Websense Hosted Web Security

About Websense Hosted Web Security:

Hosted Web virus and malware protection with Web filtering for organizations with few IT resources and distributed networks. Centralized management for distributed and mobile environments Eliminates management risks and uncertainty Scales with business growth

Most of today’s popular sites are becoming Web 2.0 enabled, bypassing legacy security systems. Websense Hosted Web Security (formerly SurfControl/Blackspider WebDefense) understands the dynamic nature of the new Web, enabling businesses to build enforceable usage policies without having to block these new revolutionary tools. As a result, Websense Hosted Web Security lets customers safely leverage the power of Web 2.0 technology without sacrificing security, productivity, or control. The hosted security model provides reduced business costs and complexity with centralized management for remote employees and distributed offices. With Websense Hosted Web Security, customers gain mission-critical security while enabling a consolidated security strategy with the trusted leader in Essential Information Protection.

Websense Hosted Web Security enables customers to:

• Reduce business costs and complexity with no on-site equipment to install or maintain, eased administrative overhead, and built-in scalability for Web gateway consolidation
   
• Increase protection provided by the ThreatSeeker Network so organizations can safely leverage the power of Web 2.0 technology
   
• Retain control with 24x7 access and flexible customization of policies, configuration settings, and reporting

The most popular sites are becoming Web 2.0 enabled, bypassing legacy security systems. Websense Hosted Web Security understands the dynamic nature of the new Web, enabling businesses to build enforceable usage policies without having to block these new revolutionary tools.

As a result, Websense Hosted Web Security lets customers take full advantage of the power of Web 2.0 technology without sacrificing security, productivity, or control. The hosted security model provides reduced business costs and complexity with centralized management for remote employees and distributed office locations. With Websense Hosted Web Security, customers gain missioncritical security while enabling a consolidated security strategy with the trusted leader in Essential Information Protection™.

Websense Hosted Web Security provides centralized Web malware protection and granular Web filtering.

The Web security landscape is changing: heavily-trafficked sites contain
the most dynamic content, which bypasses most legacy security systems.

Benefits:

• Protects against Web-based threats including viruses, Trojan horses, worms and phishing attacks
• Prevents lost productivity through unauthorized or excessive employee Web usage
• Safeguards employees from illegal or inappropriate Web content
• Reduces the complexity of managing Web security in distributed or growing environments and for mobile users
• Protects webmail from malware threats
• Reduces the legal liability of having illegal content in your network
• Reduces costs by optimizing network bandwidth availability
• Eliminates the risk and uncertainty of managing a solution on-site
• Competitive SLAs guarantee the effectiveness of the service, provisioning for guaranteed uptime, protection from known viruses, and more
• Transparent to the end user with no noticeable latency
• Close integration with Websense Hosted Email Security solution for centralized Web and email security management

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Websense Hosted Web Security available packages:

• Hosted Web Security:
  Combines industry-leading URL filtering with extensive security categories, such as spyware, phishing, keylogging, and malicious mobile code.
   
• Hosted Web Security Gateway:
  Combines industry-leading URL filtering, extensive security categories, and real-time scanning for protection from spyware, phishing, keylogging, and malicious mobile code. This service is backed by a 100 percent known virus protection service level agreement.

Websense Hosted Security Model		Hosted Web Security	Hosted Web Security Gateway
Top-tier global data center infrastructure	Built-in failover, scalability, and speed, backed by ISO27001 certification ensuring the highest degree of security and data privacy.
Centralized Management	Enables administrative efficiencies with centralized management for distributed environments and remote employees.
Extensive reporting and flexible policies	Retain visibility and control with 24x7 access to forensic dashboard, detailed reports, and policy settings.
Websense Hosted Security Model
Acceptable use management with Websense Master Database	Provides granular Web site categorization with of over 100 URL categories, providing flexibility and enablement of a customized acceptable use policy.
Web security protection	Industry-leading URL filtering combined with extensive security capabilities, including Web reputation services and comprehensive security categories.
SLA-backed 100% protection from known viruses	Uses antivirus scanning and the Threat- Seeker Network to ensure networks remain uninfected while enabling employees to harness the business value of Web 2.0.

Demo:

Websense Hosted Email and Web Security
Fighting Threats in the Cloud

This demo provides an overview of the business challenges inherent to managing threats such as spam, malware, and data leakage over email. Through a live demo of Websense Hosted Email and Web Security, you’ll learn how Websense’s SaaS technology solves these problems while reducing business costs, reducing complexity, and ensuring the highest possible degree of protection.

Documentation:

Download the Websense Hosted Web Security Datasheet (PDF).