BindView Highlights IT Security Compliance Solutions at Black Hat USA 2005 Briefings; BindView Security Expert Mark 'Simple Nomad' Loveless Slated to Present

Business Wire, July 25, 2005

LAS VEGAS -- BindView Corp. (NASDAQ:BVEW), a global provider of IT security compliance solutions, announced today its participation as a premier Diamond Sponsor at the Black Hat USA 2005 Briefings from July 27-28, 2005, at Caesars Palace Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. As the lead sponsor for the sixth consecutive year, the company will showcase its broad spectrum of IT security compliance solutions in Booths 32 and 33. BindView's Mark "Simple Nomad" Loveless, a senior security analyst on the highly regarded RAZOR Research team, will co-present at the "SPA: Single Packet Authorization" session of the Turbo Talks track on Thursday, July 28, from 12:15-12:35 p.m. PST.

"Security breaches are on the rise, threatening corporate reputations and shaking customer and shareholder confidence," said BindView Vice President of Field Marketing Chris Smith. "Security and compliance are top-of-mind concerns, particularly as organizations strive to balance protection and management of regulatory requirements under a single umbrella. BindView provides global organizations with comprehensive solutions that combine industry best practices and leading technology for meeting IT security and regulatory compliance requirements."

"BindView's lead sponsorship of the Black Hat Briefings clearly shows its commitment to working at the leading edge of the IT security industry," said Black Hat CEO Jeff Moss. "The research presented at the Black Hat Briefings USA 2005 will provide visionary insight into technologies and methodologies affecting IT security for years to come."

Black Hat serves as the world's premier technical event for IT security specialists. Each Black Hat event profiles next-generation theory and threat analysis and delivers practical techniques and an understanding of legal and policy frameworks. The Briefings are designed to foster peer-to-peer communication and networking opportunities for IT security professionals, with presentations by security experts and underground IT security specialists.

For more information on the Black Hat USA 2005 Briefings, please visit http://blackhat.com/html/bh-usa-05/bh-usa-05-index.html.> About BindView

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.