Foundstone Appoints New Chief Marketing Officer to Bolster Overall Marketing Strategy and Communicate Foundstone's Vision as an Enterprise Security Leader.

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MISSION VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 2002

Company Expands Leadership Capabilities with Marketing

Guru Larry McIntosh

Foundstone Inc., the premier provider of enterprise vulnerability management software and services, today announced the appointment of Larry McIntosh to chief marketing officer.

In his new position, McIntosh will lead Foundstone's marketing and branding initiatives by leveraging the company's capabilities and domain expertise and creating value with messaging that uniquely resonates with customers, prospects and employees.

"Foundstone is determined to attract the best talent across all functions of the company as we continue to focus on expanding our enterprise software capabilities," said George Kurtz, CEO of Foundstone.

"We've already assembled the best security professionals in the business and we're delighted to further strengthen the senior leadership team by adding a marketing powerhouse with an outstanding track record of success."

McIntosh brings more than 20 years of marketing experience and branding knowledge from the software, e-commerce, consumer and corporate sectors. Most recently leading corporate marketing for HNC Software Inc., McIntosh successfully transitioned the public company from a niche, custom analytics provider to a leading high-end analytic and decision management enterprise software company.

The strategy was a key component, raising the profile of the company for a successful near billion-dollar merger. Prior to HNC, McIntosh led strategic marketing efforts for the Internet's most comprehensive shopping network, CBS StoreRunner Network Inc., an endeavor backed by Viacom CBS, Compaq Computers and others.

"Foundstone is a marketer's dream come true, especially in today's economy," said McIntosh. "It has that rare combination of renowned industry experience and credibility, a proven business model and products that are meeting the needs of the marketplace; all the ingredients needed to become a formidable enterprise software company."

McIntosh also has consumer corporate and agency advertising experience building on major brand names. At Frito-Lay, he held vice president of branding and advertising positions, where he was charged with developing a new corporate identity system, advertising, promotion, design and communications initiatives.

At Pepsi-Cola International, he was responsible for the company's image outside of North America. In addition to growing the brands internationally from $2 billion to nearly $5 billion, he also negotiated all celebrity endorsements and was the principal driver behind the transformation of Pepsi to "blue." McIntosh also resided over the Coors, Ford and Pontiac advertising accounts at FCB, JWT and DMB&B, respectively.

McIntosh has been honored with numerous industry accolades and awards, including winner of Gold and Silver Effie Awards, Roger Enrico Marketing Innovation Award and Pepsi-Cola International "High Performance Leadership" honors. He is also a board member of the Andre Agassi Foundation for assisting underprivileged, abused and abandoned children.

About Foundstone

Foundstone addresses the security and privacy needs of Global 2000 companies with world-class Enterprise Vulnerability Management Software, Managed Vulnerability Assessment Services, Professional Consulting and Education offerings.

The company has one of the most dominant security talent pools ever assembled, including experts from Ernst & Young, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers and the U.S. Defense Department.

Foundstone executives and consultants have authored nine books, including the international best-seller "Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions." Foundstone has headquarters in Orange County, Calif., and has offices in New York, Washington, D.C., and Seattle. For more information, visit www.foundstone.com or call 877/91-FOUND.