Bit9 Parity Suite 6.0 Enters Common Criteria Level 2+ Evaluation

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"Bit9 is committed to delivering endpoint security solutions that are designed to comply with national security criteria to meet our customer needs," said Harry Sverdlove, CTO at Bit9. "As the first Application Whitelisting solution in evaluation to Common Criteria 2+, customers can be assured that the quality of the Bit9 Parity Suite Application Whitelisting solution has been independently validated.”

Bit9 has selected Booz Allen Hamilton's Common Criteria Testing Laboratory (CCTL) as the Common Criteria Test Lab to conduct the independent evaluation. Booz Allen is one of only nine CCTLs approved by the National Information Assurance Partnership that meet U.S. Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme. Booz Allen has a long history in providing both strategic consulting and evaluation services in common criteria and trust technology, as well as the spectrum of cyber security threats and defenses.

“Booz Allen's Common Criteria Testing Lab is excited to assist Bit9 in ensuring their clients that Bit9 Parity Suite meets the necessary security standards,” said Bill Stewart, Booz Allen Senior Vice President and Cyber Security expert. “We are very pleased to be able to help Bit9 deliver enduring value to their government customers.”

In addition to the Common Criteria evaluation, Bit9 has been outperforming the endpoint security market this year with a surge in government and enterprise customers and has recently been honored by several prestigious awards, including:

•  Best Application Whitelisting Solution in the industry by InfoWorld
•  2010 Technology of the Year Award by InfoWorld
•  Most Innovative Vertical Industry Software category finalist by Software CEO
•  New product or Service of the Year category by The American Business Awards

To view Bit9 Parity Suite listed on NIAP's site, visit:http://www.niap-ccevs.org/in_evaluation/.

About Bit9

Bit9 is the leader in advanced threat protection. The company's award-winning Application Whitelisting solutions provide total visibility and control over all software on endpoints, eliminating the risk caused by malicious, illegal and unauthorized software. Bit9 specializes in protecting organizations against the Advanced Persistent Threat.

Bit9 leverages the Bit9 Global Software Registry™ - 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 dynamic application whitelisting technology makes it simple to deploy application whitelisting in the largest of organizations. The company’s global customers come from 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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