McLean, Virginia — November 8, 2004 — Trust Digital, a leading provider of enterprise mobile security software solutions, today announced that security expert Norm Laudermilch has joined the Company as its Chief Security Officer. In this capacity, Mr. Laudermilch will shepherd the evolution of Trust Digital's patent pending Mobile Edge Security architecture, will be company's security expert for customers seeking to integrate mobile security into their existing enterprise security standards, and will serve as Trust Digital's primary advocate amongst the key associations and standards groups currently working on mobile security issues.
Laudermilch most recently served as Vice President of Managed Security Services at global infrastructure services provider, VeriSign. Prior to Verisign, he served as Vice President of Managed Security Services at Riptech/Symantec from 2000-2002. Before joining Riptech/Symantec, Laudermilch co-founded the Internet Security Advisors Group as well as the Internet Service Provider Security Working Group (ISPSEC). Laudermilch additionally served as Director of Global Security at UUNET from 1996-1999.
A well known expert with over thirteen years of technical and executive experience across various security disciplines, Mr. Laudermilch has been involved in the design, development, and implementation of numerous security products and services. A sought after speaker at global computer security conferences, Laudermilch's definitive writings and teaching range from TCP/IP to UNIX to numerous security topics including several critically acclaimed research papers on firewall design. Mr. Laudermilch maintains the highest national security clearances and has experience in numerous classified environments. Mr. Laudermilch currently acts as an advisor to the FBI Computer Crime Squad, and assists with various computer crime investigations.
"We are excited to have Norm on board," said Nick Magliato, CEO, Trust Digital. "He brings superb enterprise security expertise to the table that will be valued by customers and prospects alike. With another great addition to our senior management team, we can more effectively move to aggressively scale Trust Digital to meet the urgent demand of enterprise customers seeking to secure the Mobile Edge™ of their computing environments."
Trust Digital is the only enterprise mobile security company to offer an infrastructure class software solution that easily installs and integrates with existing security infrastructure. Trust Digital's multi-layer approach is designed to address the growing number of threats at the network mobile edge, not simply those threats explicit to any given device. Trust Digital's flagship product, TRUST Enterprise Secure 4.0, is an enterprise application which runs on standard Microsoft Servers and PCs as well as most mobile device platforms including products based on the most recent versions of the Palm and Pocket PC/MS Smartphone platforms.
Trust Digital's products are cross-platform FIPS 140-2 certified.
About Trust Digital
Trust Digital is the leading provider of mobile security software, securing enterprise data that resides at the edge of the network where Smartphones and mobile devices have access to corporate information. By implementing Trust Digital's policy-based software solution, corporations eliminate the regulatory and financial risks associated with the accidental or malicious disclosure of data. Trust Digital's customer base includes Government organizations, as well as leading Financial Services and Healthcare companies. Trust Digital, in tandem with its worldwide network of partners, is committed to innovative product development and world-class customer support. For more information, please visit our website, www.trustdigital.com.
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