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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Email is a dangerous data loss channel that has been center stage in this year's tidal wave of targeted attacks. "Kate Middleton in bikini." "Real Osama bin Laden death pics." "Your tax return cannot be processed." It is just too easy to convince unsuspecting employees to open emails with seductive subject lines and spoofed sender addresses. Hackers know it, and they also know how to successfully spear phish executives into giving them access to...
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- (NASDAQ: WBSN) -- During the $4.75 billion merger of First Tech Credit Union and Addison Avenue Federal Credit Unions, the companies recognized the urgency to safeguard data for their combined 335,000 members in 38 branches. The combined credit union was looking for a solution that was highly effective, yet easy to administer. After careful consideration and an analysis of the performance of the solution already in use, Addison Avenue chose Websense...
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN), a global leader in unified web security, data security, and email security solutions, today announced management will present at the 13th Annual Pacific Crest Global Technology Leadership Forum in Vail, Colorado on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. Mountain Time. A link to the webcast of this event will be available on the investor relations section of the company's website at www.websense.com/investors. About...
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- This is the year of the data breach. "What are we doing to avoid that?" is a big question not only for IT security professionals, but for management as well. And because most data loss prevention (DLP) products are expensive and overly complex, many are turning to third-party research for advice. That's why analyst firm Info-Tech Research Group decided to evaluate data loss prevention choices. And in their recently published report "Select an...
SAN DIEGO, July 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN) today announced financial results for the second quarter of 2011. Commenting on the company's performance and outlook for the remainder of 2011, Websense CEO Gene Hodges said, "We delivered solid second quarter results, with incremental billings up 12 percent and renewal billings up one percent from a year ago. Overall, retention improved from last year and demand for our TRITON(TM) web, email, and data security...
SAN DIEGO, July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Research shows that on the top 1,000 sites you are usually no more than two clicks away from malware. Now consider that more than 70 percent of today's online threats are snuck onto legitimate websites(1). If you want to avoid infection, you need to know what to trust and what to avoid. Websense (NASDAQ: WBSN), who has been analyzing websites and content for more than a decade, is helping with ACEInsight.com, a free service capability of the...
SAN DIEGO, July 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN) confirms plans to release its second quarter 2011 financial results after the market close on July 26, 2011. Management will host a conference call and simultaneous webcast to discuss the results at 2 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. To participate in the conference call, investors should dial 866-757-5630 (domestic) or 707-287-9356 (international) 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call. A simultaneous...
SAN DIEGO, June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- What does Angelina Jolie have to do with data loss prevention? This is just one of three topics Websense (NASDAQ: WBSN) will be discussing at the annual Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit (June 20-23). Attendees will learn tips and gain real-world insight from Websense sessions on a new Tomb-Raider security strategy designed to protect your data from targeted attacks; how to change your security strategy and stay ahead of advanced blended...
SAN DIEGO, June 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2010, 52 percent of data-stealing attacks were conducted over the web (i) and 2011 doesn't look any safer. To stop targeted attacks and advanced persistent threats (APTs), organizations need new security strategies. Their content security needs to examine--in real time--the substance of each website and email. Traditional endpoint and network security products are no longer sufficient. That's why Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN) developed the...
SAN DIEGO, May 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN), a global leader in unified Web security, data security, and email security solutions, today announced management participation in investor conferences during the second quarter of 2011. Tenth Annual JMP Securities Research Conference Monday, May 9, 2011 at 3 p.m. PT San Francisco, Calif. J.P. Morgan 39th Annual Technology, Media and Telecom Conference Monday, May 16, 2011 at 10 a.m. ET Boston,...
