Websense says it will release an endpoint security product for content protection in the first half of next year, along with an extended set of open Application Programming Interfaces for it, which third-party vendors can use to work with it.Devin Redmond, director of security products at Websense, says the product, tentatively called Content Protection Suite Endpoint, is available in beta for desktops based on Windows 2000 or XP and up. The endpoint security software, which works to ensure sensitive content isn’t copied into applications or transmitted across the network, can take certain actions, such as blocking unauthorized content use or notifying users in real time that there may be a policy violation. Or, the software can monitor and inform security managers of suspected policy violations. (Compare products).“This endpoint software can be used with Content Protection Suite, which is based on the network product we originally acquired from PortAuthority, or it can be purchased separately as a standalone product,” Redmond says. He says Websense has had open APIs based on an existing agreement with Safend, but the new set will work with the planned Websense Content Protection Suite Endpoint to allow third-party vendors to make use of its content monitoring and protection capabilities. “For instance, an endpoint vendor for device control of a USB device or iPod, for example, could use the API to ask the question ‘What is the user trying to copy?’ and get an answer sent back as a ‘disposition’ based on whether it’s allowed or should be blocked or just monitored,” Redmond says. Lumension Security is expected to support the APIs in its endpoint security products, he says.Content Protection Suite Endpoint, now in beta, has not yet been priced. Related content news Regulators sound out users on cloud services competition concerns Cloud customers are more concerned with technical barriers than egress fees in contemplating cloud platform switches, it seems. By John Leyden May 24, 2024 4 mins Cloud Management Multi Cloud how-to Backgrounding and foregrounding processes in the Linux terminal Running processes in the background can be convenient when you want to use your terminal window for something else while you wait for the first task to complete. By Sandra Henry-Stocker May 24, 2024 5 mins Linux news FCC proposes $6M fine for AI-generated robocall spoofing Biden’s voice The incident reignites concerns over the potential misuse of deepfakes, a technology that can create realistic and often undetectable audio and video forgeries. By Gyana Swain May 24, 2024 3 mins Artificial Intelligence news IBM brings AI assistant to mainframe, promises Linux version The watsonx Assistant for Z is designed to ease mainframe operations, automation. By Michael Cooney May 23, 2024 3 mins Generative AI Mainframes PODCASTS VIDEOS RESOURCES EVENTS NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe