Patton Boggs LLP and Core Securities Technology Announce Partnership to Facilitate Adoption of Penetration Testing

WASHINGTON, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The law firm of Patton Boggs LLP and network security company Core Security Technologies are pleased to announce that have entered into a teaming agreement to facilitate the adoption of penetration testing as a component for performing security assurance testing.

This agreement between Patton Boggs and Core Security Technologies is aimed at maximizing the security measures organizations take to proactively anticipate risk and prevent unauthorized access to valuable information assets.

Attorneys in the Patton Boggs Information Security group have regularly advised many organizations on a range of information security issues, from data control to cybertheft prevention to minimizing liability stemming from information security breaches. Core Security Technologies is the provider of CORE IMPACT -- the most comprehensive product for assessing an organization's ability to detect, prevent, and respond to information security threats.

Patton Boggs LLP

Based in Washington, D.C., Patton Boggs is a national leader in public policy, litigation, and business law, and is well known for its deep bipartisan roots in the national political arena. The firm's core practice areas are Public Policy and Regulatory, Litigation, Business, and Intellectual Property. With offices in Northern Virginia, New Jersey, New York, Dallas, Denver, Anchorage, and internationally in Doha, Qatar, more than 600 lawyers and professionals provide comprehensive, practical, and cost-effective legal counsel to clients around the globe. For more information, visit us at www.pattonboggs.com.

About Core Security Technologies

Core Security Technologies develops strategic solutions that help security-conscious organizations worldwide develop and maintain a proactive process for securing their networks. The company's flagship product, CORE IMPACT, is the most comprehensive product for performing enterprise security assurance testing. IMPACT evaluates network, endpoint and end-user vulnerabilities and identifies what resources are exposed. It enables organizations to determine if current security investments are detecting and preventing attacks. Core augments its leading technology solution with world- class security consulting services, including penetration testing and software security auditing. Based in Boston, MA and Buenos Aires, Argentina, Core Security Technologies can be reached at 617-399-6980 or on the Web at http://www.coresecurity.com.