Predictive Systems, Cisco Systems, And Entercept Security Technologies Present "Maximizing Value For Intrusion Prevention Solutions"

Business Wire, June 20, 2002

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2002

Predictive Systems

Seminar Series Scheduled for New York and New Jersey Locations

Securing data and applications is top-of-mind in any enterprise environment.

With the constant stream of alerts announcing yet another vulnerability, buffer overflow, or malicious attack, a defense-in-depth strategy is the best deterrent in today's turbulent climate. As a point of departure for formulating such a strategy, Predictive Systems (NASDAQ: PRDS), a leading security and network infrastructure consulting firm, will present "Maximizing Value for Intrusion Prevention Solutions" as part of its ongoing security seminar series. Predictive is co-hosting this seminar with two other major pacesetters in the IT security industry, Cisco Systems and Entercept Security Technologies, a new Predictive partner. The seminar will be held in New York City and Edison, NJ on June 25-26, 2002.

Balancing risk mitigation and tight IT budgets is a challenge. How do you plan for a defense-in-depth strategy that goes beyond perimeter protection? What is the value in network intrusion detection and server-based intrusion prevention? How do you implement this strategy with existing resources, while maintaining operational excellence? Besides addressing such concerns, you can expect to learn how to:

    -     Identify the need for IDS/IPS
    -     Identify critical steps when planning and deploying IDS/IPS
          solutions
    -     Identify internal process integration and resource planning
    -     Understand and justify IDS/IPS spending
    -     Use proven risk-mitigation tools that reduce
          security-related costs while protecting applications and
          maintaining server uptime

Dates/Locations

    -     Tuesday, June 25: New York City, Inter-Continental
          The Barclay New York
    -     Wednesday, June 26: Cisco office in Edison, NJ

Time

    -     8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Registration

    -     http://www.predictive.com/seminar

About Predictive Systems

Predictive Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRDS) is a leading consulting firm focused on building, optimizing, and securing high-performance infrastructures to increase operational efficiency, mitigate risk, and empower the business initiatives of Fortune 1000 companies, federal government agencies and state and local governments. The firm's Global Integrity Services unit provides professional information security consulting and managed security services to protect the critical assets of its clients. Predictive Systems' BusinessFirst(TM) approach maps technology solutions to business goals, and delivers measurable results. Headquartered in New York City, Predictive Systems has regional offices throughout the United States. Internationally, it has offices in Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK. For additional information, please contact Predictive Systems at 800-770-4958 or visit www.predictive.com.

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