Digital Defense Expands Management Team

Business Wire, July 23, 2007

SAN ANTONIO -- Digital Defense, Inc. (DDI), an information security threat assessment and risk management service provider, today announced the appointment of Brian Gibson as Vice President of Small-to-medium sized Businesses (SMB) & Mid-market Sales. Mr. Gibson's responsibilities will focus on offering high quality services for companies specifically affected by compliance regulations such as the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA), Payment Card Industry (PCI) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) via DDI's information security programs, compliance packages and security testing and quality assurance solutions.

"We are quite pleased to add someone of Brian's caliber to our team," said Larry R. Hurtado, president and CEO of Digital Defense. "His extensive experience leading national sales teams, in addition to strong telemarketing management, make him an excellent choice to focus on our continued growth in the SMB and Mid-market sales arenas. We continue to evolve our service offerings based on feedback from our loyal and growing client base. Our clients tell us that our solutions differ from competition largely due to our service delivery quality as well as our ability to support them in a seamless fashion - a valuable extension to their internal risk management team. We believe that Brian's leadership and abilities will help DDI reach more organizations that can benefit from our market and industry standards-based offerings. We are confident that Brian will further strengthen this key growth component of our business and enable more companies to enjoy our broad array of services and exceptional client support."

Mr. Gibson stated that he is eager to support the mission of DDI with his background and experience. He welcomes the opportunity to help organizations secure their networks and meet their regulatory compliance needs. "I am excited to help further expand DDI's client base which has already embraced the comprehensive security and risk management solutions offered by DDI," commented Mr. Gibson. "It is obvious that organizations taking advantage of DDI's proprietary technology-based service offerings fulfilled by well-trained security analysts not only helps them meet compliance requirements, but also protects them against threats prevalent in today's business world. DDI is experiencing rapid growth and I look forward to working with the team to continue to facilitate this expansion."

Most recently, Gibson served as a National Sales Manager for Aetna, Inc., where he expanded and developed national sales call centers in both San Antonio, TX and Spokane, WA. Prior to Aetna, Brian was the VP of Sales for Insure.com and the Director of Operations Sales and Service for USAA (United States Automobile Association).

Gibson holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing from Angelo State University with concentrated studies in Management of the Sales Force and Product Development.

About Digital Defense

Digital Defense, Inc., an approved scanning vendor by the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council (SSC), delivers a comprehensive portfolio of risk management services including information security programs, regulatory compliance solutions, security testing of IT products and security education offerings to financial institutions and enterprises that utilize Internet Protocol-based technology in their business operations. Digital Defense and its Security Operations team uses proprietary technology and industry best practices to deliver a broad array of services to its clients, which range from small financial institutions to global Fortune enterprises. Frontline[TM], Digital Defense's flagship service portal, provides clients with instant access to a security information management platform that enables independent oversight of their organization's security posture on an autonomous or Digital Defense managed service basis. For more information about Digital Defense, please visit our web site at www.digitaldefense.net or contact us at 888.273.1412.

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