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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

|/x/ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2001.

OR

|/ / | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period from      to      .

Commission File Number000-30093

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Websense, Inc.(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)

51-0380839 (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)


10240 Sorrento Valley Road
San Diego, CA 92121
(858) 320-8000

(Address, including zip code and telephone number, of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days. Yes /x/  No / /

The number of shares of the Registrant's common stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding as of October 31, 2001 was 20,353,967

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Websense, Inc.  Table of Contents

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|Part I. Financial Information |                                                                                                  |     
|                              | Item 1.    Financial Statements (unaudited)                                                      |     
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|                              | Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |     
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|                              | Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk                            |     
|Part II. Other Information    |                                                                                                  |     
|                              | Item 1.    Legal Proceedings                                                                     |     
|                              | Item 2.    Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds                                             |     
|                              | Item 3.    Defaults upon Senior Securities                                                       |     
|                              | Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders                                   |     
|                              | Item 5.    Other Information                                                                     |     
|                              | Item 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                                      |     
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Part IFinancial Information

Item
1. Financial Statements (unaudited)

Websense, Inc.        Consolidated Balance Sheets        (in thousands)

|                                           |                                          | September 30,
2001        |         | December 31,
2000 |        
|------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------- | ------------------------- | ------- | ----------------- | -------
|
|Assets                                     |                                          |                           |         |                   |        
|Current assets:                            |                                          |                           |         |                   |        
|                                           | Cash and cash equivalents                |                           | $       | 11,566            |        
|                                           | Investments in marketable securities     |                           |         | 82,239            |        
|                                           | Accounts receivable, net                 |                           |         | 9,276             |        
|                                           | Accounts receivable from a related party |                           |         | 821               |        
|                                           | Other current assets                     |                           |         | 1,239             |        
|                                           |                                          |                           |         |                   |        
|                                           |                                          | Total current assets      |         |                   | 105,141
|Property and equipment, net                |                                          |                           | 2,618   |                   |        
|Deposits and other assets                  |                                          |                           | 420     |                   |        
|                                           |                                          |                           |         |                   |        
|Total assets                               |                                          | $                         | 108,179 |                   | $      
|                                           |                                          |                           |         |                   |        
|Liabilities and stockholders' equity       |                                          |                           |         |                   |        
|Current liabilities:                       |                                          |                           |         |                   |        
|                                           | Accounts payable                         |                           | $       | 457               |        
|                                           | Accrued payroll and related benefits     |                           |         | 2,414             |        
|                                           | Other accrued expenses                   |                           |         | 2,061             |        
|                                           | Deferred revenue, current portion        |                           |         | 25,866            |        
|                                           |                                          |                           |         |                   |        
|                                           |                                          | Total current liabilities |         |                   | 30,798 
|Deferred revenue, less current portion     |                                          |                           | 9,760   |                   |        
|Stockholders' equity:                      |                                          |                           |         |                   |        
|                                           | Common stock                             |                           |         | 202               |        
|                                           | Additional paid in capital               |                           |         | 87,060            |        
|                                           | Deferred compensation                    |                           |         | (640              | )      
|                                           | Accumulated deficit                      |                           |         | (19,337           | )      
|                                           | Accumulated other comprehensive income   |                           |         | 336               |        
|                                           |                                          |                           |         |                   |        
|                                           | Total stockholders' equity               |                           |         | 67,621            |        
|                                           |                                          |                           |         |                   |        
|Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |                                          | $                         | 108,179 |                   | $      
|                                           |                                          |                           |         |                   |        

See accompanying notes.

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Websense, Inc.        Consolidated Statements of Operations        (unaudited and in thousands, except per share amounts)

|                                      |                                          | Three Months Ended       |        | Nine Months Ended |      
|------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | ------ | ----------------- | -----
|
|Revenues:                             |                                          |                          |        |                   |      
|                                      | Subscriptions                            |                          | $      | 9,489             |      
|                                      | Other products and services              |                          |        | 60                |      
|                                      |                                          |                          |        |                   |      
|                                      |                                          | Total revenues           |        |                   | 9,549
|                                      |                                          |                          |        |                   |      
|Cost of revenues:                     |                                          |                          |        |                   |      
|                                      | Subscriptions                            |                          |        | 884               |      
|                                      | Other products and services              |                          |        | 27                |      
|                                      |                                          |                          |        |                   |      
|                                      |                                          | Total cost of revenues   |        |                   | 911  
|                                      |                                          |                          |        |                   |      
|Gross margin                          |                                          |                          | 8,638  |                   |      
|                                      |                                          |                          |        |                   |      
|Operating expenses:                   |                                          |                          |        |                   |      
|                                      | Selling and marketing                    |                          |        | 4,531             |      
|                                      | Research and development                 |                          |        | 1,837             |      
|                                      | General and administrative               |                          |        | 1,186             |      
|                                      | Amortization of stock-based compensation |                          |        | 210               |      
|                                      |                                          |                          |        |                   |      
|                                      |                                          | Total operating expenses |        |                   | 7,764
|                                      |                                          |                          |        |                   |      
|Income/(loss) from operations         |                                          |                          | 874    |                   |      
|Interest income (expense), net        |                                          |                          | 1,037  |                   |      
|                                      |                                          |                          |        |                   |      
|Net income (loss) before income taxes |                                          | $                        | 1,911  |                   | $    
|Provision for income taxes            |                                          |                          | 38     |                   |      
|                                      |                                          |                          |        |                   |      
|Net income (loss)                     |                                          | $                        | 1,873  |                   | $    
|                                      |                                          |                          |        |                   |      
|Basic net income (loss) per share     |                                          | $                        | 0.09   |                   | $    
|                                      |                                          |                          |        |                   |      
|Diluted net income (loss) per share   |                                          | $                        | 0.08   |                   | $    
|                                      |                                          |                          |        |                   |      
|Basic common shares                   |                                          |                          | 20,154 |                   |      
|                                      |                                          |                          |        |                   |      
|Diluted common shares                 |                                          |                          | 22,606 |                   |      
|                                      |                                          |                          |        |                   |      

See accompanying notes.

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Websense, Inc.        Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity        (unaudited and in thousands)

|                              |                                                             | Common Stock |     |   |     |   |   |        |      | Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income |        |    
|----------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | --- | - | --- | - | - | ------ | ---- | -------------------------------------- | ------ | ---
|
|
|Balance at December 31, 2000  |                                                             | 19,705       |     | $ | 197 |   | $ | 86,111 |      | $                                      | (1,459 | )  
|                              | Issuance of common stock upon exercise of options           |              | 510 |   |     | 5 |   |        | 650  |                                        |        |   
|                              | Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan |              | 44  |   |     |  |   |        | 463  |                                        |        |   
|                              | Deferred compensation (net of forfeitures)                  |              |    |   |     |  |   |        | (164 | )                                      |        | 164
|                              | Amortization of deferred compensation                       |              |    |   |     |  |   |        |     |                                        |        | 655
|                              | Net income                                                  |              |    |   |     |  |   |        |     |                                        |        |   
|                              | Unrealized gain on securities available for sale            |              |    |   |     |  |   |        |     |                                        |        |   
|                              |                                                             |              |     |   |     |   |   |        |      |                                        |        |    
|                              | Comprehensive net income                                    |              |    |   |     |  |   |        |     |                                        |        |   
|                              |                                                             |              |     |   |     |   |   |        |      |                                        |        |    
|Balance at September 30, 2001 |                                                             | 20,259       |     | $ | 202 |   | $ | 87,060 |      | $                                      | (640   | )  
|                              |                                                             |              |     |   |     |   |   |        |      |                                        |        |    

See accompanying notes.

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Websense, Inc.        Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows        (unaudited and in thousands)

|                                                                                         |                                       | Nine Months Ended
September 30, |        
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | -------
|
|Operating activities:                                                                    |                                       |                                 |        
|Net income (loss)                                                                        |                                       | $                               | 1,473  
|Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: |                                       |                                 |        
|                                                                                         | Depreciation                          |                                 |        
|                                                                                         | Deferred revenue                      |                                 |        
|                                                                                         | Amortization of deferred compensation |                                 |        
|Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                                             |                                       |                                 |        
|                                                                                         | Accounts receivable                   |                                 |        
|                                                                                         | Deposits and other assets             |                                 |        
|                                                                                         | Accounts payable                      |                                 |        
|                                                                                         | Accrued payroll and related benefits  |                                 |        
|                                                                                         | Other accrued expenses                |                                 |        
|                                                                                         |                                       |                                 |        
|Net cash provided by operating activities                                                |                                       |                                 | 12,113 
|                                                                                         |                                       |                                 |        
|Investing activities:                                                                    |                                       |                                 |        
|Purchase of equipment                                                                    |                                       |                                 | (996   
|Purchase of marketable securities                                                        |                                       |                                 | (14,764
|Maturities of marketable securities                                                      |                                       |                                 | 989    
|                                                                                         |                                       |                                 |        
|Net cash used in investing activities                                                    |                                       |                                 | (14,771
|                                                                                         |                                       |                                 |        
|Financing activities:                                                                    |                                       |                                 |        
|Repayments of notes payable                                                              |                                       |                                 |       
|Proceeds from issuance of common stock                                                   |                                       |                                 | 1,118  
|                                                                                         |                                       |                                 |        
|Net cash provided by financing activities                                                |                                       |                                 | 1,118  
|                                                                                         |                                       |                                 |        
|Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                                         |                                       |                                 | (1,540 
|Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                         |                                       |                                 | 13,106 
|                                                                                         |                                       |                                 |        
|Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                               |                                       | $                               | 11,566 
|                                                                                         |                                       |                                 |        
|Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:                                       |                                       |                                 |        
|Interest paid                                                                            |                                       | $                               |       
|                                                                                         |                                       |                                 |        

See accompanying notes.

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WEBSENSE, INC.        NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

1.Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States for interim financial statements and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, certain information or
footnote disclosures normally included in complete financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted
pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the opinion of management, the statements include all adjustments necessary, which are of a normal and recurring
nature, for the fair presentation of our financial position and of the results for the interim periods presented.

These
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2000, included in
Websense, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 are not
necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the year ending December 31, 2001. The balance sheet at December 31, 2000 has been derived
from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete
financial statements.

2.Net Income (Loss) Per Share

We compute net income/(loss) per share in accordance with SFAS No. 128,Earnings Per Share. Under the
provisions of SFAS No. 128, basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) for the period by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the
period. Diluted net income per share is computed by dividing the net income for the period by the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the period. Diluted
earnings per share are required to be calculated to include the potentially dilutive effect of the conversion of outstanding stock options.

3.Amortization of Stock-based Compensation

For the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2001 and 2000, we recorded amortization of stock-based compensation. The
allocation of the expense by operating expense category is as follows (in thousands):

|                           |  | Three Months Ended
September 30, |     | Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|-------------------------- |  | -------------------------------- | --- | -------------------------------
|
|Selling and marketing      |  | $                                | 59  |                                
|Research and development   |  |                                  | 37  |                                
|General and administrative |  |                                  | 114 |                                
|                           |  |                                  |     |                                
|                           |  | $                                | 210 |                                
|                           |  |                                  |     |                                

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4.Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No.141, "Business Combinations" and SFAS
No.142 "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets." These statements drastically change the accounting for business combinations, goodwill, and
intangible assets. SFAS 141 eliminates the pooling-of-interests method of accounting for business combinations. The requirements of SFAS 141 are effective for any
business combination that is completed after June 30, 2001. Under SFAS 142, goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets are no longer amortized but are reviewed annually (or more
frequently if impairment indicators arise) for impairment. Separable intangible assets that are not deemed to have an indefinite life will continue to be amortized over their lives (but no maximum
life). The amortization provisions of SFAS 142 apply to goodwill and intangible assets acquired after June 30, 2001. With respect to goodwill and intangible assets acquired prior to
July 1, 2001, companies are required to adopt SFAS 142 in their fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2001. Because of the different transition dates for goodwill and
intangible assets acquired on or before June 30, 2001 and those acquired after that date, pre-existing goodwill and intangible assets will be amortized during this transition period
until adoption whereas new goodwill and indefinite intangible assets acquired after June 30, 2001 will not. We do not expect adoption of these standards to significantly impact our operating
results or financial position since we have not engaged in any business combinations to date and have no goodwill.

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

From time to time we have made and may continue to make "forward looking statements." This report on Form 10-Q may contain forward looking
statements. These statements, which represent our expectations or beliefs concerning various future events, include but are not limited to statements concerning the following:



Actual
results may differ materially from results anticipated in such forward looking statements. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update any forward looking statements to
reflect events or circumstances arising after the date hereof or otherwise.

Readers
are also urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us which attempt to advise interested parties of the factors which affect our business,
including without limitation the disclosures made under the caption "Risks and Uncertainties," "Factors Affecting Our Operating Results" or "Risk Factors" and included herein and other reports and
filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Overview

We provide employee Internet management, or EIM, solutions that enable businesses to monitor, report and manage how their employees use the Internet. Our
Websense Enterprise solution supports an organization's efforts to improve employee productivity, conserve network bandwidth and mitigate potential legal liability. We were founded in 1994 as
NetPartners Internet Solutions, a reseller of computer network security solutions and related services. In 1996, we released our first software product, Websense Internet Screening System. Since 1998,
we have refocused our business on developing and selling employee Internet management solutions, and no longer focus on the software resale and service business.

In
1999, we changed our name to Websense, Inc. and completed our change in business strategy. In the same year, we expanded our senior management team, raised approximately
$9.8 million in a private round of financing and further strengthened indirect sales channels and business relationships. In December 1999 we released version 4.0, a redesigned version
of Websense Enterprise; our most recent version was released in June 2001. We currently derive a substantial majority of our revenues from subscriptions to this solution and expect this trend
to continue in the future. When a purchase decision is made, customers enter into a subscription agreement, which is generally 12, 24 or 36 months in duration and for a fixed number of users.
Upon entering into the subscription agreement, we promptly invoice our customers. Generally, payment is due for the full term of the subscription within 30 days of the invoice. We recognize
revenue monthly on a straight-line basis over the term of the subscription agreement. We record amounts billed to customers in excess of recognizable revenue as deferred revenue on our
balance sheet. Upon expiration of the subscription, customers who wish to re-subscribe must do so at our then-current rates to continue using Websense Enterprise. Our revenue
is significantly influenced by subscription renewals, and a decrease in subscription renewals could negatively impact our revenue.

We
also derive a small portion of our revenues from professional services for the implementation of our products and from resale of hardware and software. We recognize revenues for
these services

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and products upon their completion or delivery. We expect these revenues to continue to decline as a percent of total revenues for the foreseeable future.

In
the first nine months of 2001, we derived 33% of revenues from international sales compared to 31% in the first nine months of 2000. We are continuing to expand our international
operations, particularly in selected countries in the European and Asia Pacific markets, because we believe international markets represent a significant growth opportunity.

We
continue to sell solutions through indirect (92% of revenue in the first nine months of 2001) and direct (8% of revenue in the first nine months of 2001) channels; our strategy is
to rely heavily on indirect sales channels. Domestically, we sell solutions through more than 740 Value Added Resellers, or VARs, and through our sales force. Internationally, we distribute Websense
Enterprise through more than 180 distributors and resellers in over 83 countries who resell our solution through VARs and their resellers. In addition, we leverage the sales and marketing capabilities
of the original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, and other key providers of complementary hardware and software products.

Because
we derive revenues from subscription fees, we do not recognize the entire amount of subscription fees received in the month the subscription agreements are executed. However,
we recognize operating expenses as they are incurred. Operating expenses have continued to increase on a year over year basis due to expanded selling and marketing efforts, research and development
and investments in administrative infrastructure to support subscription sales that we will recognize as revenue in subsequent periods.

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Results of Operations

Three months ended September 30, 2001 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2000

The following table sets forth, as a percentage of total revenues, certain income data for the periods indicated.

|                                      |                                          | Three Months Ended       |   
|------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | --
|
|Revenues:                             |                                          |                          |   
|                                      | Subscriptions                            |                          | 99
|                                      | Other products and services              |                          | 1 
|                                      |                                          |                          |   
|                                      |                                          | Total revenues           |   
|                                      |                                          |                          |   
|Cost of revenues:                     |                                          |                          |   
|                                      | Subscriptions                            |                          | 9 
|                                      | Other products and services              |                          | 1 
|                                      |                                          |                          |   
|                                      |                                          | Total cost of revenues   |   
|                                      |                                          |                          |   
|Gross margin                          |                                          | 90                       | % 
|Operating expenses:                   |                                          |                          |   
|                                      | Selling and marketing                    |                          | 48
|                                      | Research and development                 |                          | 19
|                                      | General and administrative               |                          | 12
|                                      | Amortization of stock-based compensation |                          | 2 
|                                      |                                          |                          |   
|                                      |                                          | Total operating expenses |   
|                                      |                                          |                          |   
|Income/(loss) from operations         |                                          | 9                        | % 
|Interest income (expense), net        |                                          | 11                       | % 
|                                      |                                          |                          |   
|Net income (loss) before income taxes |                                          | 20                       | % 
|Provision for income taxes            |                                          | 0                        | % 
|                                      |                                          |                          |   
|Net income (loss)                     |                                          | 20                       | % 
|                                      |                                          |                          |   

Revenues

Subscriptions.Subscription revenue increased $5 million, or 110%, to $9.5 million in the third quarter
of 2001 from $4.5 million in the third quarter of 2000. Subscription revenue accounted for 99% of total revenues in the third quarter of 2001 compared to 95% in the third quarter of 2000. This
increase was consistent with the strategy that transformed Websense from a network security services organization and reseller of third-party security software to a provider of Websense Enterprise, a
high-margin, subscription-based Employee Internet Management solution.

Other products and services.Other products and services revenue decreased $161,000, or 73% to $60,000 in the third
quarter of 2001 from $221,000 in the third quarter of 2000. Other products and services revenue accounted for 1% of revenues in the third quarter of 2001 compared to 5% in the third quarter of 2000.
We expect this decline to continue.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of subscriptions.Cost of subscriptions consists of the costs of web site review, technical support and
infrastructure costs associated with maintaining our database. Cost of subscriptions

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increased $391,000 or 79% to $884,000 in the third quarter of 2001, from $493,000 in the third quarter of 2000. This increase was primarily due to additional personnel in our database and technical
support groups. Costs of subscriptions, as a percentage of total revenue was 9% in the third quarter of 2001 as
compared to 10% in the third quarter of 2000. The decrease in the percentage of subscription revenue was due to the increase in revenue and economies of scale achieved related to the associated costs.

Cost of other products and services.Costs of other products and services consist primarily of the cost of resale
software and related hardware. Cost of other products and services decreased $160,000 or 86%, to $27,000 in the third quarter of 2001, from $187,000 in the third quarter of 2000. Cost of other
products and services as a percentage of total revenue decreased to 1% in the third quarter of 2001 compared to 4% in the third quarter of 2000 as the associated revenue declined while total revenue
increased.

Gross Margin

Gross margin was $8.6 million, or 90% of revenues, for the third quarter 2001 compared to $4.1 million, or 86% of revenues, in third quarter
2000. Gross margin increased $4.6 million, or 113%, due to the continuing growth of subscription revenue, which generates higher margins as compared to other products and services.

Operating Expenses

Selling and marketing.Selling and marketing expenses consist primarily of salaries, commissions and benefits related
to personnel engaged in selling, marketing and customer support functions, along with costs related to public relations, advertising, promotions, travel and allocated facilities and depreciation
expenses. Selling and marketing expenses increased $1.4 million, or 45%, to $4.5 million in the third quarter of 2001, from $3.1 million in the third quarter 2000. The increase
was primarily due to the addition of personnel, increased advertising and promotional activities in North America and our continuing expansion into Europe and Asia Pacific. We expect selling and
marketing expenses to increase as more personnel are added to support our expanding selling and marketing efforts.

Research and development.Research and development expenses consist primarily of salaries and benefits for software
developers, contract programmers, facilities costs and equipment depreciation. Research and development expenses increased $293,000, or 19%, to $1.8 million in the third quarter 2001 from
$1.5 million in the third quarter 2000. Increased personnel costs associated with the release of Websense Enterprise v4.3 and Websense Reporter 6.2 and the growing number of product platforms
drove the increase over the prior year's comparable quarter.

General and administrative.General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, benefits and related
expenses for executive and administrative personnel, third-party professional service fees
and allocated facilities and depreciation expenses. General and administrative expenses increased $266,000, or 29%, to $1.2 million in the third quarter of 2001 from $920,000 in the third
quarter of 2000. The increase was primarily due to personnel additions, increased taxes and increased costs related to our international expansion. We expect general and administrative expenses to
increase in the future, reflecting continued growth in operations.

Amortization of stock-based compensation.We recognized $210,000 of stock-based compensation expense, net of
forfeitures, in the third quarter 2001, compared to $429,000 in the third quarter 2000, a decrease of $219,000, or 51%. The decrease in the amortization expense primarily results from the accelerated
method of amortization used.

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Interest Income

Net interest income decreased $120,000, or 10%, to $1.0 million in the third quarter of 2001 from $1.2 million in the third quarter of 2000. We
experienced a decrease in interest income due to lower effective interest rates compared to the prior year as a result of a continued decline in interest rates, partially offset by increased invested
balances.

Net Income/(Loss)

Net income increased $2.7 million, or 337%, to $1.9 million (or $0.08 per diluted share) from a loss of $789,000 (or $0.04 loss per diluted
share) in the third quarter 2000. This increase was due to a combination of an increase in gross margin of $4.6 million, or 113%, partially offset by a slight increase in operating expenses of
$1.8 million, or 29% and decrease in interest income of $120,000, or 10%.

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Nine months ended September 30, 2001 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2000

The following table sets forth, as a percentage of total revenues, certain income data for the periods indicated.

|                                      |                                          | Nine Months Ended        |   
|------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | --
|
|Revenues:                             |                                          |                          |   
|                                      | Subscriptions                            |                          | 99
|                                      | Other products and services              |                          | 1 
|                                      |                                          |                          |   
|                                      |                                          | Total revenues           |   
|                                      |                                          |                          |   
|Cost of revenues:                     |                                          |                          |   
|                                      | Subscriptions                            |                          | 10
|                                      | Other products and services              |                          | 0 
|                                      |                                          |                          |   
|                                      |                                          | Total cost of revenues   |   
|                                      |                                          |                          |   
|Gross margin                          |                                          | 90                       | % 
|                                      |                                          |                          |   
|Operating expenses:                   |                                          |                          |   
|                                      | Selling and marketing                    |                          | 56
|                                      | Research and development                 |                          | 22
|                                      | General and administrative               |                          | 16
|                                      | Amortization of stock-based compensation |                          | 3 
|                                      |                                          |                          |   
|                                      |                                          | Total operating expenses |   
|                                      |                                          |                          |   
|Income/(loss) from operations         |                                          | (7                       | %)
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Revenues

Subscriptions.Subscription revenue increased $13.2 million, or 120% to $24.3 million in the nine months
ended September 30, 2001 from $11.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2000. Subscription revenue accounted for 99% of total revenues in the nine months ended
September 30, 2001 compared to 95% in the nine months ended September 30, 2000. This increase in subscription revenue in the first nine months of this year as compared to the prior year
was a result of continued billings growth.

Other products and services.Other products and services revenue decreased $294,000, or 51% to $287,000 in the nine
months ended September 30, 2001 from $581,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2000. Other products and services revenue accounted for 1% of revenues in the nine months ended
September 30, 2001 compared to 5% in the nine months ended September 30, 2000. We expect this decline as a percentage of revenues to continue as we focus on selling our Websense
Enterprise product.

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Cost of Revenues

Cost of subscriptions.Cost of subscriptions increased $962,000 or 67% to $2.4 million in the nine months ended
September 30, 2001, from $1.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2000. This increase was primarily due to additional personnel added to our database and technical
support groups. Costs of subscriptions, as a percentage of total revenue was 10% in the nine months ended September 30, 2001 as compared to 12% in the nine months ended September 30,
2000. The decrease in the percentage of
subscription revenue was due to the increase in revenue and economies of scale achieved related to the associated costs.

Cost of other products and services.Cost of other products and services decreased $360,000 or 68%, to $169,000 in the
nine months ended September 30, 2001, from $529,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2000. Cost of other products and services as a percentage of total revenue decreased to less
than 1% in the first nine months of 2001 compared to 5% in the first nine months of 2000.

Gross Margin

Gross margin was $22 million, or 90% of revenues, for the first nine months ended September 30, 2001 compared to $9.7 million, or 83% of
revenues, in the nine months ended September 30, 2000. Gross margin increased $12.4 million, or 127%, due to the continuing growth of subscription revenue, which generates higher margins
as compared to other products and services.

Operating Expenses

Selling and marketing.Selling and marketing expenses increased $5.0 million, or 57%, to $13.8 million in
the nine months ended September 30, 2001, from $8.8 million in the same nine months of the prior year. The increase was primarily due to the addition of personnel, increased advertising
and promotional activities in North America and our continuing expansion into Europe and Asia Pacific. We expect selling and marketing expenses to increase as more personnel are added to support our
expanding selling and marketing efforts.

Research and development.Research and development expenses increased $907,000, or 20%, to $5.5 million in the
nine months ended September 30, 2001 from $4.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2000. The increase in research and development expenses over the first nine months of
2000 was due primarily to additional headcount in the current year.

General and administrative.General and administrative expenses increased $1.5 million, or 61%, to
$3.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2001 from $2.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2000. The increase was primarily due to personnel
additions, increased allowance for bad debt expense, professional service fees, insurance and other costs associated with being a public company. We expect general and administrative expenses to
increase in the future, reflecting continued growth in operations.

Amortization of stock-based compensation.We recognized $655,000 of stock-based compensation expense, net of
forfeitures, in the nine months ended September 30, 2001 compared to $1.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2000 a decrease of $916,000, or 58%. The decrease in the
amortization expense is primarily due to the accelerated method of amortization used as well as forfeitures amounting to $164,000.

Interest Income

Net interest income increased $787,000, or 32%, to $3.3 million from $2.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2000. The
increase is due primarily to a larger investment portfolio

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primarily as a result of returns on the proceeds from our initial public offering, which closed in March 2000, as well as continuing investment of positive operating cash flow.

Net Income/(Loss)

Net income increased $6.7 million, or 128%, to $1.5 million (or $0.07 earnings per share) from a loss of $5.2 million (or $0.32 loss per
share) in the nine months ended September 30, 2000. This increase was due to a combination of an increase in gross margin of $12.4 million, or 127%, and an increase in interest income of
$787,000 offset by an increase in operating expenses of $6.4 million, or 37%. The return on our invested balances has declined in recent months as a result of continuing declines in interest
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Liquidity and Capital Resources

From our inception through March 2000, we financed our operations primarily through operating activities and the sale of preferred equity securities. In
total, we raised approximately $15.5 million, net of fees and expenses, through the sale of preferred equity securities. In March 2000, we closed our initial public offering with
proceeds, net of underwriting fees and offering expenses, of approximately $65.7 million. In the past, we have also utilized available financing for the purchase of capital equipment.

As
of September 30, 2001, we had cash and cash equivalents of $11.6 million and investments in marketable securities of $82.2 million and an accumulated deficit
of $19.3 million.

Net
cash provided by operating activities was $12.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2001 compared to $4.2 million in the nine months ended
September 30, 2000. The relative increase in cash provided by operating activities is primarily due to net income in the current year versus a net loss in the prior year and cash payments
received from increased sales of subscriptions (which are initially recorded as deferred revenue).

Net
cash used in investing activities was $14.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2001 compared to $68.0 million in the nine months ended
September 30, 2000, reflecting a net decrease in the purchase of investments in marketable securities of $51.9 million in the first nine months of 2001 versus the first nine months of
2000. This decrease reflects an overall lengthening of our average investment terms in response to continued interest rate weakness.

Net
cash provided by financing activities was $1.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2001 compared to $64.3 million in the nine months ended
September 30, 2000. This decrease is due to the proceeds we received upon completion in March 2000 of our initial public offering as compared to the proceeds from option exercises in the
current year.

In
June 2000, we entered into a loan and security agreement with a bank for a credit facility of $1.5 million. At September 30, 2001 we had $1.0 million
available for drawing under this facility and $500,000 allocated for existing or future letters of credit. We have operating lease commitments of $241,000 expiring in the last three months of 2001,
$649,000 expiring in 2002 and $111,000 expiring in 2003.

We
believe that our cash and cash equivalents balances, investments in marketable securities and funds available under our existing credit facilities will be sufficient to satisfy our
cash requirements for at least the next 12 months. We intend to continue to invest our cash in excess of current operating requirements in interest bearing, high-grade commercial
paper, corporate bonds and government securities. If existing cash is insufficient to satisfy our liquidity requirements, we may seek to sell
additional equity or debt securities or to obtain a larger credit facility. The sale of additional equity or convertible debt securities would result in additional dilution to our shareholders.
Additional debt would result in increased expenses and could result in covenants that would restrict our operations. We have not made arrangements to obtain additional financing and there is no
assurance that financing, if required, will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all.

Risks and Uncertainties

You should carefully consider the following information in addition to other information in this report before you decide to purchase our common stock. The
risks and uncertainties described below are those that we currently deem to be material and that we believe are specific to our company and our industry. If any of these or other risks actually occurs
the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

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We have a history of losses and, because we expect our operating expenses to increase in the future, we may not be able to maintain profitability.

The third quarter of 2001 is the first quarter since 1996 in which we achieved profitability. In each of our previous 21 fiscal quarters we have experienced
net losses, and as of September 30, 2001, we had an accumulated deficit of $19.3 million. We incurred net losses of $5.9 million and $9.3 million for the years ended
December 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively. We may be unable to maintain profitability unless our revenues increase at a greater rate than our operating expenses. We currently expect our
operating expenses to increase substantially, as we, among other things:



We
will need to significantly increase our revenues to maintain profitability. If we fail to increase revenues from subscription fees for Websense Enterprise, we may experience losses
in future quarters. If we continue to grow, we also may fail to accurately estimate and assess the associated increase in our operating expenses. If our operating expenses exceed our expectations, our
financial performance will be adversely affected, which could cause the price of our common stock to decline.

Because we expect to derive substantially all of our future revenue from subscription fees for Websense Enterprise, any failure of this product to satisfy customer demands or
to achieve more widespread market acceptance will seriously harm our business.

Substantially all of our revenues come from subscriptions to Websense Enterprise, and we expect this trend will continue for the foreseeable future.
Subscription revenues accounted for 99% of our total revenues in first nine months of 2001. As a result, if for any reason revenues from Websense Enterprise decline or do not grow as rapidly as we
anticipate, our operating results and our business will be significantly impaired. If Websense Enterprise fails to meet the needs of our existing and target customers, or if it does not compare
favorably in price and performance to competing products, our growth will be limited. Websense Enterprise may not achieve continued market acceptance. Our future financial performance also will
depend, in part, on our ability to diversify our offerings by successfully developing, introducing and gaining customer acceptance of new products and enhanced versions of Websense Enterprise. We may
not be successful in achieving market acceptance of any new products that we develop or of enhanced versions of Websense Enterprise. Any failure or delay in diversifying our existing offerings could
harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.

The market for employee Internet management products is emerging, and if we are not successful in promoting awareness of the need for Websense Enterprise and of our Websense
brand, our growth may be limited.

Based on our experience with potential customers, we believe that many corporations are unaware of the existence or scope of problems caused by employee misuse
of the Internet. In addition, there may be a time-limited opportunity to achieve and maintain a significant share of the market for employee Internet management products due in part to the
emerging nature of this market and the substantial resources available to our existing and potential competitors. We have committed approximately $1.4 million of our marketing communications
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of the problems caused by employee misuse of Internet access in the workplace, but we may not be successful in this effort. If employers do not recognize or acknowledge these problems, then the market
for Websense Enterprise may develop more slowly than we expect, which could adversely affect our operating results. Developing and maintaining awareness of our Websense brand is critical to achieving
widespread acceptance of our existing and future employee Internet management products. Furthermore, we believe that the importance of brand recognition will increase as competition in our market
develops. Successful promotion of our Websense brand will depend largely on the effectiveness of our marketing efforts and on our ability to develop reliable and useful products at competitive prices.
If we fail to successfully promote our Websense brand, or if our expenses to promote and maintain our Websense brand are greater than anticipated, our results of operations and financial condition
could suffer.

Our future growth depends on our existing customers renewing and purchasing additional subscriptions to Websense Enterprise.

Our future success depends on achieving substantial revenue from customer renewals for subscriptions to Websense Enterprise. Subscriptions for Websense
Enterprise typically have durations of 12, 24 or 36 months. Our customers have no obligation to renew their subscriptions upon expiration. We may be unable to generate significant revenue from
renewals. In order to maintain our revenues we must be successful in selling renewal subscriptions.

Our
future success also depends on our ability to sell further subscriptions to existing customers in order to obtain additional seats within their respective organizations. We
believe that approximately 20% of our customers' Internet-enabled employees are covered by Websense Enterprise. As a result, to increase our revenues we must sell our existing customers additional
subscriptions for Websense Enterprise to get greater coverage of their workforces. This may require increasingly sophisticated sales efforts targeting senior management and other management personnel
associated with our customers' Internet infrastructure.

Because we recognize revenue from subscriptions for Websense Enterprise ratably over the term of the subscription, downturns in sales may not be immediately reflected in our
revenues.

We expect that a substantial majority of our future revenues will come from subscriptions to Websense Enterprise. Upon execution of a subscription agreement,
we invoice our customers for the full term of the subscription agreement. We then recognize revenue from customers over the terms of their subscription agreements which generally have durations of 12,
24 or 36 months. As a result, a majority of the revenue we report in each quarter is deferred revenue from subscription agreements entered into and paid for during previous quarters. Because of
this model, the revenues we report in any quarter or series of quarters may mask significant downturns in sales and the market acceptance of Websense Enterprise.

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We are an early-stage company with an unproven business model, which makes it difficult to evaluate our current business and future prospects.

We have only a limited operating history upon which to base an evaluation of our current business and future prospects. We began offering our employee Internet
management software in September 1996, but only since May 1998, when we released our first version of Websense Enterprise as a significant enhancement to our original product, have we
directed a majority of our focus on this market. We introduced the most recent version of Websense Enterprise in June 2001. As a result, the revenue and income potential of our business and our
market are unproven. In addition, we have very limited historical data with respect to subscription renewals because we sell subscriptions that range from one to three years in length and have been
selling Websense Enterprise for less than four years. Further, because of our limited operating history and because the market for employee Internet management products is relatively new and rapidly
evolving, we have limited insight into trends that may emerge and affect our business. We may make errors in predicting and reacting to relevant business trends, which could harm our business. Before
investing, you should consider an investment in our stock in light of the risks, uncertainties and difficulties frequently encountered by early-stage companies in new and rapidly evolving markets such
as ours. We may not be able to successfully address any or all of these risks. Failure to adequately do so could cause our business, results of operations and financial condition to suffer.

We may not be able to develop acceptable new products or enhancements to our existing products at a rate required by our rapidly changing market.

Our future success depends on our ability to develop new products or enhancements to our existing products that keep pace with rapid technological developments
and that address the changing needs of our customers. Although Websense Enterprise is designed to operate with a variety of network hardware and software platforms, we will need to continuously modify
and enhance Websense Enterprise to keep pace with changes in Internet-related hardware, software, communication, browser and database technologies. We may not be successful in either developing such
products or timely introducing them to the market. In addition, uncertainties about the timing and nature of new network platforms or technologies, or modifications to existing platforms or
technology, could increase our research and development expenses. The failure of our products to operate effectively with the existing and future network platforms and technologies will limit or
reduce the market for our products, result in customer dissatisfaction and seriously harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.

We must develop and expand our indirect sales channels to increase revenue and improve our operating results.

We currently sell our products both indirectly and directly; however, we intend to rely increasingly on our indirect sales channels. We depend on our indirect
sales channels, including value-added resellers, distributors, original equipment manufacturers and Internet service providers, to offer Websense Enterprise to a larger customer base than we can reach
through our direct sales efforts. We will need to expand our existing relationships and enter into new relationships to increase our current and future market share and revenue. We may be unable to
maintain and expand our existing relationships or enter into new relationships on commercially reasonable terms or at all. If we are unable to maintain and expand our existing relationships or enter
into new relationships, we would lose customer introductions and co-marketing benefits and our operating results could suffer.

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Our reliance on indirect sales channels could result in reduced revenue growth because we have little control over our value-added resellers, distributors and original
equipment manufacturers.

Our indirect sales channels accounted for approximately 92% of our revenues in the nine months ended September 30, 2001. We anticipate that sales from
our various indirect sales channels, including value-added resellers, distributors, original equipment manufacturers, Internet service providers and others, will account for an increasing percentage
of our total revenues in future periods. None of these parties is obligated to continue selling our products or to make any purchases from us. Our ability to generate increased revenue depends
significantly upon the ability and willingness of our indirect sales channels to market and sell our products to organizations worldwide. If they are unsuccessful in their efforts, our operating
results will suffer. We cannot control the level of effort these parties expend or the extent to which any of them will be successful in marketing and selling our products. Many of our indirect sales
channels also market and sell products that compete with Websense Enterprise or may decide to do so in the future. We may not be able to prevent these parties from devoting greater resources to
support our competitors' products and/or eliminating their efforts to sell Websense Enterprise.

We face increasing competition from better-established companies that may have significantly greater resources, which could prevent us from increasing revenue or maintaining
profitability.

The market for our products is intensely competitive and is likely to become even more so in the future. Increased competition could result in pricing
pressures, reduced sales, reduced margins or the failure of Websense Enterprise to achieve or maintain more widespread market acceptance, any of
which would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Our current principal competitors include:



We
also face current and potential competition from vendors of Internet servers, operating systems and networking hardware, many of which now, or may in the future, develop and/or
bundle employee Internet management products with their products. We also compete against, and expect increased competition from, traditional network management software developers and Web management
service providers. We also face potential competition from our own indirect sales channels, who may decide to develop or sell competing products. Many of our current and potential competitors enjoy
substantial competitive advantages, such as:



As
a result, they may be able to respond more quickly and effectively than we can to new or changing opportunities, technologies, standards or customer requirements. For all of the
foregoing reasons, we may not be able to compete successfully against our current and future competitors.

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Other vendors may develop products similar to ours for incorporation into their hardware or software, and thereby reduce demand for Websense Enterprise.

In the future, vendors of Internet-related hardware and software may enhance their products or develop separate products that include functions that are
currently provided by Websense Enterprise. If employee Internet management functions become standard features of Internet-related hardware or software, the demand for Websense Enterprise will
decrease. Furthermore, even if Websense Enterprise provides greater functionality and is more effective than the products offered by vendors of Internet-related hardware or software, potential
customers might accept this limited functionality in lieu of purchasing our Websense Enterprise.

Negative economic conditions, terrorism and acts of hostility in the United States and in the other countries and geographic areas in which we offer our products may negatively
impact our ability to maintain profitability.

In the nine months ended September 30, 2001 we have seen a rapid and increasingly severe economic downturn in the United States and in the other
international markets in which we offer our products. In addition, we have seen acts of hostility and terrorism which may increase or prolong this economic downturn. This downturn may impact our
ability to sustain profitability by:



In
addition, the economic downturn may force companies to prioritize expenditures, and these companies may decide that subscriptions to our products are unnecessary expenditures in a
slowing economy. There can be no certainty as to the degree or severity of the duration of this downturn. We also cannot predict the extent and timing of the impact of the economic downturn in the
United States and in other countries and geographic regions in which we conduct our business.

Sales to customers outside the United States have accounted for a significant portion of our revenue, and we expect this trend to continue, which exposes us to risks inherent
in international sales.

We market and sell our products outside the United States through value-added resellers, distributors and other resellers. International sales represented
approximately 33% of our total revenues in the nine months ended September 30, 2001. As a key component of our business strategy, we intend to expand our international sales. In addition to the
risks associated with our domestic sales, our international sales are subject to the following risks:



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Such
factors could have a material adverse effect on our future international sales. Any reduction in international sales, or our failure to further develop our international
distribution channels, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Our international revenue is currently denominated in U.S. dollars. As a
result, fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies may make Websense Enterprise more expensive for international
customers, which could harm our business. We do not currently engage in currency hedging activities to limit the risk of exchange rate fluctuation.

We may need to raise additional funds in the future, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all.

We expect that our operating expenses will increase substantially over at least the next 12 months. In addition, we may experience a material decrease
in liquidity due to unforeseen capital requirements or other events and uncertainties. As a result, we may need to raise additional funds, and such funds may not be available on favorable terms, if at
all. If we cannot raise funds on acceptable terms, we may not be able to develop or enhance our software applications or database, execute on our business plan, take advantage of future opportunities
or respond to competitive pressures or unanticipated requirements. This may seriously harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.

We may seek to raise additional funds, and additional funding may be dilutive to stockholders or impose operational restrictions.

An additional equity financing may be dilutive to our stockholders and debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive covenants, which may limit our
operating flexibility. If additional funds are raised through the issuance of equity securities, the percentage of ownership of our existing stockholders will be reduced. These stockholders may
experience additional dilution in net book value per share and any additional equity securities may have rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of the holders of our common stock.

Our common stock may not maintain an active, liquid trading market.

We completed our initial public offering in March 2000. Prior to this offering, there was no public market for our common stock. We cannot predict
whether an active trading market in our common stock will be maintained or how liquid that market may become.

Our quarterly operating results may fluctuate significantly, and these fluctuations may cause our stock price to fall.

Our quarterly operating results have varied significantly in the past, and will likely vary in the future as the result of fluctuations in our operating
expenses. We expect that our operating expenses will increase substantially in the future as we expand our selling and marketing activities, increase our research and development efforts and hire
additional personnel. In addition, our operating expenses historically have
fluctuated, and may continue to fluctuate in the future, as the result of the factors described below and elsewhere in this quarterly report:



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As
a result, it is possible that in some future periods, our results of operations may not meet the expectations of current or potential investors. If this occurs, the price of our
common stock may decline.

The market price of our common stock is likely to be highly volatile and subject to wide fluctuations.

The market price of our common stock has been and likely will continue to be highly volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to a number
of factors that are beyond our control, including:



In
addition, the market price of our common stock could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to:



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Further,
the stock market has experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that have particularly affected the market price of the stock of many Internet-related companies,
and that often have been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of these companies. A number of publicly traded Internet-related companies have current market prices below their
initial public offering prices. Market fluctuations such as these may seriously harm the market price of our common stock. In the past, securities class action suits have been filed following periods
of market volatility in the price of a company's securities. If such an action were instituted, we would incur substantial costs and a diversion of management attention and resources, which would
seriously harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Future sales of our common stock may cause our stock price to decline.

The market price of our common stock could decline as a result of sales by our existing stockholders of a large number of shares of our common stock in the
market or the perception that such sales could occur. These sales also might make it more difficult for us to sell equity securities in the future at a time and at a price that we deem appropriate.

Our database categories and our process for classifying Web sites within those categories are subjective, and we may not be able to categorize Web sites in accordance with our
customers' expectations.

We may not succeed in accurately categorizing Internet content to meet our customers' expectations. We rely upon a combination of automated filtering
technology and human review to categorize Web sites in our proprietary database. Our customers may not agree with our determinations that particular Web sites should be included or not included in
specific categories of our database. In addition, it is possible that our filtering processes may place objectionable material in categories that are generally unrestricted by our users' Internet
access policies, which could result in employees having access to such material in the workplace. Any miscategorization could result in customer dissatisfaction and harm our reputation. Furthermore,
we select our categories based on Web site content we believe employers want to manage. We may not now, or in the future, succeed in properly identifying the categories of Web site content that
employers want to manage. Any failure to effectively categorize and filter Web sites according to our customers' expectations will impair the growth of our business and our efforts to increase brand
acceptance.

Our database may fail to keep pace with the rapid growth and technological change of the Internet.

The success of Websense Enterprise depends on the breadth and accuracy of our database. Although our database currently catalogs approximately
2.6 million Web sites, it contains only a fraction of the material available on the Internet. In addition, the total number of Web sites is growing rapidly, and we expect this rapid growth rate
to continue in the future. Our database and database technologies may not be able to keep pace with the growth in the number of Web sites, especially the growing number of Web sites containing foreign
languages. Further, the ongoing evolution of the Internet will require us to continually improve the functionality, features and reliability of our database. Because Websense Enterprise can only
manage access to Web sites included in our database, if our database does not contain a meaningful portion of relevant Web sites, the effectiveness of Websense Enterprise will be significantly
diminished. Any failure of our database to keep pace with the rapid growth and technological change of the Internet will impair the market acceptance of Websense Enterprise, which in turn will harm
our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Any failure to protect our intellectual property rights could impair our ability to protect our proprietary technology and establish our Websense brand.

Intellectual property is critical to our success, and we rely upon trademark, copyright and trade secret laws in the United States and other jurisdictions as
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contractual provisions to protect our proprietary technology and our Websense brand. Any of our trademarks may be challenged by others or invalidated through administrative process or litigation. We
currently have no issued patents and may be unable to obtain patent protection in the future. In addition, any issued patents may not provide us with any competitive advantages, or may be challenged
by third parties. Furthermore, legal standards relating to the validity, enforceability and scope of protection of intellectual property rights are uncertain. Effective patent, trademark, copyright
and trade secret protection may not be available to us in every country in which our products are available. The laws of some foreign countries may not be as protective of intellectual property rights
as United States laws, and mechanisms for enforcement of intellectual property rights may be inadequate. As a result our means of protecting our proprietary technology and brands may not be adequate.
Furthermore, despite our efforts, we may be unable to prevent third parties from infringing upon or misappropriating our intellectual property. Any such infringement or misappropriation could have a
material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

We may be sued by third parties for alleged infringement of their proprietary rights.

The software and Internet industries are characterized by the existence of a large number of patents, trademarks and copyrights and by frequent litigation
based on allegations of patent infringement or
other violations of intellectual property rights. As the number of entrants into our market increases, the possibility of an intellectual property claim against us grows. Our technologies and products
may not be able to withstand any third-party claims or rights against their use. Any intellectual property claims, with or without merit, could be time-consuming and expensive to litigate
or settle, and could divert management attention from executing our business plan.

Our systems may be vulnerable to security risks or service disruptions that could harm our business.

Our servers are vulnerable to physical or electronic break-ins and service disruptions, which could lead to interruptions, delays, loss of data or
the inability to process customer requests. Such events could be very expensive to remedy, could damage our reputation and could discourage existing and potential customers from using our products. We
may experience break-ins in the future. Any such events could substantially harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Because
our products are complex and are deployed in a wide variety of complex network environments, they may have errors or defects that users identify after deployment, which could
harm our reputation and our business.

Products
as complex as ours frequently contain undetected errors when first introduced or when new versions or enhancements are released. We have from time to time found errors in
versions of Websense Enterprise, and we may find such errors in the future. The occurrence of errors could adversely affect sales of our products, divert the attention of engineering personnel from
our product development efforts and cause significant customer relations problems.

Evolving regulation of the Internet may affect us adversely.

As Internet commerce continues to evolve, increasing regulation by federal, state or foreign agencies becomes more likely. Such regulation is likely in the
areas of user privacy, pricing, content and quality of products and services. Taxation of Internet use or other charges imposed by government agencies or by private organizations for accessing the
Internet may also be imposed. Laws and regulations applying to the solicitation, collection or processing of personal or consumer information could affect our activities. Furthermore, any regulation
imposing fees for Internet use could result in a decline in the use of the Internet and the viability of Internet commerce, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of
operations and financial condition.

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The success of our business depends on the continued growth and acceptance of the Internet as a business tool.

Expansion in the sales of Websense Enterprise depends on the continued acceptance of the Internet as a communications and commerce platform for enterprises.
The Internet may not prove to be a viable commercial medium due to inadequate development of the necessary infrastructure, such as a reliable network backbone, or timely development of complementary
products, such as high-speed modems. Additionally, the Internet could lose its viability as a business tool due to delays in the development or adoption of new standards and protocols to
handle increased demands of Internet activity, security, reliability, cost, ease-of-use, accessibility, and quality-of-service. If the Internet does not
continue to become a widespread communications medium and commercial platform, the demand for Websense Enterprise could be significantly reduced, which could have a material adverse effect on our
business, results of operations and financial condition.

Our products create risks of potential negative publicity and legal liability.

Because customers rely on Websense Enterprise to provide employee Internet management, any significant defects or errors in our products may result in negative
publicity or legal claims. Negative publicity or legal claims could seriously harm our business, results of operations and financial condition. In addition, Websense Enterprise's capability to report
Internet data retrieval requests and the workstations from which they originated may result in negative publicity or legal claims based on potential privacy violations.

We are dependent on our management team, and the loss of any key member of this team may prevent us from implementing our business plan in a timely manner.

Our success depends largely upon the continued services of our executive officers and other key management and development personnel. In particular, we rely on
John B. Carrington, our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. We are also substantially dependent on the continued service of our existing engineering personnel because of the complexity of
our products and technologies. We do not have employment agreements with a majority of our executive officers, key management or development personnel and, therefore, they could terminate their
employment with us at any time without penalty. We do not maintain key person life insurance policies on any of our employees. The loss of one or more of our key employees could seriously harm our
business, results of operations and financial condition. In such an event we may be unable to recruit personnel to replace these individuals in a timely manner, or at all, on acceptable terms.

Our recent growth has strained our existing personnel and infrastructure resources, and if we are unable to implement appropriate controls and procedures to manage our growth,
we may not be able to successfully implement our business plan.

We are currently experiencing a period of rapid growth in our operations, which has placed, and will continue to place, a significant strain on our management,
administrative, operational and financial infrastructure. Our future success will depend in part upon the ability of our senior management to manage growth effectively. This will require us to hire
and train additional personnel to manage our expanding operations. In addition, we will be required to continue to improve our operational, financial and management controls and our reporting systems
and procedures. If we fail to successfully manage our growth, we will be unable to execute our business plan.

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Because competition for our target employees is intense, we may not be able to attract and retain the highly skilled employees we need to support our planned growth.

To execute our growth plan, we must attract and retain highly qualified personnel. We need to hire additional personnel in virtually all operational areas,
including selling and marketing, research and development, operations and technical support, customer service and administration. Competition for these personnel is intense, especially for engineers
with high levels of experience in designing and developing software and Internet-related products. We may not be successful in attracting and retaining qualified personnel. We have from time to time
in the past experienced, and we expect to continue to experience in the future, difficulty in hiring and retaining highly skilled employees with appropriate qualifications. Many of the companies with
which we compete for experienced personnel have greater resources than we have. If we fail to attract new personnel or retain and motivate our current personnel, our business and future growth
prospects could be severely harmed.

If we acquire any companies or technologies in the future, they could prove difficult to integrate, disrupt our business, dilute stockholder value and adversely affect our
operating results.

We may acquire or make investments in complementary companies, services and technologies in the future. We have not made any acquisitions or investments to
date, and therefore our ability as an organization to make acquisitions or investments is unproven.

Acquisitions
and investments involve numerous risks, including:



In
addition, if we finance acquisitions by issuing convertible debt or equity securities, our existing stockholders may be diluted which could affect the market price of our stock. As
a result, if we fail to properly evaluate and execute acquisitions or investments, our business and prospects may be seriously harmed.

Our executive officers, directors and principal stockholders own a large percentage of our voting stock and could delay or prevent a change in our corporate control or other
matters requiring stockholder approval, even if favored by our other stockholders.

Our executive officers, directors and principal stockholders, and their respective affiliates, beneficially own approximately 26% of our outstanding common
stock. These stockholders, if acting together, would be able to exert significant control over substantially all matters requiring approval by our stockholders, including the election of all directors
and approval of significant corporate transactions.

It may be difficult for a third party to acquire us, even if doing so would be beneficial to our stockholders.

Some provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, as well as some provisions of Delaware law, may discourage, delay or prevent third parties from
acquiring us, even if doing so would be beneficial to our stockholders. For example, our certificate of incorporation provides for a classified board, with each board member serving a staggered
three-year term. It also provides that stockholders may not fill board vacancies, call stockholder meetings or act by written consent. Our bylaws further provide that advance written
notice is required prior to stockholder proposals. Each of these provisions

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makes it more difficult for stockholders to obtain control of our board or initiate actions that are opposed by the then current board. Additionally, we have authorized preferred stock that is
undesignated, making it possible for the board to issue preferred stock with voting or other rights and preferences that could impede the success of any attempted change of control. Delaware law also
could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us. Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law may have an anti-takeover effect with respect to transactions not
approved in advance by our board, including discouraging attempts that might result in a premium over the market price of the shares of common stock held by our stockholders.

We do not intend to pay dividends.

Since we terminated our election to be treated as an "S" corporation in January 1998, we have not declared or paid any cash dividends on our common
stock. We currently intend to retain any future cash flows from operations to fund growth and, therefore, do not expect to pay any dividends in the foreseeable future.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Our market risk exposures are related to our cash, cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities. We invest our excess cash in highly liquid
short-term investments, commercial paper, corporate bonds, and mortgage-backed securities. These investments are not held for trading or other speculative purposes. Changes in interest
rates affect the investment income we earn on our investments and, therefore impact our cash flows and results of operations.

In
addition, we have a $1.5 million loan and security agreement with a financial institution. Interest on this credit facility is 6.25% at September 30, 2001. At
September 30, 2001 we had no advances outstanding under this credit facility. If we were to draw advances under this facility changes in interest rates would affect the interest expense we
would pay and could, therefore, impact our cash flows and results of operations.

Part IIOther Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We are currently not a party to any litigation that could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position or business.

Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds



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Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

None

Item 5. Other Information

Our President and Chief Executive Officer, John B. Carrington, and our Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Douglas C. Wride, in order to diversify
their investment portfolios while avoiding conflicts of interest or the appearance of any such conflict that might arise from their positions with the company, have established written plans in
accordance with SEC Rule 10b5-1 for gradually liquidating a portion of their holdings of our common stock. Mr. Carrington intends to sell 6,057 shares of stock per week and Mr. Wride intends to sell
2,000 shares of stock per week during a period commencing in November 2001 and ending in November 2002. Both Mr. Carrington and Mr. Wride had similar plans for the period commencing November 2000
through November 2001.

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K and S-8



None



No
reports on Form 8-K were filed by the Registrant during the quarter ended September 30, 2001.

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SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.

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