Tumbleweed Data Security Expert Available for Interviews on Recent Spate of Data Breaches via Tape Loss

Business Wire, Oct 5, 2007

States of Connecticut and Massachusetts Both Suffered Recent Data Breaches via Tapes; Organizations Must Mitigate the Risk of Sending and Losing Tapes with Sensitive Data

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Tumbleweed Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD):

WHAT:  The Massachusetts Division of Professional Licensure mailed
       off 28 computer disks erroneously containing private data
       including the social security numbers of 450,000 people in a
       response to a request for public records. This security breach
       directly follows the recent breach in Connecticut, when state
       government bank account data was stored on a backup computer
       tape, which was stolen from a college intern's car in Ohio.

WHO:   John Thielens, Vice President of Technology, Tumbleweed(R)
       Communications Corp.
       John is a frequent speaker at local, national and international
       security events, possessing more than 20 years of experience in
       the technology sector.

           Available to discuss:
              -- The present need for organizations to mitigate the
                 risk of sending sensitive customer and taxpayer data
                 on tapes, in response to the two recent data breaches
                 dealing with lost or stolen tapes
              -- Why organizations are leaving themselves vulnerable
                 for similar types of data breaches
              -- Best practices for ensuring an organization's data is
                 secure from these types of breaches

WHEN:  Immediately

WHERE: Available via phone or for on-camera interviews at various San
       Francisco Bay Area locations.

About Tumbleweed

Tumbleweed Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), the industry's leading pure play messaging security vendor, provides world-class innovative messaging security solutions for organizations of all sizes. Organizations rely on Tumbleweed's solutions to securely manage their Internet communications, spanning email management to file transfers. Tumbleweed has more than 2,900 customers worldwide, representing industries such as Finance, Healthcare, and the U.S. Government. The world's most security conscious organizations rely upon Tumbleweed technology including Bank of America Securities, JP Morgan Chase & Co., the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and the U.S. Department of Defense. Our award-winning products build on fourteen years of R&D and 27 security patents in the U.S. alone - many of which are licensed by other security vendors. More information can be found at www.tumbleweed.com.

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