Cryptek Names John P. Stenbit to Advisory Board.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

STERLING, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 2004

Cryptek, Inc., a leading provider of network security for protecting high-value government and corporate information assets, has appointed John P. Stenbit, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration, to its board of advisors.

Mr. Stenbit played an integral role in the critical update of the DOD's information infrastructure between 2001 and 2004 and is credited with shaping the Defense Department's vision of becoming a network-centric enterprise. He was named to the 2003 "Federal 100" by Federal Computer Week magazine for his contributions to Federal IT programs and policies.

"John Stenbit has been a driving force behind the transformation of the Defense Department network strategies," said Daniel Abraham, Cryptek's President & CEO. "He will prove to be an invaluable resource to Cryptek in strategic product planning and helping us to identify opportunities for our network security solutions to meet the emerging information sharing requirements of homeland security and coalition warfare information policies."

Mr. Stenbit brings to Cryptek 30 years of public and private sector service in the telecommunications and the command and control fields.

Mr. Stenbit became Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) on August 7, 2001, and subsequently served as Assistant Secretary of Defense of the C3I successor organization, Networks and Information Integration/Department of Defense Chief Information Officer. His public service also includes four years at the DOD from 1973 to 1977, serving for two years as Principal Deputy Director of Telecommunications and Command and Control Systems, and two years as staff specialist for Worldwide Command and Control Systems in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Stenbit was an Executive Vice President of TRW, retiring in May 2001. He joined TRW in 1968, and was responsible for the planning and analysis of advanced satellite surveillance systems. Prior to joining TRW, he held a position with the Aerospace Corporation involving command and control systems for missiles and satellites, and satellite data compression and pattern recognition. During this time, he was a Fulbright Fellow and Aerospace Corporation Fellow at the Technische Hogeschool, Einhoven, Netherlands, concentrating on coding theory and data compression.

He has chaired the Science and Technology Advisory Panel to the Director of Central Intelligence, and served as member of the Science Advisory Group to the directors of Naval Intelligence and the Defense Communications Agency. He also chaired the Research, Engineering and Development Advisory Committee for the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. He has served on the Defense Science Board, the Navy Studies Board, and the National Research Council Manufacturing Board.

In 1999, Mr. Stenbit was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering.

Mr. Stenbit holds bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering from the California Institute of Technology. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society.

About Cryptek, http://www.cryptek.com

Cryptek, Inc. is an information security solutions provider offering today's highest level of protection for government and corporate information assets. Cryptek solutions include DiamondTEK, the company's flagship network security system designed to protect information inside the network. DiamondTEK removes the remaining hurdles to the secure access of data by partners, customers and employees, enabling organizations to safely launch network-based initiatives while increasing productivity, reducing costs and expanding market opportunities. Cryptek is also the worldwide market leader for secure tactical facsimile machines. It manufactures the American-made TS-21 BLACKJACK (AN/UXC-10), the standard, rugged tactical facsimile for the U.S. Army and used by elite armed forces worldwide. Founded in 1996, Cryptek is a privately held company located in Sterling, Virginia.