ADVISORY/Sourcefire Founder and CTO to Present Expert Perspective on Intrusion Detection This Week at COMNET Conference and SecureWorld Expo.

News Editors/Assignment Desks

ADVISORY...Tuesday (Jan. 28-29)

COMNET 2003

SecureWorld Expo

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

    I. COMNET:

Where:          The Washington Convention Center
                Washington, DC

When:           Tuesday January 28, 2003
                3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

    II. SecureWorld Expo:

Where:          Baltimore Convention Center
                Baltimore, MD

When:           Wednesday January 29, 2003
                1:00 PM

What:           Martin Roesch, founder and CTO of Sourcefire,
                Inc., a leader in protecting enterprises and
                government organizations against the threat of
                network attacks and misuse, is presenting his
                insights during a session at the COMNET
                Conference, titled "The State of Intrusion
                Detection." Roesch will discuss the benefits and
                challenges of today's Intrusion Detection Systems
                and help attendees establish criteria for choosing
                the best IDS for their environments.

                In addition, Mr. Roesch will add his expert opinions
                to the SecureWorld Expo as part of the IDS Industry
                Expert Panel. Roesch will provide insights and real
                world examples on detecting threats and protecting
                corporate networks against attacks, based on his
                experiences at Sourcefire and as creator of the Snort
                Intrusion Detection System.

                Martin Roesch is a respected authority on intrusion
                detection technology and forensics and is responsible
                for the technical direction and product development
                efforts at Sourcefire. He has 14 years of industry
                experience in network security and embedded systems
                engineering. Mr. Roesch is also the author and lead
                developer of the award winning open source Snort
                intrusion detection technology that forms the
                foundation for the Sourcefire Intrusion Management
                System.