ISS Appoints Secure Tangent as First Consulting Partner in Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur, 28 January 2003 - Internet Security Systems, KK ("ISS"), leading provider of security management solutions for the Internet today announced the appointment of Secure Tangent Sdn Bhd (www.securetangent.com), a professional security consulting firm, as its first Security Assessment Consulting Partner in Malaysia.

Secure Tangent provides a comprehensive suite of IT security consulting services ranging from penetration test, setting up security policies to risk assessment. The partnership will enable Secure Tangent and ISS to work together to provide clients with leading consulting services and best of breed security technology.

"We are delighted to be working with Secure Tangent to expand our market reach to many more Malaysian companies, especially those in need of security assessment and evaluation." said Stuyvesant Lim, Regional Manager of South Asia, ISS.

"This agreement helps further ISS' strategy to deliver our solutions globally through its partnership with leading respected local professional security consultancies like Secure Tangent," said Stuyvesant, further.

"ISS is a world leader in providing eBusiness security management solutions. With our appointment as the first Consulting Partner in Security Assessment of ISS in Malaysia, we are able to offer our clients the best of both worlds, that is with the combined advantages of ISS' cutting-edge security products, as well as the strength of our professional consulting services," said Beh Swan Swan, Chief Executive Officer, Secure Tangent.

"Our team's reputation in IT Security consulting is backed by more than 50 years of collective experience in the industry. Our experience has developed largely due to the successful implementation and deployment of IT security systems for various clients locally and in the region," said Beh further.

"This new networked economy, definitely provides new business opportunities for our clients. Clients, on the other hand, are also increasingly vocal about their concerns over security. Our task is to help clients meet and approach the security challenges the networked economy might pose and to ensure that they do not assume unnecessary and unacceptable business risk," said Beh.

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