NetSec Addresses Demand for Managed Intrusion Prevention with Broadest Vendor Support

NetSec Announces Support for ISS, Juniper Networks, McAfee, Sourcefire, and TippingPoint

HERNDON, VA, December 14, 2004 - NetSec, a leading provider of managed security services, announced today its continued commitment to providing customers with management of the industry's best-of-breed Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), including Internet Security Systems (ISS), Juniper Networks (NASDAQ: JNPR), McAfee (NYSE: MFE), Sourcefire, and TippingPoint (NASDAQ: TPTI). This announcement underscores NetSec's initiative of offering customers a vendor-neutral approach to security management. NetSec offers the broadest IPS support in the industry.

"IPS as a proactive defense can be a powerful part of an organization's enterprise protection model. However, there is no 'one size fits all' IPS. The decision drivers involve differences in throughput, features, memory and cost," said Greg Young, research director at Gartner. "IPS is an in-line device: it requires monitoring, correct placement, and configuration. IPS can have a compelling Total Cost of Ownership case over IDS."

NetSec provides customers with the industry's most robust Web-based portal, which ensures 24x7 secure access to the status of their security devices, current events and alarms, custom reports, interactive report and log queries, executive summaries and Intelligence services. In addition to the technology advantages NetSec offers to its clients, the company employs security experts that have unmatched experience in managing security operations for large enterprise organizations.

"As the technology matures, more companies are deploying IPSs throughout their environments, which makes the management of these solutions increasingly complex," said Ruby Qurashi, vice president of marketing and product management at NetSec. "Customers are turning to NetSec to help them manage their IPS investments and ensure that their networks are protected as effectively as possible. The fact that we offer a vendor neutral approach also provides them with the flexibility to add new solutions without worrying about the management aspect."

NetSec supports a broad range of firewall, intrusion detection, intrusion prevention, and wireless security technologies from companies such as Cisco, Enterasys, ISS, Juniper Networks, McAfee, Sourcefire, and Tipping Point.

About NetSec
NetSec is a leading provider of managed and professional security services for global corporations and government agencies. With a vendor-neutral approach to the lifecycle security needs of a customer, NetSec offers a suite of security services powered by Finium^TM, a co-managed platform operated via a 24x7 disaster-resilient security operations center that continuously monitors, analyzes, and mitigates security risk with the customer. By delivering unsurpassed expertise to help organizations plan and measure their security programs, establish and monitor compliance, and optimize security infrastructure operations, NetSec has gained recognition in both the U.S. federal and global marketplaces.

Five of the 10 largest companies in the world and nine of the 15 executive departments in the U.S. government rely on NetSec, making it one of the fastest growing providers of managed security services. Founded in 1998 by former government security experts, NetSec is a privately held company with headquarters in Herndon, Virginia and London. For more information, visit www.netsec.net.