Core Security Technologies' Penetration Testing Product CORE IMPACT wins SC Magazine Award for Best Security Audit Product.

BOSTON -- Core Security Technologies, provider of CORE IMPACT, the first-to-market penetration testing product for assessing specific information security risks, today announced that its penetration testing product CORE IMPACT has won the SC Magazine Reader Trust Award for the Best Security Audit Product. Winners were announced Tuesday, February 14, at the SC Awards US ceremony at the Fairmont Hotel, San Jose, California, during the RSA Conference. This year represents the 9th year of SC Magazine's prestigious global awards program that recognizes the technical excellence in products that help organizations protect themselves from the security threats and vulnerabilities they face today.

The SC Magazine Award winners were selected by SC Magazine readers and the SC Magazine Award committee. This year there were over 1,300 nominees from over 330 companies for 9 major categories. "Year upon year the number of nominees increases, a trend I expect to continue. This time around the competition was fierce, so we extend our congratulations to all of our U.S. winners," said Illena Armstrong, Editor-in-Chief, SC Magazine.

"CORE IMPACT allows companies to comprehensively audit their IT infrastructure and determine the real exposure and risks to their network. Winning this award demonstrates the importance of penetration testing and the need for companies to continually test the security of their network," said Paul Paget, Core Security Technologies CEO. "Receiving this award from one of the industry's leading publications is an honor."

A security breach by a malicious hacker, virus or worm can cost an enterprise or organization millions of dollars in damages as well as incalculable harm to its reputation. By safely, efficiently and quickly identifying how vulnerable assets can be breached, CORE IMPACT gives security professionals the information they need to help them better secure their network. CORE IMPACT, which is now used by more than 300 organizations worldwide, enables network administrators to identify what resources are exposed and determine if their current security investments are successfully detecting and preventing attacks. With its flexible reporting tools, CORE IMPACT makes it easy to share penetration testing results with auditors to help satisfy compliance requirements.

SC Magazine Awards 2006 - US

With over 1,300 product and service nominations from over 330 competing companies globally, the SC Awards are the world's leading awards program for the information security industry.

New this year, the SC Magazine Awards have three separate award programs for the US, UK, and Asia Pacific regions. The awards are composed of the Reader Trust Awards--voted on by SC readers in each region, and the excellence and professional awards that are judged by a panel of the industry's top talents. Winners were announced at the 2006 SC Awards Gala on February 14th, 2006 which took place at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California.

About Core Security Technologies

Core Security Technologies develops strategic solutions that help security-conscious organizations worldwide. The company's flagship product, CORE IMPACT, is the first automated penetration testing product for assessing specific information security threats to an organization. Penetration testing evaluates overall network security and identifies what resources are exposed. It enables organizations to determine if current security investments are detecting and preventing attacks. Core augments its leading technology solution with world-class security consulting services, including penetration testing, software security auditing and related training. Headquartered in Boston, MA, Core Security Technologies can be reached at 617-399-6980 or on the Web at http://www.coresecurity.com.