Companies Losing Millions to Cyber-Crime Annually; NASA Technology Provides Security Solution, Vanguard Enforcer 4.3.

Business Editors

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2002

According to the 2002 CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey over 90 percent of their 503 respondents -- mainly Fortune(TM) 500 corporations and government agencies -- detected a security breach within the last year, with the average annual financial loss reported at $5 million. It comes to mind how did these occur, and more ominous, how many went undetected and at what cost? Moreover, how can these security problems be solved?

One of the glaring problems in information security today, is that the computer system that holds most of a company's critical information, and is the most vital part of its disaster recovery planning is often overlooked, the mainframe. It is estimated that 70 to 80 percent of the world's mission-critical data resides on mainframe computers; Gartner Group estimates that 90 percent of the U.S.' mainframes are connected to the Internet and 50 percent are engaged in some form of e-business today. One would think that these systems would be among the most secure, but in a recent briefing to the White House, mainframe security expert and CEO/founder of Vanguard Integrity Professionals Ronn H. Bailey said, "Mainframe computers are less secure now than they were just seven to 10 years ago, and mainframe systems by and large are very vulnerable to unauthorized access, misuse and attack."

"Every year, organizations spend millions of dollars on intrusion detection products to minimize risk to their distributed networks, which contain approximately 15 percent of business' critical data. This is without ever recognizing the most immediate need for an effective intrusion management solution to protect the mainframe -- the most critical data storage device," said Bailey.

Now, there is a solution. Vanguard Integrity Professionals-Nevada today announced the availability of its enhanced Enforcer, the industry's premier intrusion detection and management solution to protect the 85 percent of data that is critical to business operations -- the mainframe. Vanguard Enforcer(TM) is a solution for organizations that are exposed to outside security threats such as hackers and Cyber-terrorists as well as risk from users inside their network -- the No. 1 threat to Information Systems. Through real-time notification of security breaches, Enforcer can save organizations millions of dollars through prevention and early detection of intrusions, as well as hundreds of man-hours trying to retrieve lost or compromised data, truly a case where an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Vanguard Enforcer is the only detection and enforcement technology of its kind that is proven to prevent human error and deliberate attacks, making it the ideal solution to help protect the Critical Infrastructure. The new and improved version of Vanguard Enforcer will be available to customers with the new release of Vanguard Security Solutions(TM) Version 4.3 in mid-October.

About Enforcer

Enforcer has been proactively protecting systems and data critical to maintaining life in manned space programs for over a decade. The technology was originally developed in response to systems intrusions related to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) space program. As a result of this incident, NASA developed the mainframe intrusion management system known today as Enforcer. Vanguard, who has been working with and supporting NASA's security program for over 10 years, supports the Enforcer system, and today is instrumental in maintaining NASA's highest level of security. For more information about Enforcer and to get the full NASA story, please go to www.go2vanguard.com.

About Vanguard

Founded in 1986, Vanguard Integrity Professionals-Nevada is a worldwide provider of information security solutions for critical infrastructure computing. The company develops and markets products for the IBM Security Server and open system environments. It offers a comprehensive range of software products, consulting services, training and conferences.

Vanguard is headquartered in Las Vegas and maintains R&D centers in California and Canada, as well as a wholly owned subsidiary in the United Kingdom. Details on Vanguard's solutions are available by calling 702/794-0015, or visiting the Vanguard Web site at http://www.go2vanguard.com.

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