Definitions for websense
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1. Websense

   Forcepoint, an American multinational corporation software company headquartered in Austin, Texas, that develops computer security software and data protection, cloud access security broker, firewall and cross-domain solutions. Forcepoint was founded in 1994 as an information technology reseller called NetPartners. It was renamed Websense in 1999 and became a public company in 2000 at the peak of the dot-com bubble. Vista Equity Partners acquired Websense in 2013 for $906 million. Raytheon acquired an 80% interest in Websense in April 2015 for $1.9 billion and acquired the remaining 20% interest in 2019. In 2015, Websense acquired network security vendor Stonesoft from Intel and in 2016, the company was renamed Forcepoint. Francisco Partners acquired the company from Raytheon in January 2021.

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1. Websense

   Websense is a San Diego-based company specializing in computer security software, which is used by businesses and government institutions to protect their networks from malware, stop data theft, prevent users from viewing sexual or other inappropriate content, and discourage employees from spending time browsing non business-related websites. Websense uses a combination of classification engines, filtering categories, data fingerprints and word filters designated by a company’s network administrator policy. In the past, these policies have been criticized because it can block innocent websites or content protected by free speech, like sexual education websites. This can be done on purpose as internet censorship, or simply by accident due to over-reaching categories. This has led some to call it "censorware". While countries have used it for country-wide blocking of ideologies that the government disapproves of, Websense expressly prohibits using their software in this manner. The company also allows the public to ask for security details and categorization, or request a re-categorization through email. On May 20, 2013 Websense agreed to be acquired by Vista Equity Partners for $906 million. With the closing of the transaction, Websense stock was delisted from NASDAQ and was no longer a publicly traded company.

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1. Websense

   Websense is a San Diego-based company specializing in Web security gateway software. Their acquisition of Defensio extended their services to provide security for web blogs.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of websense in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of websense in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Websense
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=websense
3. ^ CrunchBase
   https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/websense