Websense(R) Client Policy Manager(TM) Secures Expanding Mobile Workforce's Wireless Access to the Network and Malicious Code

Websense(R) Client Policy Manager(TM) Secures Expanding Mobile Workforce's Wireless Access to the Network and Malicious Code Disconnected employee laptops pose significant network security and legal threats SAN DIEGO, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBSN), the world's leading provider of employee internet management solutions, today announced that Websense(R) Client Policy Manager(TM) (CPM) provides industry-leading desktop protection for organizations with mobile workforces. Providing a strong defense to the mobile user, CPM offers endpoint protection from emerging desktop security threats such as virus outbreaks, spyware applications, peer-to-peer networks, malicious files contained within instant messages, and employee hacking tools by preventing unauthorized or malicious applications from running. "The mobile workforce is rapidly expanding with the ease of telecommuting and Wi-Fi hotspots popping up across the globe. Unfortunately, many employees are not properly protected from the threats of mobile computing," said Lawrence Orans, principal analyst at Gartner Research. "Without security at the client level, what is to stop an employee from downloading spyware or running a P2P application while connected to their home network or while accessing the local hotspot? Unmanaged use of these types of applications on business machines not only put the employee in danger of security breaches, lost confidential information and legal ramifications, but the organization as a whole." As the number of mobile employees continues to escalate and hackers discover the latest operating system and browser vulnerabilities, it is crucial for businesses to protect laptops from external threats when they are disconnected from internal network security. CPM enables organizations to set and enforce policies related to the use of authorized applications and executables on a PC or laptop, while automatically blocking potentially dangerous applications from running on the machine and accessing the network. Going beyond traditional mobile firewalls and antivirus tools, CPM shields the employee and corporate network from both external and internal security threats. Flexible Websense security policies follow the employee laptop whether it is online or offline, and prevents unauthorized applications and executables, such as spyware or Trojan horses, from accessing the network once the machine is reconnected. Additional CPM benefits include: * CPM's Network Access Lockdown(TM) blocks the application's network access to specific ports and protocols by application category. * CPM Application Lockdown(TM) allows only approved applications to run on corporate PCs and servers, thereby preventing unknown, potentially dangerous applications from launching. * Threat detection and analysis: detects and analyzes unauthorized and malicious applications that have infiltrated the employee computing environment. * Zero-day response: enables zero-day response to virus and worm outbreaks by stopping the execution or propagation of these sophisticated attacks. * Higher network uptime: improves network uptime by providing zero-day response to costly virus and worm outbreaks during the "window of exposure" that exists until the time a patch might be available from an anti-virus vendor. * Higher employee productivity: prevents the use of unauthorized applications on the desktop such as instant messaging, peer-to-peer file sharing, and games. * Improved data security: mitigates the risk associated with dangerous spyware and hacking incidents that often send sensitive corporate data outside the company. * Lower help desk costs: reduces the number and length of HelpDesk calls from users due to conflicting or unauthorized application problems. CPM is supported by a database of hundreds of thousands of applications and executables categorized by type in 50 categories including work-related software and malicious mobile code. Policies can be set and enforced by group or individual enabling a high degree of flexibility and security. For example, the sales organization may consider instant messaging to be a vital customer communications tool, whereas finance can be blocked from its use. For more information about Websense and its products, please visit http://www.websense.com/. Information regarding Websense Security Labs(TM) is available at http://www.websensesecuritylabs.com/. About Websense, Inc. Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBSN), the world's leading provider of employee internet management solutions, enables organizations to optimize employee use of computing resources and mitigate new threats related to internet use including instant messaging, peer-to-peer, and spyware. By providing usage policy enforcement at the internet gateway, on the network and at the desktop, Websense products enhance productivity and security, optimizes the use of IT resources and mitigates legal liability for our customers. Websense serves more than 23,600 customers worldwide, representing 18.5 million seats. For more information, visit http://www.websense.com/. Websense and Websense Enterprise are registered trademarks of Websense, Inc. in the United States and certain international markets. Websense has numerous other unregistered trademarks in the United States and internationally. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors which, if they do not materialize or prove correct, could cause Websense's results to differ materially from historical results or those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. 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The potential risks and uncertainties which contribute to the uncertain nature of these statements include, among others, customer acceptance of the company's services, products and fee structures; the success of Websense's brand development efforts; the volatile and competitive nature of the Internet industry; changes in domestic and international market conditions and the entry into and development of international markets for the company's products; risks relating to intellectual property ownership; and the other risks and uncertainties described in Websense's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, available at http://www.sec.gov/. Websense assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date on which it was made. MEDIA CONTACT: Ronnie Manning Websense, Inc. 858 320 9274 rmanning@websense.com Source: Websense, Inc. 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