Websense Releases New “This Month in the Threat Webscape” Video

Websense Releases New “This Month in the Threat Webscape” Video

Social engineering scams increase; FBI warns small businesses of new online banking fraud

San Diego, CA (Vocus) November 11, 2009 -- Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN), today released the most recent video report covering Web threat activity for October 2009. The video supplement to the monthly “This Month in the Threat Webscape” report (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8rDkA3dTV0), produced by Websense® Security Labs™ presents an informative recap of the most pressing Web (http://www.websense.com/content/WebSecurityOverview.aspx?cmpid=prnr), email (http://www.websense.com/content/MessagingSecurity.aspx?cmpid=prnr) and data (http://www.websense.com/content/DataSecurity.aspx?cmpid=prnr) security challenges for the month.

The video is designed to provide researchers, information security professionals and Websense customers with an up-to-date overview on breaking security research conducted by the Websense Security Labs and other security researchers around the globe. This month’s report covers:

•    Facebook applications hacked

•    Massive Facebook password reset phishing attack

•    Microsoft Web Outlook credential stealing campaign

•    The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) alerting small and medium businesses to massive bank fraud responsible for $100 million in attempted losses

•    FBI director Robert Mueller targeted in banking phishing attempt

Videos for the current and preceding months can be viewed at the Websense Security Labs YouTube channel: youtube.com/user/wslabsutube.

A more detailed analysis of these and other topics is presented in the monthly blog “This Month in the Threat Webscape” at securitylabs.websense.com/content/blogs.aspx. There users can also get the most up to date alerts and research from the constantly shifting threat landscape or sign up to follow Websense via RSS feeds or on Twitter.

About Websense, Inc.

Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN), a global leader in integrated Web, data and email security solutions, provides Essential Information Protection(TM) for more than 40,000 customers. Distributed through its global network of channel partners, Websense software and hosted security solutions help organizations block malicious code, prevent the loss of confidential information and enforce Internet use and security policies. For more information, visit websense.com.

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206-992-7518