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Employees perceive spam as an annoyance rather than a potential security threat

(22/05/2008)

Complacency is still rife amongst UK employees toward e-mail security, according to a new research released by Websense. Nearly one third (31%) of respondents stating they were satisfied with their company not fully protecting e-mail as they didn’t feel they would be targeted by cybercriminals. The survey also reveals that 35% of respondents said a hacker’s gaining access to their computer through an e-mail borne attack would not happen to t... [more]

Malicious JavaScript injection evolves

(24/04/2008)

Websense® Security Labs has been tracking a recent development of the malicious JavaScript injection that compromised thousands of domains at the start of this month, just 2-3 weeks ago. The attackers have now switched over to a new domain as their hub for hosting the malicious payload in this attack. We have no doubt that the two attacks are related as our brief analysis in our blog will detail. In the last few hours we have seen the number ... [more]

Northern Ireland Civil Service chooses Websense software for Web security and e-mail filtering

(11/03/2008)

Websense, Inc. has announced that Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) has chosen Websense software to provide Web security and e-mail filtering for all its staff. The decision to choose Websense was driven by IT Assist, the ICT Shared Service Centre providing shared services to all NICS government departments and IT agencies which support them. The £250,000 contract was signed in January 2008 following a review of Web and e-mail security requir... [more]

Legitimate Sites Compromised by Attackers Now Represent Majority of Malicious Web Sites

(23/01/2008)

According to Websense's new report, the number of legitimate Web sites compromised by attackers has surpassed those purposefully created by attackers. The Websense Security Labs™ report summarises security trends for the second half of 2007. Websense researchers warn Internet users to be wary of what sites they click on and visit - even their favourite trusted sites. These sites pose a significant business risk because traditional security me... [more]

Businesses are ill-prepared for the security risk introduced by temporary workers

(27/11/2007)

According to new research released today by Websense, Inc., temporary workers are unwittingly exposing businesses of all sizes to information security breaches. The findings indicate that organisations may be unnecessarily putting their data at risk by granting temporary staff access to confidential information at the same levels as permanent employees. The survey highlights that 87.7% of respondents were able to access documents from the com... [more]

Websense acquires SurfControl

(04/10/2007)

Websense, Inc. has closed its acquisition of SurfControl plc, as the scheme of arrangement relating to the recommended offer for SurfControl plc, at a price of 700 pence per share, has now become effective. The final purchase price is approximately £204 million, including deferred compensation and stock option expense. As a result, Websense offers a set of content security solutions that intelligently protect customers from external maliciou... [more]

Websense protects Web 2.0 applications

(22/08/2007)

While Web 2.0 applications, such as social-networking sites, wikis and blogs, facilitate collaboration and sharing between users, the increased popularity of these applications has also driven hackers to target users and businesses using these emerging tools. To combat this threat, Websense has deployed new systems across the Internet called “HoneyJax” that emulate user behavior within Web 2.0 applications to uncover threats before they spread... [more]

 

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