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Websense software provides vital early defense during time-critical window of exposure

CHERTSEY, Websense Inc. provider of employee Internet management (EIM) software, announced that its Client Application Manager (CAM) product provides vital early defense during the time-critical window of exposure to the MSBlaster worm and similar variants. Websense Enterprise CAM features lockdown and outbreak functionality that complements an organisation's existing security infrastructure, including antivirus systems, enabling the organisation to more quickly respond to sudden electronic threats.

"It is very difficult for organisations to keep all of their desktops and systems current with up-to-the-minute patch levels and antivirus signatures. Even in the event of a crisis, updates can take hours, days, and in many cases weeks to complete without shutting down business-critical systems," said Geoff Haggart, vice president Europe, Websense Inc. "This creates a serious window of vulnerability for an organisation's computing systems."

There is a window of opportunity at the outset of any virus outbreak when systems are vulnerable because they either do not have the latest patch or up-to-date antivirus signatures. This is where Websense Enterprise CAM provides a much-needed last line of defense. It offers IT administrators several options to combat incoming or existing threats to the desktop environment including lockdown and outbreak mode. Lockdown mode ensures that only pre-approved applications may run on the desktop, while outbreak mode enables IT administrators to immediately prevent malicious applications such as worms and viruses from executing and propagating. 

Source: Websense Inc

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