Bit9 Co-founder Dr. Todd Brennan Named a Top 25 CTO by InfoWorld for Delivering on Vision of Endpoint Security

Business Wire, June 5, 2006

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Bit9, Inc., which solves the problem of unwanted software at the endpoint, today announced that its co-founder and CTO, Dr. Todd Brennan, has been named to the 2006 InfoWorld CTO 25 . Each year, InfoWorld honors the top 25 IT executives who have demonstrated leadership within their companies and the global IT community.

Dr. Brennan has proven his leadership within the IT community by helping Bit9 achieve something that no other company has: the Bit9 Parity(TM) endpoint security solution prevents all spyware, malware, and non-business applications from executing on desktops, laptops, or servers. The importance of this innovation lies in the state of today's security applications. Despite their increasing complexity, they all still contain one fundamental flaw: they rely on malware signatures or behavioral patterns to identify known bad files and executables. This greatly reduces their effectiveness against new and unknown software and often leaves enterprise infrastructures vulnerable to the latest virus, spyware, or zero-day attacks. Bit9 Parity improves upon these outdated methodologies by helping enterprises detect, stop and identify new and unknown files and prevents software from installing on endpoints without approval from the company's IT staff. The solution gives IT professionals real-time network-wide visibility and control.

In addition to Dr. Brennan, selected CTOs include Russell Daniels, HP Software; Bob DeRodes, The Home Depot; Suzanne Peck, District of Columbia; Greg Framke, ETrade Financial; and John Stankey, AT&T.

"It is truly an honor to be recognized alongside some of today's leading CTOs," said Dr. Brennan. "Being named to the InfoWorld CTO 25 helps validate Bit9's vision of securing the enterprise at the endpoint, which is the last line of defense and the weakest link. It is also a reflection of the commitment of the entire Bit9 team to delivering innovative solutions based on this vision."

About Bit9, Inc.

Bit9 is the first company to solve the problem of unwanted software at the endpoint. As the only solution to detect, identify, and stop spyware, malware, and non-business applications on desktops, laptops, and servers, Bit9 gives IT professionals unprecedented, network-wide visibility and control in real time. Bit9 provides the earliest and best possible protection against known and unknown intrusions, including Zero-day attacks. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Bit9 is a privately held company. For more information, visit www.bit9.com.

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