**Exhibit 31.1**

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**CERTIFICATION**

 

I, Gene Hodges, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Qof Websense, Inc.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not containany untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material factnecessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances underwhich such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periodcovered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, andother financial information included in this report, fairly present in allmaterial respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flowsof Websense as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. Websense’s other certifying officer and I are responsiblefor establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as definedin Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal controlover financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and15d-15(f)) for Websense and have:

 

(a) Designed such disclosure controls andprocedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designedunder our supervision, to ensure that material information relating toWebsense, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us byothers within those entities, particularly during the period in which thisreport is being prepared;

 

(b) Designed such internal control over financialreporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to bedesigned under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding thereliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statementsfor external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accountingprinciples;

 

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of Websense’sdisclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusionsabout the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of theend of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d) Disclosed in this report any change inWebsense’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred duringWebsense’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or isreasonably likely to materially affect, Websense’s internal control over financialreporting; and

 

5. Websense’s other certifying officer and I havedisclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control overfinancial reporting, to Websense’s auditors and the audit committee ofWebsense’s board of directors:

 

(a) All significant deficiencies and materialweaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financialreporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect Websense’s ability torecord, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, thatinvolves management or other employees who have a significant role inWebsense’s internal control over financial reporting.

 
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| Date: May 8, 2008 | By:    | /s/ GENE HODGES          |
|                   |   | Gene Hodges              |
|                   |   | Chief Executive  Officer |

 

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