McAfee Names Ciphent 2009 "Innovator of the Year"

Baltimore, MD, March 18, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Ciphent, Inc. is very pleased to announce that it has been awarded with the McAfee 2009 Innovator of the Year award. The distinction was bestowed upon Ciphent on March 10th, 2010 at the 2009 Partner Recognition & Awards Banquet in McLean, Virginia. The award recognizes Ciphent's commitment to promoting and expanding McAfee's ability to provide cyber security protection to its global commercial and Government clients.

“Ciphent’s innovative approach to cyber security and their commitment to McAfee makes them one of the most exciting Internet security companies today,” says Alex Thurber, McAfee Senior Vice President of World Wide Channel. “The creativity displayed at Ciphent, which has been demonstrated through exciting new product launches, remote expert offerings and a knowledgeable team of McAfee experts is astounding, and makes Ciphent one of McAfee’s most valued partners” Thurber adds.

McAfee, the largest dedicated cyber security software company in the world identified Ciphent as the 2009 Innovator of the Year. The distinction was awarded as the result of developing numerous industry-first, ground-breaking campaigns throughout the year and driving customer satisfaction through service excellence. Notable offerings Ciphent has released in the past year include:

· McAfee Protection Programs
An industry-first offering, the McAfee Protection Program provides companies diagnostic review of their security infrastructure performed at regular intervals to maximize current McAfee investments.
mcafeeprotectionprograms.ciphent.com

· Unified CYBER Console
The Unified CYBER Console integrates proprietary, GOTS, and other third party technologies not currently integrated into ePO or HBSS, allowing enterprise organizations and governmental agencies to receive Global Action Intelligence at a near real-time speed.

· McAfee Managed Services
Ciphent's managed services platform provides expert consulting for every McAfee product on the market.
ciphent.com/services/managed_co_sourcing_solutions

· “Click-to-McAfee”
Ciphent provides a one-stop shop for any and all clients that want to transition to the leading McAfee security platform. Ciphent patented its underlying technology for cyber security data normalization and transformation in 2008 and has subsequent helped successfully convert hundreds of customers to McAfee.

“We have a world-class team of cyber experts,” says James C. Foster, Ciphent CEO. “This award is recognition of their tenacity, commitment to threat reduction, and constant innovation in providing elite security services to industries all over the globe,” Foster adds. “It is a tremendous honor to accept this award from McAfee, a great partner of ours and our mutual customers, as we aim to secure the United States, her allies, corporations, and citizens.”

About Ciphent, Inc.
Ciphent, Inc. is dedicated to providing world-class Cyber Security Solutions to commercial, Federal and Global organizations. Our clients include 43 of the Fortune 100, the Top 3 Banks, the Top 2 Retailers, the Top 3 Telecommunications companies, over 20 Federal Agencies and hundreds of growing businesses in the Mid-Market. Ciphent’s breadth of services include enterprise security consulting and training, managed services, field R&D, and technology implementation. The Ciphent team is comprised of true experts in the industry and has published over a dozen books on security and has presented at every major conference. In 2009, Ciphent was featured on NBC as one of the Top 5 Cyber Security Firms. Ciphent is headquartered in Hanover, MD and has field teams in 13 states. The Ciphent mission is to ensure the cyber security of the United States, her allies, corporations, and citizens. www.ciphent.com

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