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Websense Security Labs First Half 2008 Report

Date:07.16.2008

Threat Type: Informational Alert

If you think the trusted Web sites your employees are visiting are safe, think again. Attackers are increasingly targeting “trusted” Web sites, with good reputations, to circumvent traditional security measures and bypass much hyped “reputation-based” systems to increase attack effectiveness.

The latest Websense Security Labs™ research states that 75 percent of malicious Web sites are actually legitimate sites that have been compromised by attackers. This represents a dramatic increase of almost 50 percent in compromised sites—sites with seemingly good reputations—over the last six months.

Attackers are quickly changing their game—are you prepared?

Register today for an informative webcast featuring Stephan Chenette, Websense manager of security research, who will provide insightful details into the latest security trends and threats from the first half of 2008, including Web 2.0 security and new attack methods. Attendees will receive a complementary research report prepared by the Websense Security Labs team as well as an overview of how Websense messaging security products now integrate the new discoveries about Web and reputation data to deliver effective protection from today's blended threats.

Join us for the Webcast
Live, Tuesday, July 29
9:00 AM PT

Websense Security Labs — 1H08 Report Highlights:

• The pitfalls of relying on reputation alone
• The rise in targeted Web 2.0 attacks
• Spammers get sneaky with CAPTCHA-breaking software
• Enhancements to the ThreatSeeker™ Network

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