MEDIA ADVISORY – Third Brigade CTO Discusses Proactive Security at the Burton Group Catalyst Conference

Third Brigade (www.thirdbrigade.com), a security software company specializing in host intrusion detection and prevention systems, today announced that Brian O’Higgins, the company’s Chief Technology Officer, will participate in a panel discussion on “Proactive Security” at the Burton Group Catalyst Conference.

Ottawa, ON and Reston, VA (PRWEB) June 22, 2007 -- Third Brigade (www.thirdbrigade.com), a security software company specializing in host intrusion detection and prevention systems, today announced that Brian O’Higgins, the company’s Chief Technology Officer, will participate in a panel discussion on “Proactive Security” at the Burton Group Catalyst Conference. The panel, which will be chaired by Burton Group analyst Diana Kelley, will discuss the pros and cons of proactive security products.

Attend this presentation and learn:

•    Customer pain points – risk management and planning

•    Do we need more security applications or more secure applications?

•    Learning from experience – why do the same mistakes keep happening?

•    Current state - why do security vendors continue to focus on primarily reactive solutions such as anti-virus and patching?

•    Looking forward - are proactive tools a realistic goal or a pipe dream?

•    How will recent acquisitions complement security suites from vendors and what is their strategic roadmap?

Who:

•    Brian O’Higgins, Chief Technology Officer, Third Brigade

What:

•    Burton Group Catalyst Conference - http://catalyst.burtongroup.com/NA07/index.html

When:

•    Wednesday, June 27, 2007 – 10:40 a.m. PT

Where:

•    Continental Ballroom 4

Hilton San Francisco

330 O’Farrell St.

San Francisco, CA

About Third Brigade

Third Brigade (www.thirdbrigade.com) specializes in providing host intrusion defense systems to organizations that need to detect and prevent attacks that exploit vulnerabilities in mission critical systems. Third Brigade Deep Security allows businesses to apply comprehensive security profiles to hosts that protect against known and zero-day attacks using deep packet inspection. It helps ensure compliance and the 24-7 availability of critical systems, provides a virtual patch for software vulnerabilities, and allows organizations to deliver Internet-based services with greater security and confidence. Unlike other host intrusion detection and prevention systems, Third Brigade Deep Security provides broader, faster and simpler protection. Third Brigade. That’s control.

Note: “Third Brigade”, “Deep Security Solutions”, and the Third Brigade logo are trademarks of Third Brigade, Inc. and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

For more information:

Kelly Manuel

Marketing Communications Manager

Third Brigade, Inc.

(T) 613-599-4505 x2303

(M) 613-282-5961

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