Internet scanning firm Websensehas
launched a cloud-based security service for third-party service
providers to use for their own products and services.
The ThreatSeeker Cloud service offers third-party service
providers, such as mobile security suppliers, the same web, data
and e-mail security used by all Websense content security
products.
This includes real-time web and content classification,
reputation, behavioural analysis, file and data analysis and
security filtering.
The service provides access to the content security intelligence
gathered by the 50 million real-time data collection points of the
ThreatSeeker Network, through a standard web-based application
programming interface (API).
According to Websense, the ThreatSeeker Network scans more than
40 million web sites and 10 million e-mails each hour to discover
new threats.
Devin Redmond, vice-president of business development and
product management at Websense, said the cloud-based service
extends Websense technology to a new set of users.
"This service enables infrastructure suppliers to increase the
value of their products and services, while end users gain
real-time protection and a better user experience," Devin Redmond
said.