Intrusic's Zephon Detects, Ousts Enemy Sleeper Cells Embedded Inside Corporate and Government IT Systems.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2004

First-Ever Solution to Track Damage Caused by "Noiseless Action"

from inside the Network

Intrusic, a Waltham, Massachusetts-based security solutions provider, today launched Zephon, the first and only security solution to protect networks from the insider threat, which accounts for more than 70 percent of business disruption and online espionage. One-time Clinton administration security advisor Peiter "Mudge" Zatko and network security expert Justin Bingham, the Company's Chief Scientist and Chief Engineer and Founder, respectively, designed Zephon (pronounced Ze`-fon, a historical name meaning one that sees and observes, expects or covers).

Zephon is the only solution on the market that targets the insidious pattern of "noiseless action" - the execution of online espionage by hackers, terrorists, industrial spies or disgruntled employees, who squat undetected in the data center. The patent pending technology behind Zephon hunts down these sleeper cells, who can bleed an organization by disrupting business operations, monitoring projects and new product development, confiscating files, embezzling funds and accessing mission critical trade secrets - trademarked formulas, patented knowledge, defense secrets or medical intelligence.

"Intrusic has identified and solved an entirely unaddressed pervasive security violation that threatens the availability and integrity of data centers in organizations as diverse as Fortune 500 corporations, defense manufacturers, research facilities and colleges and universities," said Bruce Linton, Intrusic's Chief Executive Officer. "There is no other reliable, comparable solution on the market today."

Zephon was designed with this enormous and rapidly growing unaddressed need in mind largely in response to the discontent expressed to Jonathan Bingham, Intrusic's President and Founder, while working with Global 2500 firms at Forrester Research. Compromises from the inside account for more than 70 percent of network espionage, yet less than 30 percent of corporate security expenditures are spent on the problem, according to Gartner Group. More than 70 percent of corporate security expenditures are currently invested in conventional firewalls and intrusion detection solutions that focus exclusively on perimeter threats such as, repelling denial of service attacks, and preventing unauthorized entry. With Zephon, organizations can now protect the crown jewels of their data centers, complementing the perimeter threat solutions already in place.

"Firewalls and intrusion detection are critical components of any security architecture. However, they are similar to locks and alarms. They are great at securing your network against ankle biters, but they won't stop the professional hacker," said Intrusic customer John Burke, CIO of Caritas Christi Healthcare. "The Intrusic solution will add the comfort of knowing an intruder can be detected."

The Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive told the U.S. Congress in 2001 that businesses lost an estimated $100 to $250 billion in sales from the previous year because of losses involving "information concerning manufacturing processes and research and development."

Zephon uses corollary analysis technology capable of discerning internal-based "noiseless action" with cell-level precision. Zephon features flexible, extensible architecture that can be easily modified to fit various systems including SCADA, Euclidian and SS7.

Intrusic was founded in 2002 by a team of security and technology business experts, Intrusic is private company funded in part by venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson New England.

About Intrusic

Intrusic, Inc., based in Waltham, Mass., was founded by a group of security experts in 2002 to create solution to one of the most insidious threats to global networks, the "Insider Threat." The real danger to enterprises, organizations and governments goes beyond perimeter attacks, but to unauthorized intruders already inside networks engaging in "noiseless action," the execution of internal espionage. Intrusic's world-class executive team has developed Zephon, a ground-breaking solution to identify compromised networks and map the full extent of the breach by providing full forensics. For more information visit us at www.intrusic.com.