Q1 Labs Selected to Participate in Department of Homeland Security Emerging Technology Forum.

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Forum Highlights Technology Solutions from Private Sector Protecting Critical Government Cyber Infrastructure from Future Attacks

Q1 Labs, (www.q1labs.com), a leading network security company, today announced that Sandy Bird, co-founder and CTO, will be presenting at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Emerging Security Forum. The Forum is in Arlington, Virginia on April 13-14, 2005. Bird will be discussing Q1 Labs' flagship product, QRadar, and how it protects critical government cyber infrastructure from future attacks. This is the first in a series of events designed to secure the nation's cyber infrastructure by identifying new sources of security technology in the private sector that fill gaps in the current system.

Cyber security attacks on private- and public-sector networks are growing in volume and sophistication. The cost of these attacks in lost productivity, theft and potentially, human lives, is immeasurable and pervades every sector of industry and concerns every branch of the U.S. Government. The attackers are growing in organization and hostility. With the DHS Emerging Security Forum, the U.S. Government is building relationships with innovative security technology companies that can help defend against these threats with new, scalable products that address a variety of platforms, including hardware, software and networks.

"One of the goals of the Cyber Security R&D Center is to identify and support emerging security technologies being developed in the private sector. The Emerging Security Technology Forum is our first event that brings vendors and government representatives together to learn about government needs and the technology solutions that may be available to meet those needs," said Douglas Maughan, Cyber Security Program Manager at the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency within the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate.

QRadar is a comprehensive security platform that provides organizations with a single security architecture combining the functionality of network flow analysis, anomaly detection, event management, and threat remediation into one product. QRadar profiles the behavior of systems, applications and users, learning normal patterns and immediately recognizing anomalies, whether they originate from security breaches, internal network misuse and compliance violations, or operational inefficiencies. QRadar's event correlation capabilities bring together firewall and IDS/IPS events with network flow activity. The QRadar-ICX(TM) module resolves problems with a range of automated options by Isolating, Containing and eXtinguishing any type of network misuse, stopping malicious activity cold while recognizing routine activity so regular business is not interrupted.

"Q1 Labs is honored to take part in such an important forum," said Jim Charlton, senior VP of worldwide sales and business development at Q1 Labs. "Partnering with the U.S. Government to help protect against cyber security attacks is critical work. Forums like this lead the way in bringing the best solutions of the private sector together with the government to eradicate cyber threats."

About the Emerging Security Technology Forum

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate Cyber Security Research and Development Program within the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA) announced that 13 technology vendors have been selected to present information security solutions to government personnel at the DHS/S&T Emerging Security Technology Forum (ESTF) on April 13-14, 2005.

The ESTF is an opportunity to introduce government representatives to smaller-sized information security technology vendors whose innovative approaches can help to continually assess and prevent security risks in the nation's critical infrastructure. For this ESTF vendors will present and demonstrate current and emerging information security technologies that defend against DDOS and worm attacks. The audience will include federal, state, and local government technologists, technical managers, and others responsible for incorporating new technologies into critical government infrastructures.

A critical area of focus for the DHS S&T Directorate is the development and deployment of technologies to protect the nation's cyber infrastructure including the Internet and other critical infrastructures that depend on computer systems for their mission.

About Q1 Labs

Commanding a unique position at the nexus of security and the network, Q1 Labs provides organizations with real-time network security enforcement for the enterprise. Q1 Labs' innovative product, QRadar, integrates the functionality of network anomaly detection, flow analysis and enterprise-wide intrusion prevention. This delivers one unique and holistic view of enterprise security from one console, providing unmatched network security intelligence and real-time enforcement for the enterprise. Q1 Labs' installed customer base ranges from government agencies and financial institutions to universities and healthcare. Recent Q1 Labs accolades include winning Network Computing's "Well-Connected" award, named among the Red Herring 100 Private Companies and receiving the top grade in reviews by CRN, SC Magazine and Secure Enterprise. Led by a strong and seasoned security management team and based in Waltham, Mass., Q1 Labs has raised more than $29 million from Menlo Ventures, Polaris Venture Partners, Globespan Capital Partners, BDC Venture Capital and the New Brunswick Investment Management Corporation. For more information, please visit http://www.q1labs.com or call [phone].

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