Websense offers 'middle-of-the-road' security

Security firm Websense has recently rebranded its year-old Triton product to include software-as-a-service features and says the tool now focuses on content security.

Websense says it combines on-premise email and Web security on a Websense V-Series appliance with cloud components to develop Triton Security Gateway Anywhere system which is scalable to meet the needs of businesses of every size.

“It is fully expandable and you can build it up by adding a licence key,” said David Meizlik, director of product marketing for Web and data security at Websense.

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He said licencing prices start at $13 per user per year for the entry level which covers email security; $56 per user per year for the Triton Security Gateway which includes email, Web security and gateway security appliance; and $70 per user per year for the Triton Security Gateway with full data loss prevention (DLP) features.

Meizlik said the service takes a different direction from the products and services offered by other vendors. “While other vendors focus on perimeter or endpoint security, we are focusing on the middle – on content security.”

Meizlik said this is an effective way of protection against the trend towards blended attacks that are able to circumvent firewalls, antivirus software and network intrusion prevention tools.

As threats such as Zeus, Stuxnet and Aurora are increasingly propagated through emails and Web content, it becomes crucial to focus security efforts on content, said Meizlik.

“As much as 20 per cent of daily email threats are undetected by antivirus, UTM (unified threat management) firewalls and proxies. With no network perimeter or standard endpoint to secure, the focus has to turn to securing the content itself,” he said.