WEBSENSE

The Websense Approach

In the past, most Web content was static and predictable. But today’s reality is that Web content—even from so-called “trusted” sites—is constantly changing with end-users encouraged to post, edit, or manipulate content. The most popular and heavily-trafficked sites that make the most use of dynamic Web 2.0 content, are also the most vulnerable to attack. In fact, according to Websense® research covering the first half of 2008, over 60 percent of these top 100 sites either hosted malicious content or contained a masked redirect to an illegitimate site.

Websense understands both the content and the context of the Internet landscape through its industry-leading ThreatSeeker Network, and feeds this intelligence into all its security solutions. Websense is the first security vendor to address the risks of Web 2.0 by deploying ThreatSeeker analytics inline at the customer’s gateway, providing dynamic, adaptive protection against new threats and uncategorized content.

Websense customers can now harness the power of Web 2.0, while keeping security risks in check by examining the content of both inbound and outbound HTTP and SSL-encrypted traffic. Real-time content analysis is combined with powerful anti-malware, Web reputation, and URL filtering protection to proactively block malicious content before other security solutions even know it exists. This approach keeps networks secure, while still enabling the latest Web-based tools, applications, and legitimate content.

Websense ThreatSeeker Network

The Websense ThreatSeeker™ Network adaptive security technology uses more than 50 million real-time data collecting systems that continuously monitor Internet content—including new and dynamic content—for emerging threats. The Websense ThreatSeeker Network feeds this intelligence into its Web security, messaging security, and data loss prevention solutions. As a result, Websense is able to adapt to the rapidly changing Internet at speeds not possible by traditional security solutions and basic email filtering solutions.

The ThreatSeeker Network:

• Analyzes more than 40 million Web sites per hour
• Assigns reputation to more than 2 million domains, networks, IP addresses, and hosts every hour
• Scans nearly 10 million emails for unwanted content and malicious code every hour
• Captures more than 10 million unsolicited spam, phishing, or exploit campaigns every day

The Web 2.0 Challenge

The Internet is rapidly evolving and Web 2.0 technologies are dramatically changing the way people communicate and work. As the powerful, collaborative nature of Web 2.0 is creating a new way of doing business, it also introduces unprecedented security risks. Web 2.0 applications are rapidly appearing on the desktop, from Web-based mashups to hosted services to user-generated content and applications.

The dynamic, user-generated content common to Web 2.0 cannot be monitored with legacy security models, such as reputation databases or URL filtering. This presents IT security teams with conflicting challenges—how to tap the enormous potential of Web 2.0 while keeping networks, end-users, and sensitive data secure.

Say Yes to Web 2.0

As new capabilities made possible by Web 2.0 enter the business mainstream, simply denying access and blocking the use of these technologies is no longer a viable option. To take advantage of the business opportunities of Web 2.0, organizations need to know that essential corporate information is being protected. With Websense, IT professionals can provide access to the latest Web-based tools and applications while still keeping the enterprise safe from attack. With the unrivaled knowledge of the threat landscape, real-time analysis of dynamic content, and comprehensive inbound and outbound security found in Websense Web security solutions, IT professionals can now say Yes to Web 2.0.