Counterpane Internet Security and Network Associates Announce Strategic Partnership

Network Security Services Leader Joins the McAfee Intrusion Prevention Solutions Alliance to Provide Advanced Protection to Clients

CUPERTINO, Calif., October 20, 2003 - Counterpane Internet Security, Inc., the leader in Network Security Services, today announced it has joined the Network Associates® McAfee® Intrusion Prevention Solutions Alliance (MIPSA) as a strategic partner. MIPSA, announced today by Network Associates, Inc. (NYSE: NET), is a new intrusion prevention partner program that provides Counterpane and other industry leaders with detection, blocking and reporting capabilities from the McAfee® Entercept® and McAfee® IntruShield® intrusion prevention technologies. As part of this partnership, Counterpane will integrate McAfee Entercept, McAfee IntruShield, and McAfee antivirus technologies into its network security services to provide clients with advanced security functionality and an added level of protection against hacker attacks and system vulnerabilities. In addition, Counterpane will monitor Network Associates' solutions and provide managed services for the McAfee Entercept platform.

As a single source for complete network security and consulting services, Counterpane protects its clients' through a combination of the industry's most comprehensive and proven monitoring technology and the unmatched expertise of its security analysts. By partnering with Network Associates, Counterpane will be able to advance its security prevention service and protection of its clients' most critical assets. This alliance will allow joint clients to leverage McAfee's best-of-breed intrusion prevention and detection capabilities and Counterpane's unique monitoring technology and complementary security services to bolster their security infrastructures in the most cost efficient and effective way. As part of the partnership, Counterpane will have unprecedented access to sales resources, support and market development opportunities and will be able to leverage Network Associate's worldwide customer base.

"The integration of our intrusion prevention capabilities with Counterpane's trusted network security services will enable Counterpane to proactively block attempted intrusions at client sites. Counterpane will then be able to focus on providing a higher level of real-time protection and analysis against evolving threats, system vulnerabilities, and network vulnerabilities," said Sandra Bergeron, executive vice president of corporate development and strategic research at Network Associates. "Network Associates is committed to partnering with industry leaders such as Counterpane to provide the detection, blocking and reporting capabilities of McAfee Entercept and McAfee IntruShield intrusion prevention technologies."

"We are delighted to join forces with Network Associates to bring an additional level of protection and value to our clients," said Paul Stich, CEO and president of Counterpane. "This mutually rewarding relationship with a leading enterprise intrusion prevention provider will strengthen our value proposition to clients of delivering the best of all worlds: best in class service, a lower total cost of ownership, and most importantly, an unsurpassed level of protection."

Network Associates introduced the McAfee Intrusion Prevention Solutions Alliance (MIPSA) today at a worldwide customer event held at the Network Associates Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. Counterpane's CTO and co-founder Bruce Schneier was a featured speaker and discussed the value that Counterpane offers to its clients, how the Network Associates relationship brings value to both companies and their customers, and Counterpane's overall philosophy on security.

Through the MIPSA program, Network Associates is working with leading vendors offering complementary security technologies as well as system integrators and managed security services providers to offer comprehensive intrusion prevention solutions, management, and reporting based on their McAfee Entercept and McAfee IntruShield intrusion prevention systems. The McAfee Entercept technology, providing host-based intrusion prevention, and McAfee IntruShield technology, providing network-based intrusion prevention, offers the ability to detect and block both known and unknown threats before any damage can be done. By utilizing this next-generation technology, partners are able to provide advanced security functionality to their customers.

About Counterpane

Counterpane is the recognized leader in Network Security Services, providing clients a single source for complete network security and security consulting services. Only Counterpane guarantees protection of clients' critical assets through a combination of the industry's most comprehensive and proven monitoring technology, and the unmatched expertise of its security experts working around the clock and around the globe. Counterpane's unique level of protection is based on real time and historical data from hundreds of networks spanning 32 countries, and further extended with Counterpane's Global Enterprise Protection Suite of complementary managed security services including Vulnerability Scanning, Device Management, Active Response and Security Consulting Services. Counterpane eliminates clients' security worries so they can focus their attention on their business. The company is privately held and headquartered in Cupertino, CA.

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