Websense is a security company whose products protect a firm's employees from external and internal computer security threats. Now, they've acquired SurfControl, which is no small company - it had cost Websense about $415 million. The company is growing and expanding its security portfolio, as well as its customer's base. Aside from the financial part that is great for the company, such actions that corporations take are benefiting users too, as better software will come out of it.

"Over the last year, Websense dramatically expanded its product portfolio to offer a full range of content protection software, Web security, messaging security, and information leak prevention," said Brian Burke, Program Director, Security Products and Services, IDC. "Adding technologies and delivery platforms in high-growth content security markets provides its customers and channels with a broader range of security options. It also helps Websense further carve out its unique niche in the broader IT security market."

"Content is the lifeblood of business, and its value makes it the next battleground in security," said Gene Hodges, CEO, Websense. "Only Websense offers customers content protection solutions that combine deep knowledge of the Internet with precise understanding of their information to create powerful policies that govern who can use content, where it can go, and how it can get there. We will leverage these capabilities, as well as our increased scale and international reach, to drive continued innovation in content protection and meet the challenges of a changing threat environment."

Now, the company's services include a complete set of content protection solutions that includes - but is not limited to - web security, e-mail and spam filtering as well as information leak prevention. Furthermore, SurfControl's flagship products (the web and mobile filters) will still receive support. These programs will all be designed for businesses (firms of all sizes, from SMBs, to enterprise-size organizations).