Greed: The Sixth of Seven Deadly Sins To Avoid Tempts Employees to Seize MP3s and Freeware Online, Warns Websense Inc

Business Wire, April 28, 2003

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

NetWorld Interop 2003 Las Vegas

Booth #4559

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 2003

Free Software and Music Downloads at Work Expose Corporations to

Legal and Security Risks

Employee greed, resulting in the download of MP3s, DVDs and freeware onto company desktops, can leave companies vulnerable to viruses, spyware or worse -- damaging legal liability charges, alerts Websense Inc. (Nasdaq:WBSN), the world's leading provider of employee Internet management (EIM) solutions.

Corporate networks have increasingly become popular storage sites for copyrighted materials, such as MP3s and DVDs. According to a recent Websense survey, half of IT managers report employees accessing MP3 download sites. And of employees who download MP3s at work, 36 percent have more than 50 music files stored on their office computer. In fact, of employees who download DVDs at work, 28 percent have more than 10 movie files stored on their office computer. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Motion Picture Association of America and others recently warned Fortune 1,000 company CEOs that organizations could be liable for copyright violations if workers use corporate networks to download, store or distribute music or movies illegally. One early lawsuit was already settled out of court for $1 million.

Free software downloads, known as "freeware," are also a rising trend among workplace employees. Two out of three IT managers report employees downloading freeware, according to recent Websense research. The spyware, viruses and Trojan horses that frequently accompany freeware downloads compromise network security by accessing and disclosing any data entering or exiting an office computer.

To enable companies to identify workplace greed, such as employees downloading MP3s and freeware, Websense created Websense Explorer(TM) -- an interactive reporting tool that will be introduced at Networld Interop. Websense Explorer allows organizations to research extensive company Internet use, and generate trend and risk reports with a simple mouse click. In addition, Websense Premium Group I enables organizations to prohibit employees from accessing sites that provide freeware. And Websense Enterprise v5 software -- a Best of Interop Award Finalist -- prevents employees from accessing MP3s at three levels: the Internet gateway, to block access to MP3 sites; the network, to stop the transfer of MP3s through peer-to-peer file sharing; and the desktop, to block access to downloaded MP3s at employee workstations.

For more information about other deadly sins that impact corporations, and how Websense Enterprise(R) and Websense Explorer protect companies from workplace greed, please visit booth #4559 at Networld Interop in Las Vegas, April 29 - May 1, 2003

About Websense Inc.

Websense Inc. (Nasdaq:WBSN) is the world's leading provider of employee Internet management solutions. Websense Enterprise software enables organizations to manage how employees use their computing resources, including Internet access, desktop applications and network bandwidth. This helps improve productivity and security, conserve network resources, and mitigate legal liability. Websense serves more than 18,500 customers worldwide, including many of the world's largest corporations. For more information, visit www.websense.com.

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