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Websense Provides Northern Ireland Civil Service with
Web and E-mail Security
CHERTSEY — XX March, 2008 — Websense, Inc. today announced that Northern Ireland Civil Service
(NICS) has chosen Websense software to provide Web security and e-mail filtering for all its staff. The
decision to choose Websense was driven by IT Assist, the ICT Shared Service Centre providing shared
services to all NICS government departments and IT agencies which support them. The £250,000
contract was signed in January 2008 following a review of Web and e-mail security requirements by
Websense’s Northern Ireland platinum reseller, ProLogic Data Management.
Northern Ireland Civil Service selected Websense Enterprise™ with Web Security Filtering and
Websense Email Security™ for its resilience, reliability, flexibility and proven track record of providing
protection against emerging security threats. An essential requirement was the ability to tailor granular
Internet use policies and e-mail protection to suit the needs of different departments and job functions. In
addition, Websense seamlessly integrates with key elements of the Northern Ireland Civil Service network
infrastructure including Microsoft Active Directory and ISA Server to provide all-round robust security.
The NICS central IT Assist team is now able to better plan for continuous online security service
provision. In addition, Websense software ensures built-in system resilience that operates to industry
best practices, safe in the knowledge that Websense will proactively stop security threats before they hit
the network.
“Northern Ireland Civil Service recognised the need to protect their employees from the hidden dangers
that can lurk on the Web and e-mail, as well as needing flexible policy setting and scalability from their
security solution. We are extremely pleased they have chosen to standardise on Websense as part of
the strategic IT Assist initiative,” says Pat Dunne, senior director, UK and Ireland, Websense.
Websense Enterprise and Websense Email Security is being delivered to Northern Ireland Civil Service
through reseller partner ProLogic Data Management with technical support from distributor, Data
Solutions.
“We worked closely with Northern Ireland Civil Service’s ITAssist team during their review of online
security to recommend the technologies that were the best fit for their business needs, as well as the
specific requirements of different government departments,” comments Dermot Coyle, managing director,
ProLogic Data Management. “We are also providing strategic advice and technical support to NICS
during the rollout of Websense across all departments.”
Websense software is powered by Websense ThreatSeeker™ threat intelligence technology, which
scans more than 600 million Web sites per week searching for malicious code, along with Websense’s
Hosted Security Services, which scan more than 350 million e-mails per week for e-mail security threats.
This unique technology has helped the Websense security research team find several high-impact Web
and zero-day exploits.
About Websense, Inc.
Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN), a global leader in integrated Web, messaging and data protection
technologies, provides Essential Information Protection™ for more than 42 million employees at more
than 50,000 organisations worldwide. Distributed through its global network of channel partners,
Websense software and hosted security solutions help organisations block malicious code, prevent the
loss of confidential information and enforce Internet use and security policies. For more information, visit
www.Websense.com
About ProLogic Data Management
ProLogic has been successfully competing in the fast moving I.T. industry since 1997, delivering state-ofthe-art IT solutions and software to a host of public and private sector clients. Its primary aim is to enable
its customers to maximise performance, by delivering bespoke business solutions which increase
efficiency and overall competitiveness in the market. ProLogic is the preferred supplier to Central and
Local Government departments in the UK and Ireland, as well as to a range of private sector clients. This
is reflected in the company’s ranking on the prestigious Deloitte Fast 50 in 2004, 2005 and 2006.
ProLogic is also the European distributor for Proton Data Security’s range of Data Destruction products.
In addition, ProLogic was the fastest growing IT security company in Northern Ireland in 2006.
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