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Cyber Security Industry Alliance Announces Surety as Newest Member Leading Provider of Data Integrity Services Joins Alliance as Emerging Security Partner ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA), the only public policy and advocacy group dedicated exclusively to cyber security, today announced that Surety, the leading provider of electronic data integrity solutions, has joined the organization as an Emerging Security Partner in its Affiliate Membership Program. In this role, Surety will participate in CSIA activities, including appointing representatives to established committees and proposing new initiatives. "Surety's expertise in validating the integrity of electronic records to help companies meet all business, legal and regulatory requirements is right in line with many of the key initiatives we have undertaken at CSIA to strengthen the security of our critical and economic information infrastructure," said Paul Kurtz, executive director of CSIA. "Surety's work to provide a much needed capability of detecting whether an electronic document has been tampered with or not enables organizations to mitigate their corporate and legal risk on all fronts -- internally and externally, when it comes to protecting intellectual property, ensuring corporate governance and driving regulatory compliance. We look forward to their participation in the Alliance." CSIA's members provide the technical expertise, depth and focus to help government leaders here and abroad better understand the issues around cyber security policy. To date, CSIA has made a very real and positive impact on key IT security issues, including the role of information security in Sarbanes-Oxley compliance; the definition and elimination of spyware; the ratification of the European Convention on Cybercrime; and most recently, the creation of an Assistant Secretary position for Cyber Security and Telecommunications at the Department of Homeland Security. "As we work with our customers to ensure the integrity of their valuable electronic records, we continue to see the impact of cyber security and public policy on business operations," said Tom Klaff, CEO of Surety. "CSIA's mission to improve cyber security through public policy, awareness, education and standards is one in which we strongly believe. As an Emerging Security Partner, we are pleased to contribute to this mission and look forward to helping CSIA advocate for a more comprehensive and proactive approach to address key cyber security issues." If you are interested in becoming a member of the Cyber Security Industry Alliance, please visit http://www.csialliance.org/ for more information. About the Cyber Security Industry Alliance CSIA is the only advocacy group dedicated exclusively to enhancing global cyber security through public policy, education, awareness and technology. The organization is led by CEOs from the world's top security providers, who offer the technical expertise, depth and focus to encourage a better understanding of cyber security issues. It is the belief of the CSIA that a comprehensive approach to ensuring the security, integrity and availability of global information systems is fundamental to national and economic stability. To learn more about the CSIA, please visit our Web site at http://www.csialliance.org/ or call +1-703-894-2742. Members of the CSIA include BindView Corp. (NASDAQ:BVEW); Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP); Citadel Security Software Inc. (NASDAQ:CDSS); Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS); Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE:CA); Entrust, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTU); Internet Security Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:ISSX); iPass Inc. (NASDAQ:IPAS); Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:JNPR); McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE); PGP Corporation; Qualys, Inc.; RSA Security Inc. (NASDAQ:RSAS); Secure Computing Corporation (NASDAQ:SCUR), Surety, Inc.; Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC) and TechGuard Security, LLC. About Surety, LLC Headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, Surety, LLC is the leading provider of trusted third-party time-stamping solutions that generate irrefutable evidence of exactly what electronic records were created and precisely when. The company provides mission-critical technology for applications that protect intellectual property rights, manage corporate governance initiatives, and help drive regulatory compliance. Built on patented technology and secure hashing algorithms, Surety's AbsoluteProof(SM) is the only long-lived, cryptographically verifiable data integrity service in the world. Founded by two leading Bellcore scientists, the company has been helping customers prove the integrity of their electronic records since 1994. To learn more about Surety, please visit our Web site at http://www.surety.com/ or call (703) 707- 9901. DATASOURCE: Cyber Security Industry Alliance CONTACT: Michelle Schafer of Merritt Group for CSIA, +1-703-390-1530, Web site: http://www.csialliance.org/ http://www.surety.com/

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