PC Guardian Technologies Appoints Chief Security Officer - Position Focuses on Common Criteria and FIPS 140-2 Certifications for Enterprise Data Security

PC Guardian Technologies Inc. has created the position of chief security officer and appointed Seth Ross, a published expert in computer security and cryptographic systems, to the position to oversee the certification of the company's disk and email encryption products.

San Rafael, CA (PRWEB) February 2, 2005 -- PC Guardian Technologies Inc., the leading U.S. provider of client-based encryption for enterprise data security and compliance, today announced it has created a new position, that of chief security officer, to oversee the certification of the company's disk, email and removable media encryption products. Seth Ross, a published expert in computer security and cryptographic systems, has been appointed to the position.

Ross managed the successful validation testing of PC Guardians Encryption Plus Hard Disk 7.0 to Common Criteria EAL1. He is directing current testing of Encryption Plus Hard Disk 7.1.0 to Common Criteria EAL4, and he is completing the validation testing of the companys Encryption Plus Cryptographic Library to the US Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 (FIPS 140-2).

In addition, Ross produces and is a frequent contributor to "The Securius Newsletter," an online newsletter on computer security topics with approximately 17,000 subscribers found at http://www.securius.com

PC Guardian Technologies Inc. develops, markets, and sells encryption solutions to enterprises and governments in the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific.

For more information, visit www.pcguardiantechnologies.com

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