SECURITY PRODUCT VENDORS PARTNER WITH COUNTERPANE INTERNET SECURITY

Partners leverage Counterpane's Managed Security Monitoring service to radically improve secure e-business solutions

San Jose, CA, APRIL 5, 2000 -- Counterpane Internet Security, Inc. today announced that several companies plan to support and partner with them in delivering Managed Security Monitoring services. This new category of security service combines network security countermeasures with around-the-clock monitoring, analysis and response by expert security analysts. Counterpane's unique monitoring and response service addresses the mission-critical status of network security for organizations of all types, and for e-commerce in particular.

Counterpane has developed vital alliances with security service and network assessment providers including Exodus Communications, Foundstone, Inc., Open Source Group, Inc., PricewaterhouseCoopers, Securify, Security Design International, Inc., and SecurityFocus.com.

"Relationships with these premier organizations have allowed us to concentrate on what we do best," says Counterpane President and CEO Tom Rowley. " And that is monitoring, response, and security intelligence."

The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC)-a nationally recognized leader in network security - is collaborating with Counterpane and will provide access to its large archives of security-related information. This includes nearly a terabyte of system logs, collections of "hacker tools," and other data collected during SDSC's intrusion analysis efforts over the past decade. Counterpane will use this data for research and analysis and for creation of intrusion detection and other security tools that will then be "field-tested" within SDSC's large networks.

In additional to establishing strategic alliances with major service providers, Counterpane has developed key partnerships with security product vendors. Axent Technologies, Inc., Network Flight Recorder, Secure Computing, and Tripwire are among the vendors who will offer Counterpane's Managed Security Monitoring with their products to provide customers with a level of security that will enable them to fully endorse the safety of e-business and other network activity that require absolute security.

"There are some excellent security products on the market, but simply installing them isn't enough," says Bruce Schneier, Counterpane Founder and CTO. "They need to be continuously monitored by experts who can interpret and respond to the alerts they give."

Vendors of high-quality products such as firewalls, authentication mechanisms, and encryption devices can now partner with Counterpane's team of world-class security experts to offer their customers maximized the effectiveness of their installed security products, and provides the strongest defense against internal and external unauthorized access and use.

Counterpane's comprehensive services are delivered through a network of technically sophisticated Secure Operations Centers staffed by teams of security analysts. To deliver this level of expertise and resources, vendors of security products would have to invest incredible resources outside of their core business. Now they can focus on bringing quality products to market, knowing Counterpane's experts will defend against even the most intelligent attacks. And even their small and medium-sized customers will enjoy a level of expertise and protection that would otherwise be out of reach. Counterpane's mission-critical services can be tailored to customer-specific environments and needs, making a partnership with them attractive to diverse network security product and service providers.

Counterpane's management and technology teams bring impressive credentials in addition to a great depth and variety of experience to their working partnerships. The Company's first two Secure Operations Centers are located in Silicon Valley and the Washington, D.C. area. Additional centers will be coming on-line later this year, including one in Western Europe. Schneier's well-established company Counterpane Systems has become the research division of Counterpane Internet Security. Renamed Counterpane Labs, this group will play a key role in providing ongoing research and critical resources to Counterpane Internet Security and its partners, as well as to the information security community at large.

Counterpane Internet Security, Inc. was established in 1999 by security technologist and author Bruce Schneier and entrepreneurial expert Tom Rowley to address the critical need for increased levels of security services. Centered around a network of sophisticated Secure Operations Centers, staffed by expert security analysts, the Company provides 24x7 monitoring, as well as penetration prevention, detection, and response. Counterpane's Managed Security Monitoring services enable e-business to be conducted safely. The company is funded by Accel Partners and Bessemer Ventures and is headquartered at 1090 La Avenida in Mountain View, California. Telephone 650-404-2400, Fax 650-903-0461, www.counterpane.com.

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Information and quotations about partners and alliances attached

PARTNERS & ALLIANCES

Cybersafe
CyberSafe Corporation is a leading enabler of secure e-business by providing robust policy enforcement and security administration solutions to electronic financial transaction applications.

"CyberSafe has been working closely with Counterpane to assure our solutions are compatible with their Managed Security Monitoring services, in order to meet the demanding market need for more security in today's e-business strategies. Counterpane is exactly what our customers are telling us they need. Our customers are looking for leaders in this area, and we are in support of Counterpane's initiative to fulfill that role," comments Jim Cannavino, Chairman and CEO of CyberSafe Corporation.

Jim Cannavino
Chairman and CEO
425.391.6000

Exodus Communications(TM)
Exodus (R) is a leading provider of complex Internet hosting for enterprises with mission-critical Internet operations.

"Counterpane's dedication to increasing the level of security for businesses has resulted in a very comprehensive new service," according to Dr. Bill Hancock, CISSP, Vice President, Security, and Chief Security Officer for Exodus Communications, Inc. "Counterpane's Managed Security Monitoring service adds the vital human ingredient to fighting cyber crime."

Dr. Bill Hancock
CISSP, V. P., Security, & Chief Security Officer
817.557.8061

Foundstone, Inc.
Foundstone, Inc., formerly Rampart Security Group, is the premier computer security training and consulting company addressing the security and privacy concerns of Fortune 2000 companies.
According to George Kurtz, CEO for Foundstone, Inc. "Our partnership with Counterpane is a perfect complement to our world-class training and consulting practice in the information security industry. Counterpane's innovative service offering provides our clients with real-time detection and response to threats across the enterprise."

George Kurtz
CEO
973.216.8505

Network Flight Recorder
Network Flight Recorder is the provider of the Network Flight Recorder Intrusion Detection Appliance--a pure network-oriented intrusion detection engine, with a programmable interface that allows knowledgeable users or consultants to modify the product's behavior to detect new types of hacker activity as it is discovered by the security community.

"With networking becoming the lifeblood of so many businesses, protecting those networks is even more critical," says Marcus Ranum, President/CEO of Network Flight Recorder. "Teaming up with Counterpane allows our customers to not only have Network Flight Recorder's monitoring products in their networks, but to have the best detection and response team 24x7, with the vital ingredient of expert human judgement."

Marcus Ranum
President/CEO
410.889.8569
240.632.9000

Open Source Group, Inc.
Open Source Group, San Jose, California, a leading integrator of enterprise-wide open source operating systems and applications, will offer Counterpane's Managed Security Monitoring as an integral part of its client solutions.

"As more of our customers provide electronic access to sensitive company data to their expanding network of suppliers, partners, and customers, the opportunity for serious security breaches jumps exponentially," said Skip Sanzeri, Chief Executive Officer of Open Source Group. "Counterpane offers a critical security solution unlike any that we have seen." Sanzeri added, "I'd bet on this security model against all others."

Skip Sanzeri
CEO
408.437.7726

PricewaterhouseCoopers
PricewaterhouseCoopers is the global leader in assurance, technical expertise and objective advice in the areas of financial, value and reputation reporting, tax planning and compliance, risk management systems and transaction support.

"We are very pleased to have established this strategic alliance with Counterpane Internet Security," says PricewaterhouseCoopers Partner and North American Leader of the Technology Risk Services Practice Bruce Murphy. "We can now offer our customers the added protection of 24x7 threat detection and response by a leading security company, enabling them to conduct their business more securely."

Bruce L. Murphy
Partner & North American Leader of the Technology Risk Services Practice
973.236.5440

Secure Computing
Secure Computing is a leading global provider of e-business security products, delivering the strongest e-business access control and user authentication solutions available to organizations of all sizes, including Fortune 50 enterprises, application and Internet service providers, and government agencies.

"Through our partnership with Counterpane, we provide a unique expertise that allows us to bring a more robust offering to the marketplace," says Chris Schwartzbauer, Vice President of Business Development and Channel Sales at Secure Computing. "Our combined technical expertise allows us to respond quickly, with more complete solutions, to the constantly changing information security environment."

Chris Schwartzbauer
Vice President Business Development and Channel Sales
651.628.6252

Securify, Inc.
Securify is a group of independent industry experts dedicated to providing comprehensive professional security services tailored to their clients' specific business needs.

"Counterpane Internet Security is fulfilling a critical security service needed to conduct eBusiness today," said President and CEO of Securify Inc. "For the highest levels of security service, Counterpane is adding 24x7 detection and response, and expert human judgement, so that business managers can return to the business of growing their companies."

Taher Elgamal
President & CEO
Contact: Phil Straw
650.906.9622

Security Design International, Inc. Security Design International, Inc. provides product-independent network security assessment, design, and incident response services.

"Counterpane has positioned itself perfectly to fill a critical need", said Don Hewitt, President of Security Design International. "We have typically been unable to recommend traditional standalone intrusion detection systems to our clients because of the staffing and operation costs. Counterpane's economy of scale will redefine the possibilities. As a Counterpane partner, we look forward to complementing this new service by providing vulnerability assessments and related consulting services."

Donald O. Hewitt
President
703.354.8326

Tripwire, Inc.
Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, Tripwire, Inc. is the leading provider of integrity assessment security solutions for today's global 3000 e-commerce and e-business corporations as well as key government agencies

"Counterpane provides another force multiplier for organizations that must defend their infrastructures running critical business processes. As the best-of-breed integrity assessment technology vendor, our partnership with Counterpane provides our customers with another component necessary for a security architecture that is built to last."

Gene Kim
CTO
Tripwire, Inc.
408-354-6366
contact Kerry Elliott
408.354.6366

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