Q1 Labs to Participate at the 2005 DHS Security Conference and Work Shop: Security Training for the Enterprise; CTO Sandy Bird to Present on the Threat Instant Messenger Poses to the Network

Business Wire, August 24, 2005

WALTHAM,Mass. -- Q1 Labs, (www.q1labs.com), a leading network security management company, today announced that Sandy Bird, Q1 Labs co-founder and CTO will be presenting at the 2005 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Conference and Workshop: Security Training for the Enterprise. The Conference and workshop is in Baltimore, Maryland on August 22-26, 2005. On August 25 and 26, Bird will present on the threat instant messenger (IM) poses to the network.

The past year has given rise to several high-impact worms and viruses that shared three common transmission media: e-mail, scanning or file sharing. IM communications are highly vulnerable and have become the next propagation method of viruses. IM has become part of daily communications, and needs to be monitored with the same care as other entrances to the network.

Who: Sandy Bird, CTO, Q1 Labs, Inc.

What: "Is IM the next culprit?"

When: Thursday, August 25, 3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m. and Friday, August 26,
    8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.

Where: 2005 DHS Conference and Workshop, Hyatt Regency Baltimore and
    the Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD

In April 2005, Bird participated in the DHS Emerging Security Forum, designed to secure the nation's cyber infrastructure by identifying new sources of security technology in the private sector that fill gaps in the current system.

About Q1 Labs

Commanding a unique position at the nexus of security and networking, Q1 Labs is re-defining network security management. Q1 Labs' flagship product, QRadar, integrates previously disparate network and security functions into one solution. This convergence ties the impact of security threats directly to specific business assets and services, reduces acquisition and operation costs and increases accuracy. Based in Waltham, Mass., Q1 Labs' installed customer base ranges from government agencies and financial institutions to universities and healthcare. Please visit http://www.q1labs.com or call (781) 250-5800 for more information.