Ron R. Goldie Joins SSP Board of Directors.

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IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2003

SSP Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq:SSPX) a leading provider of identity and information assurance products and services today announced that Ron R. Goldie has joined its board of directors.

This appointment fills a vacant seat on the board. Goldie will serve on the compensation committee and as chairman of the audit committee.

"SSP is extremely pleased to welcome our newest member to our board of directors," according to Marvin Winkler, SSP's co-chairman and co-CEO. "We believe that his contribution to the board and to the compensation and audit committees will further our ability to adhere to the new Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002."

Goldie is a corporate transactional lawyer and businessman. He has been a senior partner for national and international law firms, as well as the COO and CFO of public and private multi-national companies. Goldie has broad experience with public and private companies and has significant experience with counseling entrepreneurs and high asset individuals.

He has served as general, as well as, outside or special counsel to numerous business entities in various jurisdictions. Goldie has been qualified and registered with the Securities and Futures Authority in the United Kingdom. Goldie holds a bachelor of arts, with highest honors, and a juris doctorate from the University of Southern California.

About SSP Solutions

SSP Solutions provides data security solutions for network communication systems. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Litronic Industries Inc. dba SSP-Litronic, SSP has provided innovative data security solutions for government communications systems for more than 30 years.

SSP's NetSign CAC smart card client package and SSP's Argus FORTEZZA products have been chosen by the U.S. Department of Defense to provide network security and desktop protection for many of its organizations. SSP has also been selected by General Dynamics to participate in developing the next generation PKI driven identity management framework for the U.S. Government.

SSP is breaking new ground in the next generation of security tokens with its USA Forte Card. For more information, visit http://www.sspsolutions.com or call SSP Solutions at 949/851-1085 or SSP-Litronic at 703/905-9700.

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