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Citadel Security Software CEO and CSIA to Call on White House and Federal Agencies to Fulfill the Promises of the President's National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace--(Business Wire)-- Citadel Security Software Inc. (NASDAQ:CDSS) -0- *T Alliance Invites Media to Join Industry Leaders for Unveiling of 12 Important Steps that the Administration Needs to Take to Protect Our Nation from Cyber Threats and Enable Continued Innovation on the Internet WHAT: The U.S. economy is faced with losses of billions of dollars due to increased cyber attacks. To help stop this hemorrhaging, protect critical information infrastructure and enable the next round of innovation on the Internet, the Administration must assert greater leadership in addressing cyber security during President Bush's second term. The Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA) will call on federal agencies and the White House to ensure follow-through on the President's National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace and act on 12 recommendations identified by CSIA that will help the U.S. prepare, defend and respond to cyber attacks, as well as help the federal government work better with private industry on this critical topic. WHO: CSIA, the only CEO-led public policy and advocacy group exclusively focused on cyber security policy, has gathered industry leaders for this important announcement. Roundtable participants will include: -- Art Coviello, President and CEO, RSA Security Inc. -- Steven B. Solomon, Chairman and CEO, Citadel Security Software -- Krishna "Kittu" Kolluri, Vice President and General Manager, Security Products Group, Juniper Networks -- Paul Kurtz, Executive Director of CSIA and one of the original developers of the President's National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace -- Amit Yoran, Former Director of the National Cyber Security Division at the Department of Homeland Security Mr. Solomon will discuss the need for creating a National Cyber Threat Center to collect, assess, and disseminate intelligence information on cyber threats against privately owned and operated information infrastructure. Mr. Solomon will also discuss the need for a national program or methodology to track the true costs associated with cyber attacks. WHEN/WHERE: Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2004 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. EST: Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. EST: Announcement and Presentation National Press Club - Lisagor Room 529 14th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20045 CONTACT: To register for the event or request additional information, please contact: Stacy Simpson Merritt Group 703-556-6827 [email protected] *T About Citadel Citadel Security Software Inc. (NASDAQ:CDSS), a leader in enterprise vulnerability management solutions powered by AVR technology, helps enterprises effectively neutralize security vulnerabilities. Citadel's patent-pending, Common Criteria EAL 3 certified Hercules(R) technology provides users with full control over the automated remediation process, enabling efficient aggregation, prioritization and resolution of vulnerabilities detected by industry-standard vulnerability assessment tools. SecurePC(TM) and NetOFF(TM) products enable companies to enforce security policies from a single point of control. Citadel's solutions enable organizations to ensure the confidentiality of information, reduce the time and costs associated with the inefficient manual remediation process, and facilitate compliance with organizational security policies and government mandates such as FISMA, HIPAA and Gramm-Leach-Bliley legislation. For more information on Citadel, visit www.citadel.com, or contact the company at 214-520-9292. Safe Harbor/Forward-looking Statements: This press release may contain forward-looking statements that are intended to be subject to the safe harbor protection provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements relate to future events or future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those indicated by any forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "forecast," "may," "will," "could," "should," "anticipate," "expect," "plan," "believe," "potential" or other similar words indicating future events or contingencies. Some of the things that could cause actual results to differ from expectations are: the current economic and geopolitical environment; current information technology spending trends; the uncertainty of funding of government information technology security projects; a lack of Citadel operating history; uncertainty of product acceptance; uncertainty of ability to compete effectively in a new market; the uncertainty of profitability and cash flow of Citadel; intellectual property rights and dependence on key personnel; economic conditions; the continued impact of terrorist attacks, global instability and potential U.S. military involvement; the competitive environment and other trends in the company's industry; changes in laws and regulations; changes in the company's business plans; interest rates and the availability of financing; liability and other claims asserted against the company; labor disputes; the company's ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; and inflation. For a discussion of these and other risk factors, see the company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2003 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. All of the forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the risk factors discussed therein. These risk factors may not be exhaustive. The company operates in a continually changing business environment, and new risk factors emerge from time to time. Management cannot predict such new risk factors, nor can it assess the impact, if any, of such new risk factors on the company's business or events described in any forward-looking statements. The company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date of this report to conform them to actual results. Editors Note: Citadel is a trademark and Hercules is a registered trademark of Citadel Security Software Inc. |
