CIGITAL AND COUNTERPANE ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

Relationship to Provide Comprehensive Security Risk Management Solution

Dulles, VA and Cupertino, CA, June 27, 2001 - Cigital, Inc., the Software Risk Management (SRM) solution provider that helps companies protect themselves from the business risks of software failure, and Counterpane Internet Security, Inc., developer and leading provider of Managed Security Monitoring (MSM), today announced their alliance to provide customers with a complete computer security risk management solution. Together, the companies will offer software risk management coupled with network security monitoring to form a comprehensive security protection plan for businesses, helping to identify and manage security risks.

Under the arrangement, Cigital will provide software risk management for Counterpane's customers, and Counterpane's network security monitoring services will be directly incorporated into Cigital's full lifecycle software security risk management solution, extending the security protection for both companies' clients. This combination leverages the power of proactive design and reactive vigilance to manage the risks of digital attack.

Jeffery Payne, Cigital's CEO and president comments, "Companies who practice standard security risk management, focused only on firewalls and network security, need to think carefully about the impact that software security has on their business. The Cigital-Counterpane alliance allows us to leverage each other's expertise to provide our customers with a best-practices approach that advances the state of the art in security risk management."

Counterpane's CTO and co-founder, Bruce Schneier, adds, "Our Global 1000 enterprise clients are looking for complete solutions to their problems-whether it is the integration of existing off-the-shelf software products or complete bottoms-up application development. Mission-critical applications need to work, and they need to be highly secure. With Cigital we can now offer the best of both worlds-superior software using Cigital technology during the development phase that can be vigilantly monitored by Counterpane's MSM service, across any platform, anywhere in the world."

Gary McGraw, Ph.D., Cigital's vice president of corporate technology notes, "Software security monitoring rounds out and completes a solid approach to software security. Like any other aspect of security and reliability, monitoring capability must be designed in from day one. We've selected Counterpane to provide reactive vigilance for our software security clients based on their outstanding reputation and compelling track record."

About Cigital

Headquartered in Northern Virginia, Cigital is the leading authority and industry visionary on Software Risk Management (SRM). Founded in 1992 on the simple, compelling premise that software must work, Cigital helps companies identify, analyze and reduce the risks of software failure - making their business operations and products more reliable, safe and secure. The Company delivers consulting services backed by the Cigital AdvantageSM, a methodological approach to full lifecycle SRM that is grounded in research and proven in practice. The constant innovation of its world-renowned Cigital Labs keeps Cigital at the forefront of software development and deployment, helping to solve the problems that affect businesses now, and anticipate and avoid potential future trouble spots. With additional offices in Boston and Dallas, Cigital helps companies get their software under control so they can take charge of their business. Learn more about Cigital on the Web at http://www.cigital.com.

About Counterpane

Counterpane Internet Security, Inc. is the developer and leading provider of Managed Security Monitoring. Established in 1999 by entrepreneurial expert Tom Rowley and security technologist and author Bruce Schneier, Counterpane addresses 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 detection, and response. Counterpane's Managed Security Monitoring services enable e-business to be conducted safely. The company is funded by Accel Partners, Amerindo Investment Advisors, Inc., Bessemer Venture Partners, Dell, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Equity Fund. Headquarters are located at 1090 La Avenida, Mountain View, California, USA. Phone: 650-404-2400, Fax: 650-903-0461, Website: www.counterpane.com.

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