NetSec Recognized for Vision and Breadth of Offerings by Leading Independent Industry Analyst Firms

Breadth of Services, Customer Portal, and Compliance Reporting Drive NetSec Leadership in Managed Security Services

HERNDON, VA, September 21, 2004 - NetSec, a leading provider of managed security services, announced that leading analyst firms, Gartner, Inc. and Yankee Group have recognized the company for its vision and breadth of services in the Managed Security Services market. NetSec is the only privately-held company to receive this level of recognition from both of these separate Q3 Managed Security Services reports.

Gartner has named NetSec as Visionary in its Magic Quadrant for MSSPs report for the first half of 2004 published in July, 2004. The Magic Quadrant report examines numerous managed security service providers on their completeness of vision and ability to execute according to corporate capabilities, breadth of services, technology support, operational processes, and Web-based portal functionality. NetSec was evaluated with more than 20 other MSSPs and made the single greatest movement for a privately-held corporation as compared to first half of 2003.

NetSec is also identified for its breadth of offerings in Yankee Group's report: "Managed Security Services Market Will Reach $3.7 Billion." Within this report, Yankee Group specifically breaks out the evolution of Security Risk Management in this market and positions NetSec as an early provider with a greater breadth of offerings than the majority of the competition.

"NetSec has built a reputation of providing customers with exceptional services that meet or exceed their security requirements," said Glenn Hazard, Chairman and CEO of NetSec. "As a result of this focus, NetSec is the only company to be acknowledged for its completeness of vision by Gartner and breadth of offerings by Yankee. This recognition from two of the world's leading independent analyst firms is great validation of the benefits we provide our customers."

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.