Network Management Services
WEBSENSE CLIENT POLICY MANAGER (CPM)
. . . . desktop application management
Client Policy Manager (CPM) is a software application 
that manages desktop applications using a software categorisation and user-policy management tool. This protects the organisation from high-risk applications such as peer-to-peer file sharing; personal storage sites; game downloads and instant messaging. No other vendor includes this level of protection in its product.
. . . . Application Policy Management
The Websense Application Database categorises applications into over 50 categories," Control Key provides Websense support " and allows custom applications to be added as required. Integrating directly into Websense Manager, CPM allows a seamless deployment of the desktop agent onto PCs, in a simple and familiar interface. Integration with Directory Services allows policies to be customized based on existing user and group definitions.
Deploying Websense CPM can
- Provide stronger desktop\laptop security - stopping malware from spreading
- Boost employee productivity - by applying application usage policies
- Reduce risk of security breaches
- Reduce network administration costs by eliminating software incompatibilities caused by inappropriate software installations
Where Websense CPM wins
Scenario: Your employee takes a laptop home or on the road and unknowingly downloads malware.
Question: How do you keep the infection from spreading into your organization's network when the employee returns to the office?
Answer: Websense Client Policy Manager.
Scenario: A new piece of malicious mobile code enters your organization's network before your security solutions have time to develop an antidote and send out an update.
Question: How do you keep your employees from running the destructive program?
Answer: Websense Client Policy Manager
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