For the fourth year in a row, IDC has placed content security provider Websense (NASDAQ: WBSN) at the top of the IDC Worldwide Web Security 2011 – 2015 Forecast and 2010 Vendor Shares report.

Web security vendor, Websense, has beaten its rivals to take the lions share of the unified web security market in the Asia Pacific region for this year, and had its market performance recognised by Frost  & Sullivan with the Market Share Leadership Award for 2011.

Demand for cloud based security services has taken off like a rocket in Australia with the market now valued at $38.4 million.

The global security firm Websense reckons that your social media identity may prove more valuable to cybercriminals than your credit cards, and that bad guys will actively buy and sell social media credentials in online forums.

Australian small, medium and large businesses are slow to implement social media policies, and are fearful of social media, two different studies claim.

After weeks dealing with users’ privacy issues, Facebook today announced it would partner with security services provider, Websense, to protect users from links that may lead to malware and malicious sites.

There is no good news for the state of IT security in Australia: security issues still boil down to human failure and social media – mirroring human interactions - which increase the risk of security breaches, vendors say.

The silver lining of events such as the high profile Sony hacking and Wikileaks affairs is that board directors are finally awake to the potential problems that can arise when their computer systems are hacked and privacy breached.

Security provider Websense has detected a spike in spam activity. Has an old bot network been reactivated, or is there a new botnet in town?

Recognising local capability for delivering solutions that enable customers to realise exceptional returns on investment, Websense (NASDAQ: WBSN) announced the winners of its 2011 Australia and New Zealand All-Star Partner Awards.