ScanAlert and VeriSign to Offer Bundled HACKER SAFE Certification With VeriSign Extended Validation SSL Certificates

Market Wire, April, 2007

ScanAlert, the world's largest website security certification service, and VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the leading provider of digital infrastructure for the networked world, today announced that ScanAlert's HACKER SAFE® certification can be bundled at discount with VeriSign's Extended Validation SSL (EV SSL) certificates.

The combined use of VeriSign's EV SSL and ScanAlert's HACKER SAFE certification will help maximize sales conversions for all ecommerce merchants by addressing the security concerns of online shoppers:

--  All VeriSign and GeoTrust SSL customers are now eligible for a 10%
    discount on HACKER SAFE certification

--  HACKER SAFE merchants are eligible through ScanAlert for a 25%
    discount on all VeriSign and GeoTrust SSL certificates, including the new
    EV SSL certificates
    

"VeriSign Extended Validation SSL Certificates and HACKER SAFE vulnerability scanning used in tandem are an excellent combination for sites wishing to employ best-of-breed security to protect their visitors," said Tim Callan, Director of Product Marketing SSL, VeriSign.

According to a 2006 report from Jupiter Research, assurances regarding the security of personal financial information influence the purchasing decisions of 62% of online shoppers.

"With consumers everywhere concerned about the safety of online transactions, we're excited to partner with VeriSign to offer merchants the one-two punch they need to succeed online," noted ScanAlert Director of Business Development, Cresta Pillsbury. "By increasing security, peace of mind, and transactions, this partnership brings online merchants what they need to succeed on today's security conscious Internet."

"Because of the highly visible nature of the green address bar, the VeriSign Secured Seal, and the HACKER SAFE seal, testing demonstrates that using these services on an ecommerce site can not only increase the layered security for consumers but also increase their confidence to complete a transaction," said Callan.

"In fact, A/B tests conducted by over 500 websites have shown an average of 14% more sales from shoppers seeing the HACKER SAFE certification mark," added ScanAlert's Pillsbury. "When used together, they form a 'super seal' of security best practices, and a powerful tool to increase online transactions."

About HACKER SAFE

HACKER SAFE is the world's most recognized assurance of Internet security. Using its patent pending technology, ScanAlert conducts daily security audits to certify clients to the HACKER SAFE standard. Websites meeting the standard can then promote their certified security to site visitors by placing the HACKER SAFE certification trustmark on their sites. As long as the standard is met, ScanAlert continues to serve a date-stamped image from its network to the site.

About VeriSign EV SSL Certificates

VeriSign EV SSL Certificates help maximize consumer confidence by providing third-party verification of a website's authenticity, while securing online transactions through encryption. When a user enters a URL through a browser such as IE7, the browser address bar will turn green, indicating that the site's identity has been verified using known, reliable authentication methodology. The green browser bar will also display both the name of the verified organization as well as the SSL provider, allowing consumers to confirm the genuine name of the businesses with which they are interacting.

Pricing and Availability

To enable every online merchant to implement maximal levels of transaction and data security, these discounts are only available to websites implementing both VeriSign's Extended Validation SSL (EV SSL) certificates, and ScanAlert HACKER SAFE certification service. ScanAlert will offer all existing VeriSign or GeoTrust SSL certificate holders purchasing an annual HACKER SAFE subscription a 10% discount on HACKER SAFE, as well as a 25% discount on any EV SSL upgrades. Discounts are automatically applied at the time of purchase and remain in effect as long as purchasers remain in both programs.

About ScanAlert, Inc.

ScanAlert secures organizations of all sizes against threats to their network infrastructure, and then certifies them to the HACKER SAFE standard -- the world's Internet security benchmark. Offered as a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution, HACKER SAFE certification is used by more than 75,000 organizations, including well over half of the 500 largest online retailers in the USA. ScanAlert also operates HACKER SAFE Labs, the industry's only research group focused on ecommerce application security. More information is available at www.scanalert.com .

NOTE: ScanAlert and HACKER SAFE are registered trademarks of ScanAlert, Inc. All other registered and unregistered trademarks herein are the sole property of their respective owners. ©2007 ScanAlert, Inc. All rights reserved

ScanAlert Contact: Nigel Ravenhill Dir of Marketing Communications Tel: 707-224-7656 X1111