Secure Computing Magazine Honors Bruce Schneier, Founder and CTO, Counterpane Internet Security, Inc., with Lifetime Achievement Award

CUPERTINO, Calif., June 12, 2003 - An independent panel of judges awarded Bruce Schneier the Secure Computing Lifetime Achievement Award. Previous winners of the Lifetime Achievement award include Ted Humphreys in 2002, Eva Chiang, co-founder, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Trend Micro, in 2001, and Ron Rivest, Adi Shamir, and Len Adleman, the three founders of RSA, in 2000.

Mr. Schneier was chosen from a field of around twenty nominees this year. In reaching their decision, the judges looked carefully at the level of personal and professional achievement of the nominees, their contribution to the development of the information security industry, and their current roles within it, as well as any additional factors-which in Bruce Schneier's case included the work he does in raising security awareness.

"Bruce Schneier richly deserves the accolade of Winner of the Lifetime Achievement category in the SC Awards 2003," says Chris Thomas of Secure Computing Magazine. "To have been recognized in this way as part of the info security industry's only global awards program is a measure of his personal achievements over the years."

Internationally renowned security technologist and author Bruce Schneier is the Founder and Chief Technical Officer of Counterpane Internet Security, Inc., the world leader in Managed Security Monitoring. Counterpane provides security monitoring services to Fortune 2000 companies worldwide. He is the author of six books on security and cryptography, including the security bestseller Secrets & Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World. His first book, Applied Cryptography, has sold over 150,000 copies worldwide, and is the definitive work in the field. Schneier designed the Blowfish and Twofish encryption algorithms, and writes the influential "Crypto-Gram" monthly newsletter. He is a frequent lecturer on computer security and cryptography.

Formed in 1989, Secure Computing Magazine is an information security magazine widely read in more than 50 countries around the world. For more information on the "Lifetime Achievement Judges Award," visit SC Magazine's Web site at www.scmagazine.com.

About Counterpane

Counterpane Internet Security, Inc., is the innovator and acknowledged leader in providing Managed Security Monitoring (MSM) services. MSM combines people and technology to safeguard businesses. Working from a network of technically sophisticated Secure Operations Centers (SOCs) and using progressive analysis tools, Counterpane has built the most advanced analysis, correlation, detection, and diagnosis technology, comprising a Sentry monitoring probe on the customer's network and the Socrates knowledge base inside the SOCs. Using this technology, Counterpane's expert Security Analysts are able to detect security incidents -- both external intrusions and insider attacks -- in real time, and tailor immediate, effective responses for its customers. The company is funded by Accel Partners, Amerindo Investment Advisors, Inc., Comcast Interactive Capital, LP, Bessemer Venture Partners, Dell Ventures, LP, Meritech Capital Partners, LP, Morgan Stanley Venture Partners and Symphony Technology Group. Headquarters are located at 1090 La Avenida, Mountain View, California, USA. Phone: 650-404-2400, Fax: 650-903-0461, Web site: www.counterpane.com.

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