SAN DIEGO, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Websense, Inc. , has won a 2007 Reader Trust Award in the 10th annual SC Magazine Award program for outstanding achievement in information technology security. Websense(R) Web Security Suite(TM) was named the Best Web Filtering Solution at a ceremony held in San Francisco in conjunction with the recent RSA Conference, the world's leading information security event.

Websense Web Security Suite was among nearly 400 entries submitted in 20 technology categories. Winners in the SC Magazine Awards Reader Trust program are based on voting by more than 9,000 of the publication's readers.

"Websense is honored to receive SC Magazine's Best Web Filtering Solution award for the second year in a row," said Leo Cole, vice president of marketing, Websense. "This shows that IT professionals, the people who are making critical real-life decisions on how to protect their networks from today's Web-based threats, recognize that Websense Web Security Suite with its ThreatSeeker(TM) technology is the best way to ensure a safe and productive work environment."

"As we witness more and more incidents of data theft and exposure, it becomes obvious that our IT security practitioners and companies that support them are critical in today's business world," said SC Magazine Editor-in-Chief Illena Armstrong.

Powered by patent-pending Websense ThreatSeeker technology, Websense Web Security Suite delivers preemptive protection from Web-based security threats -- threats typically missed or too costly to prevent using security technologies such as antivirus and intrusion prevention systems. ThreatSeeker technology mines and analyzes approximately 600 million Web sites per week for malicious activity, and automatically categorizes compromised sites as they are discovered, providing real-time protection to Websense customers. As a result, organizations are automatically protected from the latest threats within minutes, without massive costs and administrative burdens.

ThreatSeeker technology also features new Web reputation scoring capabilities allowing ThreatSeeker to discover and classify Web sites based on reputation scoring and suspicious characteristics. These high-risk sites are added to a threat "watch list," so organizations can block access to those sites, helping improve an organization's security coverage against external Web-based threats.

Organizations interested in a free 30-day evaluation of award-winning Websense Web Security Suite software should visit http://www.websense.com/.

About Websense, Inc.

Websense, Inc. , protects more than 25 million employees from external and internal computer security threats. Using a combination of preemptive ThreatSeeker(TM) malicious content identification and categorization technology and information leak prevention technology, Websense helps make computing safe and productive. Distributed through its global network of channel partners, Websense software helps organizations block malicious code, prevent the loss of confidential information and manage Internet and wireless access. For more information, visit http://www.websense.com/.

MEDIA CONTACT: Eric Polyn Websense, Inc. 858 320 9280 epolyn@websense.com

CONTACT: Eric Polyn of Websense, Inc., +1-858-320-9280,
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Web site: http://www.websense.com/

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