A growing market, IDC forecasts the Web Security market to grow from $1.2 billion in 2006 to $2.3 billion in 2011. Web sense’s market share is more than the combined total market share of the next two largest Web security vendors.

According to the study, “Worldwide Web Security 2007-2011 Forecast and 2006 Vendor Shares” (Excerpt from IDC #210034, December 2007) by IDC Analyst Brian Burke, the demand and interest in Web security solutions is being fueled by corporate concerns about Internet threats that have become increasingly complex. Some of the key Web security trends identified by IDC include Web 2.0 technologies, blended Web-based threats and data loss prevention.

In the study, IDC reports that today’s enterprises require a more holistic and integrated approach for Internet security—or what IDC calls a “Web security ecosystem” to combat emerging Web-based threats. IDC identified three areas in particular that vendors need to address: Web 2.0 – which includes collaborative technologies such as networking sites and wikis; blended malware – attackers are increasingly using blended malware from multiple threat vectors such as email and the Web to exploit vulnerabilities; and data loss prevention—as Web 2.0 environments open up networks for increased risk of data loss.

Web sense is the only vendor that provides a combination of solutions to protect organizations from emerging Web security threats and address all three key areas of concern identified by IDC in the report: e-mail security, Web security and data loss prevention.

Customers worldwide look to Web sense for protection from Web-based threats. Web sense also announced today that long-time Web sense Enterprise customer Central Coast Community Healthcare has upgraded to and deployed Web sense Web Security Suite software to protect the organization’s content and confidential patient data, users and network from emerging Web security threats.