Websense Announces New Advanced Malware, Data Theft Defences

Websense, Inc., a unified web security, email security, mobile security and data loss prevention (DLP) service provider, has announced 10 new advanced malware and data theft defences, spear phishing protection with cloud sandboxing, and a forensic reporting dashboard with in-depth security intelligence.

With this release, the Websense TRITON solution redefines the security gateway. It provides enterprises with the deep protection, forensics and visibility necessary to understand which individuals are subject to attacks; cybercrime tactics and methods; attack communications and destinations; and what data is being targeted. Below are the latest Websense security breakthroughs:

The real-time, inline Websense ACE (Advanced Classification Engine) security engine has 10 new defences that stop data theft and loss. Many of which are industry firsts such as detecting criminal encrypted uploads; advanced malware payloads and command-and-control recognition; optical character recognition (OCR) of text within images for data-in-motion; drip (stateful) DLP detection; password file theft detection; and geolocation awareness.

Several of these defences are powered by the embedded enterprise DLP engine, which is unique to the Websense TRITON architecture.

Spear phishing protection with cloud sandboxing — Cybercriminals frequently target specific users with spear phishing email attacks. Many of these attacks load malware and threats onto websites after initial email gateway security inspection. Websense’s unique cloud sandboxing capability identifies suspicious links in emails for real time analysis. Once email recipients click on an embedded URL, Websense analyses the website content and browser code in real time, in a cloud environment, to ensure safety in any location at any time.

Websense TRITON Advanced Malware Threat dashboard — This dashboard profiles security incidents, provides in-depth forensics, and data theft capture. With severity levels and the ability to export incidents to SIEM solutions, Websense users know who was attacked, how the attacks function, where those communications were being sent and most importantly, what data was targeted.

“No matter what you are running — anti-virus, URL filtering, next generation firewalls — cybercriminals may find a way in and will establish command and control communication to steal your data,” said John McCormack, President, Websense. “Our advanced malware and data theft protection measures set a heightened standard for security and forensic reporting. Our technology is designed to retain and contain your most sensitive data, while providing you with the visibility necessary to understand how significant the threat to your organisation truly is and what cybercriminals are targeting.”

The Websense TRITON solution unifies all the key components of threat defense and data theft prevention into a cohesive content security system. It brings together web security, email security, mobile security, and DLP defenses with unified security intelligence and a unified management console. TRITON solutions can be deployed on enterprise-grade appliances, as cloud-based services, and as powerful and efficient hybrids of on-premise and cloud elements working together.