ADVISORY/ Does Outsourced Security Make Business Sense?

Business/Technology Editors

ADVISORY...for Thursday (Feb. 7)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

It's become increasingly clear that a sound security posture includes real-time vigilance and response. And it's getting harder to make the case for conducting in-house security monitoring as security threats multiply, companies reduce their IT budgets and existing staffs become even further stretched. When considering the costs involved with training and building the staff and infrastructure necessary to support 24x7x365 monitoring and real-time response services, outsourcing appears to be a more cost-effective approach. But what is the trade-off?

Join Ruth Lestina, vice president of operations and engineering for TruSecure Managed Services, on Thursday, February 7, 2002 for a free webinar, "Does Outsourced Security Monitoring and Management Make Sense?" Learn more about how outsourcing security functions to experts can help your organization free up resources to direct at less costly and laborious business processes.

Who:   Ruth Lestina, vice president, operations and engineering,
       TruSecure Managed Services
What:  TruSecure(R) Webinar: "Does Outsourced Security Monitoring
       and Management Make Sense?"
When:  Thursday, February 7, at 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and
       1:00 p.m. EST
Where: ONLINE
How:   Register now at - http://www.trusecure.com/offer/e0090/.

The webinar sessions will outline the following:

-- The pros and cons of outsourcing all or part of your monitoring, management and maintenance services.

-- What issues and capabilities you should consider when determining how to handle these activities.

-- How best to leverage existing staff and technologies with outsourced services to create an integrated end-to-end security program.

About the Expert

Ruth Lestina has over 10 years experience in information security, information technology, software development and consulting management. She joined TruSecure following the company's acquisition of Three Pillars in January 2002, where she had served as Vice President, Operations and Engineering. Before that, Lestina was Vice President, Global Integrity Information Security for Predictive Systems, where she was responsible for all aspects of security consulting operations. In this capacity, Lestina successfully managed the Predictive security consulting practice through the acquisition and integration of Global Integrity Corporation. She also had project oversight responsibility for the design and development of the Security Operations Center for the Global Integrity Managed Services division of Predictive Systems.

About TruSecure Corporation

TruSecure provides global 10,000 companies with comprehensive enterprise risk-management programs that assure the ongoing security of their critical systems and information. By integrating disparate security products and processes into a comprehensive risk management program, TruSecure helps hundreds of companies achieve greater risk reduction at lower cost. TruSecure's ICSA Labs is the security industry's central authority for product standards and testing, and today certifies more than 95% of the market's anti-virus software, network firewalls, cryptography and IPSec products. TruSecure's monthly magazine, Information Security(R), is the industry's leading trade publication. Based in Herndon, VA, TruSecure Corporation is privately held with investors including J. & W. Seligman & Co., J.P. Morgan Partners, Weston Presidio Capital, Greylock and WaldenVC.

For more information about TruSecure, please visit www.trusecure.com.

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