Secure Passage Joins PCI Security Standards Council as Newest Participating Organization

OVERLAND PARK, KS--(Marketwire - August 18, 2009) - Secure Passage, the leading
provider of firewall and network device policy management solutions, today
announced that it has joined the PCI Security Standards Council as a new
Participating Organization. As a Participating Organization, Secure
Passage will work with the Council to evolve the PCI Data Security Standard
(PCI DSS) and other payment card data protection standards.

The PCI DSS, endorsed by American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB
International, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa Inc., requires merchants and
service providers that store, process or transmit customer payment card
data to adhere to information security controls and processes that ensure
data integrity.

As a Participating Organization, Secure Passage will have access to the
latest payment card security standards from the Council, be able to provide
feedback on the standards and become part of a growing community that now
includes more than 500 organizations. In an era of increasingly
sophisticated attacks on systems, adhering to the PCI DSS represents an
entity's best protection against data criminals. By joining as a
Participating Organization, Secure Passage is adding its voice to the
process.

"The PCI Security Standards Council is committed to helping everyone
involved in the payment chain protect consumer payment data," said Bob
Russo, general manager of the PCI Security Standards Council. "By
participating in the standards setting process, Secure Passage demonstrates
they are playing an active part in this important end goal."

"Secure Passage is committed to enabling organizations to improve security
and compliance through better management. Through our membership in the PCI
Security Standards Council, we'll be able to share knowledge and help
improve security for card processors and users while improving our own PCI
DSS solutions," said Jody Brazil, Secure Passage president and CTO.
"Secure Passage is proud to become a member of this important organization
and looks forward to taking advantage of the benefits it provides."

Secure Passage recently released FireMon eVolution, a comprehensive
firewall management solution that provides an integrated set of features,
including a PCI DSS Compliance Framework and Rule Documentation, which
provides auditing and rule justification required by the PCI DSS.

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About PCI Security Standards Council

The mission of the PCI Security Standards Council is to enhance payment
account security by driving education and awareness of PCI security
standards. For more information, please visit www.pcisecuritystandards.org.

About Secure Passage

Secure Passage, the leading provider of firewall and network device policy
management solutions, is dedicated to providing better security through
better management. Secure Passage solutions empower Information Security
teams, enabling them to reduce policy complexity, maximize security and
achieve compliance. Hundreds of global enterprises and government agencies
with thousands of firewalls and network devices rely on FireMon -- Secure
Passage's customizable, scalable flagship product -- to ensure their
networks remain free from interruption and available for secure business
transactions at all times. FireMon supports all major firewall and network
devices, including those from Cisco, Juniper, Check Point, and McAfee. For
more information, visit www.securepassage.com.

FireMon and the FireMon logo are registered trademarks of Secure Passage,
LLC. All other products or company names mentioned herein are trademarks or
registered trademarks to their respective owners.