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Published Friday, April 27, 2012 10:26 PM by Talia James

“Organisations need to be able to identify sensitive information and make sure it remains safe,” commented Carl Leonard, senior manager at Websense Security Labs. “Accidents happen, so protecting confidential data is essential if you don’t want to risk cybercriminals running away it…”

http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/london-marathon-faces-ico-investigation-74666

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Published Wednesday, April 25, 2012 10:24 PM by Talia James

Carl Leonard, senior manager at Websense Security Labs told The INQUIRER, "Data is everywhere and its value is growing exponentially with huge volumes of new content being created and shared every second. As organisations manage this data, the challenge is that much of it is sensitive and theft is a major concern…”

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2169808/london-marathon-web-site-leaks-runners-personal-details

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Published Tuesday, April 24, 2012 10:13 PM by Talia James

“Websense Security Labs' 2012 Threat Report said that while exploit kits and advanced methods to attack Windows systems and the software that reside on this platform exist against the large surface area, new rogue anti-virus dropper files are surfacing for Mac OS as it continues to increase in popularity…”

http://www.scmagazineuk.com/detection-of-mac-malware-to-expand-as-realities-of-mobile-malware-are-laid-bare/article/237392/

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Published Monday, April 23, 2012 2:06 PM by Talia James

“Websense has estimated the number of infected WordPress sites to be 30,000, with others putting the number as high as 100,000 but what matters is that the overwhelming majority - 85 percent - were based in the US…”

 http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/.../infected_wordpress_blogs_blamed for_mac_flashback_trojan.html

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Published Friday, April 20, 2012 8:06 PM by Talia James

 “Traditional defenses just aren't working any more,” said Charles Renert, vice president of research and development for Websense. “Organizations need real-time defenses with multiple detection points that deeply analyze both the inbound content of each website and email as well as the outbound transmission of sensitive data…”

http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/25291/websense-report-discusses-the-lifecycle-of-an-advanced-attack

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Published Tuesday, April 03, 2012 1:32 AM by Patricia Hogan

“50% of malware connections lead to the U.S.," says Charles Renert, vice president of Websense Security Labs. According to the 2012 Websense Threat Report, Canada's malware ranking has also zoomed upward in the past year, so the country now clocks in at No. 2 at 13.2%. The countries in the top five ranking include Germany at 5.4%, the Netherlands at 4.9% and China at 4.1%...

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/032912-malware-attack-257782.html

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Published Thursday, March 29, 2012 1:30 AM by Patricia Hogan

“As we took off from TechWeekEurope’s Soho headquarters for a brief trip around London on a balmy spring afternoon, Carl Leonard demonstrated how a malicious Android app could be created in just 10 minutes. Bringing up an Android Eclipse SDK on the LCD screen, he produced a fake antivirus app in super quick time, cunningly calling it Awesome AV Scanner…”

http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/mobile-malware-android-websense-70329

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Published Wednesday, March 28, 2012 1:29 AM by Patricia Hogan

“The U.S. continues to lead the world in malware connections and malware hosting — a smart tactical approach for cyber criminals, according to the 2012 Websense Threat Report. The rationale, the web security company explains, is that no one is likely to block a U.S. domain because of the impact on Internet users…”

 

http://www.securitybistro.com/blog/?p=1272&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it

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Published Monday, March 26, 2012 1:28 AM by Patricia Hogan

“Imagine that criminals broke into headquarters and bugged your executive offices for insider information—and then made millions trading on that information. That's what can happen if you jump into a Board Communication Systems too quickly…”

http://www.csoonline.com/article/702878/securing-your-board-of-directors-communication-portal-

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Published Wednesday, March 21, 2012 1:26 AM by Patricia Hogan

“Both the bring-your-own-device phenomenon, whereby workers opt to use their own gear for work, and company-provided mobile work tools offer opportunities for data leakage,” said Fiaaz Walji, Canadian country manager for Websense. “When you add the fact that these mobile devices have cloud-based applications, free access to social sites, and a lot of them carry sensitive data on them, the security risk has just skyrocketed.”

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2012/03/19/technology-data-loss-mobile-devices.html

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