Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Gene Hodges, certify that:

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

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;

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

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

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to Websense, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control
over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of Websenses disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report
our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in Websenses internal control over financial reporting that occurred during Websenses most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect, Websenses internal control over financial reporting; and

5. Websenses other certifying officer and I have
disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to Websenses auditors and the audit committee of Websenses board of directors:

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably
likely to adversely affect Websenses ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud,
whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in Websenses internal control over financial reporting.



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|Date: May 7, 2009 |  | By: |  | /s/ GENE HODGES        
|                  |  |     |  | Gene Hodges            
|                  |  |     |  | Chief Executive Officer