the most recent video report covering Web threat activity for October 2009. The video supplement to the monthly “This Month in the Threat Webscape” report presents an informative recap of the most pressing Web, email and data security challenges for the month. This month’s report covers:
· Facebook applications hacked
· Massive Facebook password reset phishing attack
· Microsoft Web Outlook credential stealing campaign
· The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) alerting small and medium businesses to massive bank fraud responsible for $100 million in attempted losses
· FBI director Robert Mueller targeted in banking phishing attempt
Cloud-Based Delivery Infrastructure Allows Internet Service Providers, Web 2.0 Properties, Mobile Carriers, Networking Solution Providers and other Third-Parties to Incorporate Websense Security Intelligence into Their Products and Services
Today Websense announced a carrier-level, cloud-based security service for third-party solution providers – the Websense® ThreatSeeker® Cloud. The service allows third-party solution providers to incorporate the security intelligence of Websense ThreatSeeker Network into their products and services so they can add greater value to their own offerings and protect their customers from Web-based security threats. The ThreatSeeker Cloud gives third-party providers real-time access to the advanced Web, data and email security intelligence of the ThreatSeeker Network through a Web-based API.
ThreatSeeker Cloud can be used by Internet service providers (ISPs) to deliver security protection or safe search functionality to their individual consumers; or it can be used by network solution providers who want to incorporate real-time security into their network devices without needing to install hardware or software; or by Web 2.0 properties wanting to classify hyperlinks and content posted to their sites in real-time to prevent visitors from clicking on malicious content. These are just a few examples of the many ways that third-party service and solution providers can leverage the ThreatSeeker Cloud.
Already, more than 3.5 million users are being protected by third-party services and solutions that are leveraging the Websense ThreatSeeker Cloud.
In another example announced today, a company called Radialpoint is using ThreatSeeker Cloud to provide its customers -- who are ISPs -- with industry-leading security intelligence so that those ISPs can then, in turn, deliver real-time threat protection to their customers, who are individual consumers. When users of the service visit a Web site – instantaneously and transparent to the user – the Web site and its content is analyzed through the Websense ThreatSeeker Cloud threat detection and protection network. If the Web site has been classified by Websense as malicious, fraud or phishing, the Internet user can be warned and protected from going to the site.
To read more about how Radialpoint is using Websense ThreatSeeker Cloud, read the press release.
To learn more about Websense ThreatSeeker Cloud, read the press release or visit the Web page here.
The federal government designated October as national Cyber Security Awareness Month. In this short video on the White House blog, President Obama explains the importance of cyber security and gives strategies for protecting yourself while online.
Since its inception 15 years ago Websense® has been on the leading edge of Internet security, helping protect businesses, their employees and their essential information from Web-based threats. The combination of our Web, email and data security technologies, along with the research conducted in the Websense Security Labs™, enables us to protect our customers from today’s most advanced online security threats which span multiple attack vectors.
In this blog post, Websense provides some advice for staying secure while using the Web. You can also stay on top of the latest threats by reading the Websense Security Labs blog and by following the Security Labs on Twitter at www.twitter.com/websenselabs.
Research shows that more and more enterprises are embracing Web 2.0 in the workplace. Yet, with all the excitement around Web 2.0 technologies and the new ways for businesses to use them, organizations must also be prepared for the increased security risks that they bring.
One recent example of all the excitement around Web 2.0 was the public launch of Google Wave, which aspires to be a step forward in the way people communicate and collaborate online. Google Wave consolidates elements of e-mail, chat, wikis, document collaboration, blogs, photo-sharing and other Web 2.0 applications into one hosted Web conversation, or a “wave.”
Given the public excitement and the strong brand recognition of Google, enterprises will likely see employees “pulling” Google Wave into the workplace -- with or without IT permission. To examine the risks that this presents, we asked Web and data security experts from Websense to weigh in with their opinions. Read More >
Patrik Runald recently joined Websense as Senior Manager, Security Research in the Websense Security Labs. We were able to tear him away from discovering and researching the most recent threats for a few minutes to talk about his work experience, perspective on today’s threats and his first impressions of the Websense Security Labs. Read more>
The first half of 2009 saw a number of big exploits and an escalation of attacks using the dynamic elements of popular Web 2.0 sites to infect users’ computers and perpetrate fraud. Additionally, the Websense Security Labs found a massive increase in the number of malicious sites which increased 233 percent over the six month period. Download the State of Internet Security report or view the video overview to learn more >.
In this webinar, Devin Redmond, VP Product Management at Websense and featured guest Chenxi Wang, Ph.D., Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, Inc., discuss the evolving threat landscape and how the need for greater visibility and control of multiple content applications (Web, Email, IM, etc.) is resulting in growing demand for consolidated content security suites. Listen to this informative webinar and learn why Websense was named the sole leader in The Forrester Wave™: Content Security Suites, Q2 2009.
Chenxi Wang, Ph.D., Forrester Research
