Websense Web Security

About Websense Web Security:

Web security, reputation, and filtering protects against known and new Web threats for Enterprises up to 250,000+ users, with networks of virtually any configuration. Real-time protection against spyware, malicious mobile code, and other threats Instantly actionable data with an intuitive dashboard Web-based GUI reduces management costs

Websense Web Security (formerly Websense Web Security Suite) protects against spyware, malicious mobile code, phishing attacks, bots, and other threats. Unlike many solutions, it also blocks spyware and keylogger backchannel communications from reaching host servers. Websense Web Security includes Websense Web Protection Services, to provide phishing protection to help guard Web sites, brands, and Web servers.

Websense ThreatSeeker Network continuously scans the Internet—more than 40 million sites every hour—to find new malware before it strikes. By finding a threat at the source, Websense can block it everywhere—from email to webmail, from static URLs to dynamic Web 2.0 sites. Websense Web Security uses multi-layered defense to thwart botnet attacks, provide phishing protection, and block access to infected URLs and botnet "phone home" communication.

• Intuitive security dashboard provides instantly actionable data
• State-of-the-art Web-based GUI reduces management costs
• Delegated administration scales for distributed organizations

Extend the value of your Websense solution with:

• Websense Content Gateway Module
• Websense Client Policy Manager
• Websense Remote Filtering

Features:

Websense Web Security Suite blocks threats before they reach the endpoint, and also:

• Decreases organizations’ threat exposure time.
• Manages instant messaging (IM) and IM attachments.
• Helps organizations protect their websites, brands, and web servers.
• Includes industry-leading web filtering capabilities.
• Dynamically manages network bandwidth requests.
• Includes industry-leading reporting tools.
• Allows organizations to reduce the burden on IT and increase areas’ visibility into their own security risks.
• Provides content-aware web reputation to flexibly manage sites that are questionable.

Proactive Protection from Internet Threats:

• Blocks known threats before they reach the endpoint – Websense Web Security Suite identifies security threats, such as malicious websites, protocols, applications, and HTTP traffic (on Port 80 and all other ports) and blocks their access at the internet gateway.
• Decreases threat exposure time – Real-time security updates, delivered by Websense ThreatSeeker technology, are available within minutes of the discovery of a new high-risk threat and require no administrative intervention.
• Manages IM and IM attachments – Websense Web Security Suite fills the security and compliance gap inherent in IM communications, which presents significant risks for intellectual property theft and malicious attacks.
• Provides content-aware web reputation – Allows customers to use the Websense ThreatSeeker technology’s content-aware web reputation capabilities to flexibly manage websites with high potential to become a security threat. This easy to use extended protection is built upon years of experience in web reputation based on both website content and a proprietary combination of attributes.
• Helps organizations protect their websites, brands, and web servers – Only Websense Web Security Suite includes the Websense Web Protection Services™. Websense mines the organizations’ websites and watches their brands and associated URLs as part of its daily activities. If a site is infected with MMC or the name and URL being used in phishing, fraudulent, or other malicious attacks, Websense notifies the organization with attack details so immediate action can be taken. Websense also performs regular web server scans for a “hacker’s-eye view” of server vulnerabilities and potential threats. Reports of risk levels and recommended actions are provided through a web-based portal, allowing organizations to take corrective action.

Industry-Leading Web Filtering Capabilities:

Websense Web Security Suite includes the industry’s leading web filtering technology. This technology, the most comprehensive and accurate on the market, allows organizations to manage productivity, reduce their risk of legal liability, and improve bandwidth use.

Easy Bandwidth Management:

Websense Web Security Suite enables organizations to optimize their network bandwidth by prioritizing and managing traffic in real time based on pre-set thresholds and without requiring administrative intervention.

Industry-Leading Reporting Tools:

Websense Web Security Suite provides the most advanced capabilities for identifying organizational security, productivity, legal liability, and network bandwidth consumption risks.

• Get immediate, in-depth analysis, exception tracking, and trending capabilities throughout the organization with real-time monitoring and powerful drill-down features.
• Distribute reporting permissions throughout the organization to provide areas with increased visibility into their own activities and to reduce the overall burden on IT.
• Run pre-defined and custom reports at pre-set intervals or on an ad-hoc basis.
• Distribute reports automatically via email.
• Export reports to a variety of formats.

Reduced IT Burden:

Websense Web Security Suite allows organizations to distribute administrative tasks across departments, groups, or locations. Individual administrators can then customize policies to meet their area’s needs and can assume responsibility for their users.

The Websense Web Security Ecosystem™:

The Websense Web Security Ecosystem is a comprehensive framework of technology integrations that provides enhanced security and ease of deployment of Websense web security solutions in enterprise environments. The Websense Web Security Ecosystem incorporates world-class security and networking technologies including: internet gateways, network access control, security event management, identity management, and appliance platforms. Through seamless integration with more than 40 different technology solutions, the Websense Web Security Ecosystem helps organizations identify and mitigate web-based threats and vulnerabilities.

System Requirements:

• Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 Standard or Enterprise Editions, or the same with SP1
• Microsoft Windows® 2000 with SP3 or higher
• Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 3 or 4: AS, ES, or WS, or Red Hat Linux 9
• Sun® Solaris™ 9 or 10

Demo:

Websense Web Security Gateway
Security in a Web 2.0 World

This demo shows how the Websense Web Security Gateway secures Web 2.0 applications and websites without having to worry about security risks. With real-time blocking of malware and malicious code, and backed by industry-leading Websense Security Labs, this application allows medium and large organizations to safely make the most of the evolving Web.

Compare Editions:

Feature Set	Websense Express	Websense Filter (Enterprise)	Websense Web Security (Web Security Suite)
Platform Support – Supported operating systems	Windows® only	Windows, Linux, Solaris™	Windows, Linux, Solaris
Single Server Footprint – All services running on one server including Policy, Filtering and Reporting.
Appliance Kit – In-channel hardware/software bundle for North American markets only. Websense software is pre-installed on approved hardware at Distribution.			WebBlazer™ appliance option
Websense Web Security Ecosystem™ – Supports numerous integrations with other infrastructure solutions, including Firewalls, Identity Management, Security Event Management, and Network Access Control systems.	Supports Active Directory, Windows NT Domains
Distributed Architecture – Supports flexible deployment of key Websense services to optimize performance and satisfy distributed network architectures, etc.
Sophisticated and Flexible Administration Tools – Administrative tools to meet the unique requirements of individual organizations. Features include Delegated Administration, Auditing, Anonymous Logging, and SNMP Alerting.
Data Archiving – Long-term archival of SQL databases for compliance analysis and reporting.	Supports 30 days of data
Reporting Tools – Identifies and reports on risks related to network security, employee productivity, bandwidth loss, and legal risk.	1	2	3
Full URL Support – Industry-leading Web filtering for enforcing Internet use policies. Includes over 90 URL categories, such as productivity and bandwidth-draining Web sites.		4	4
Remote Filtering – Extends web filtering and security policies to remote office workers and mobile laptop users outside the network security perimeter.			3
Full Protocol Support – Complete set of protocols such as HTTPS, file transfer, streaming media, IM, P2P, and proxy avoidance. Includes over 80 protocols.	Supports 30+ protocols		3
Instant Messaging Attachment Management – Controls the sending and receiving of files via IM clients.
Real-time Security Updates™ – Updates Security Filtering database soon after new Internet security threats are recognized.
Websense Web Protection Services™ – Extends protection to public facing infrastructure. Includes ThreatWatcher™, SiteWatcher™ , and BrandWatcher™ services through Websense Security Labs™.

Notes:

1. Includes Web-based Explorer only, not Reporter or Real-time Analyzer.

2. Full support provided with Security Filtering add-on, which allows filtering on sites associated with malicious mobile code, spyware, keyloggers, bot networks, potentially unwanted software, and phishing (included with Websense Express and Websense Web Security Suite).

3. Includes “extended” security protection, such as web reputation scoring and malicious traffic, including bot traffic and email borne worms.

4. Provided through Remote Filtering add-on.

Documentation:

Download the Websense Web Security Suite Datasheet (PDF).