Bit9’s Doug Cahill to Present on Proactive Cybersecurity Measures at CEIC 2010

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05.24.2010 - Waltham, Mass.

Application Whitelisting

Cyber criminals are threatening information systems now more than ever. They are taking advantage of a growing attack surface that is increasing due to the greater dependence on remotely distributed networks, the proliferation of Internet-based applications and the globalized environment for information transfer. During this presentation Cahill will explain the proliferation of cyber crime and present initiatives by solution providers to combine forces and prevent cyber threats.

What:  “Proactive Cybersecurity: Reduce the Attack Surface with Application Whitelisting”
Who:   Doug Cahill, VP of Corporate Development and Product Management, Bit9
When: May 24, 4:45 pm
Where:  CEIC 2010, Summerline, NV

About Doug Cahill:

Doug Cahill joined Bit9 in 2007 as the company’s Vice President of Business Development bringing over two decades of technology leadership experience to his role as a member of Bit9’s executive team and is responsible for managing the company’s strategic partnering initiatives. Prior to Bit9, Cahill was Vice President of Business Development and Strategy at storage management software vendor AppIQ (acquired by Hewlett Packard), where he led the company's highly successful OEM distribution partnerships with leading IT brands. He was also Vice President of Product Management at HighGround Systems (acquired by Sun Microsystems) and held senior marketing, product management, and technical positions at Shiva Corporation, Progress Software and Access Technology. After graduating from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst with a double major, Cahill started his career in IT as a Business Analyst.

About Bit9, Inc.

Bit9 is the pioneer and leader in Enterprise Application Whitelisting. The company's solutions provide total visibility and control over all software on endpoints, eliminating the risk caused by malicious, illegal and unauthorized software. Bit9 provides advanced threat protection to protect organizations from theAdvanced Persistent Threat.

Bit9 leverages the Bit9 Global Software Registry^TM- the world's largest database of software intelligence - to identify and classify software, delivering the highest levels of endpoint security, compliance, and manageability. Bit9's global customers include companies in a wide variety of industries, such as government, financial services, retail, healthcare, e-commerce and education.

Bit9 was awarded a prestigious $2M United States federal research grant in 2003 from the National Institute of Standards and Technology-Advanced Technology Program (NIST ATP) to conduct the research that is now at the core of our application whitelisting solutions. Bit9 is privately held and based in Waltham, Massachusetts. For more information, visithttp://www.bit9.comor call +1 617.393.7400.

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