Bit9 Chief Strategist to Speak on Application Whitelisting at ISSA Baltimore Chapter Meeting

BALTIMORE, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ --

Who: Tom Murphy, Chief Strategist, Bit9

What: ISSA, Baltimore Chapter

When: November 19, 2008

Where: SPARTA

7110 Samuel Morse Drive, 2nd Floor

Columbia, MD 21046

Topic: Enterprise Applications Whitelisting

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Bit9 Chief Strategist Tom Murphy will speak at the Baltimore Information Systems Security Association chapter meeting on: "Maintain compliance and protect your desktops from malware and unauthorized software: A View from Pioneer and Leader in Enterprise Application Whitelisting."

He will lead a discussion on whitelisting, an innovative new way to control your desktops, laptops, servers, and retail machines from unauthorized and malicious software, including zero-day attacks, while protecting your sensitive data and reducing helpdesk calls.

Named CXO of the year by the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council's 2007 Technology Leadership Awards, Tom Murphy leads Bit9's worldwide strategy around application whitelisting. Murphy's career spans decades in the enterprise computing space, including management positions with Symantec, Relicore, Veritas, Precise Software, BMC Software, and GTE Government Systems Corporation. As an executive on the leading edge of information security, he has seen first-hand the evolution of desktop security, including several exciting new trends within the industry.

Information Systems Security Association, ISSA, is an organization that focuses on the assurance that security management practices are being efficiently deployed across network systems. The ISSA works with both individuals and organizations to promote its message. As an organization their main point of concern is that security systems are not only being used effectively but also ethically.

About Bit9, Inc.

Bit9 is the pioneer and leader in enterprise application whitelisting. The company's patented application control solutions ensure only trusted and authorized applications are allowed to run, eliminating the risk

caused by malicious, illegal and unauthorized software. Unlike traditional, reactive controls that try to scan and prevent the never-ending list of unauthorized software, Bit9 leverages the Bit9 Global Software Registry(TM) -- the world's largest database of software intelligence - to ensure only authorized applications can run, delivering the highest levels of desktop security, compliance, and manageability. Bit9 customers include companies in a wide variety of industries, such as retail, financial services, healthcare, e-commerce, telecommunications, as well as government agencies. Founded in 2002, Bit9 is privately held and based in Waltham, Massachusetts. For more information, visit http://www.bit9.com or call +1 617.393.7400.

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