BindView Unveils New IT Security Compliance Capabilities with RAZOR Research Team

Business Wire, August 29, 2005

HOUSTON -- Expanding its security research capabilities, BindView Corp. (NASDAQ:BVEW) announced today new members and additional capabilities for its highly regarded RAZOR team. As organizations bridge the gap between IT security and compliance requirements, RAZOR is augmenting its core security capabilities with new IT security compliance experts. In addition to providing protective updates for the latest threats and vulnerabilities, RAZOR now adds IT security compliance research and expertise to its core offerings.

According to recent surveys by Gartner(1) and the InfoPro(2), enterprise organizations are merging security and compliance into the management of IT infrastructures to meet expanding regulatory requirements. The compliance expertise added to RAZOR, coupled with its refined scope, provides BindView customers with cutting edge research and expert advice for the convergence of IT security and compliance.

"Global organizations are in the midst of a precarious juggling act as regulatory mandates drive a shift in resources from a pure IT security focus to IT security and compliance," said BindView Vice President of Field Marketing Chris Smith. "RAZOR research cuts through the clutter and confusion of security and compliance issues with a balanced approach to protecting organizations while defining, controlling and sustaining compliance requirements."

New RAZOR Research Team Members

About Jim Hurley

Jim Hurley joins BindView's RAZOR team from The Aberdeen Group, bringing more than 16 years of experience and research development with client risk, security and compliance strategies, and organizational planning.

With Aberdeen, Hurley served as vice president of the risk, security and compliance practice where he delivered effective and actionable results for clients. A recognized organizational and security systems expert, Hurley has appeared regularly as a guest speaker at conferences, and in national and international broadcast, Internet and print media.

Hurley received a BFA from Boston University and a BSEE from Northeastern University.

About David Smith, CISSP

David E. Smith serves as a senior security compliance analyst with BindView Corporation, working on the company's RAZOR Research Team. Previously, he served as a senior product consultant with the BindView Professional Services team where he worked on major enterprise customer installations.

Smith has worked in information security for Fortune 500 companies for the last 8 years. Prior to joining BindView, he focused on information security, compliance strategy and program implementation for AEGON's North American companies, including Western Reserve Life, IDEX Mutual Funds and Transamerica. During his tenure, he helped coordinate the information security compliance programs for all of AEGON's North American operations.

About John Marchesini, Ph.D.

John Marchesini, a RAZOR security analyst, has authored numerous papers focusing on IT security, distributed systems and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). As a graduate student at Dartmouth College, he worked as a research assistant at the Institute for Security Technology Studies (ISTS). His most recent work includes the resolution of a high-profile attack which involved collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Marchesini also served in the United States Marine Corps.

Marchesini earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Dartmouth College, and holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Houston, graduating Summa Cum Laude.

About Brian Wilson, CISSP

Brian Wilson serves as a senior security analyst on the RAZOR Research Team. He brings a wealth of experience to BindView, with more than 16 years in the IT industry.

Before joining BindView, Wilson served as part of the security services team at IBM. He was instrumental in the implementation of IDS/IPS software solutions, building policy database architecture and developing a forensics services proposal. Previously, he served as a senior technical analyst with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company where he focused on building and maintaining the enterprise security team for the organization.

About BindView Corporation

BindView Corporation is a global provider of IT security compliance software. BindView solutions remove barriers that limit an organization's ability to cost effectively demonstrate due care and maintain compliance with IT security policies and regulatory mandates. BindView policy compliance; vulnerability and configuration management; and directory and access management software combine best-practices knowledge with automated controls to reduce risk and protect IT assets at the lowest cost across users, systems, applications and databases in multi-platform environments. More than 20 million licenses have shipped to 5,000 companies worldwide, spanning all major business segments and the public sector. Contact BindView via e-mail at info@bindview.com, on the web at http://www.bindview.com, and at 1-713-561-4000 or 1-800-749-8439.