MANDIANT Approved as a Visa Qualified Data Security Company; MANDIANT Has Successfully Met Visa's Requirements to Perform PCI Data Security Assessments

Business Wire, March 28, 2006

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- MANDIANT, the elite provider of proactive and responsive security services including network & application security, incident response and computer forensics has formally announced their qualification as a PCI Qualified Data Security Company (QDSC). MANDIANT has been qualified to perform Payment Card Industry (PCI) data security assessments for merchants and service providers who store, process, or transmit payment card data. To validate the compliance status of merchants and service providers, an in-depth assessment of the security-related processes, procedures, web configurations, and account data storage is necessary.

MANDIANT will help merchants and service providers comply with the PCI Data Security Standards by performing network scans, penetration tests, web application assessments, and compliance reviews on their system environments. MANDIANT will use experienced security professionals and a number of proven manual and automated techniques to conduct thorough, yet concise, reviews of the merchant's and service provider's environment.

"MANDIANT's acceptance as a QDSC is a milestone for our company. It fortifies that our professionals' credentials, project methodologies and client deliverables are of the highest caliber and able to withstand the program's rigorous vetting process. Our experience with the payment card industry, coupled with our exposure to the compromises that merchants are faced with, provide a strong foundation for striving to be one of the QDSC program's most preferred vendors," stated Michael Malin, Executive Vice President of MANDIANT.

About MANDIANT

MANDIANT is an information security company with offices in the Washington, DC area and New York City. We provide professional services, education and products for major corporations, government agencies, financial institutions and law firms. With extensive experience in the military, intelligence, law enforcement and the private sector, MANDIANT's security consultants are specialists in incident response, computer forensics, network and application security, and training. To learn more about MANDIANT, please visit www.mandiant.com.