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Former VeriSign CSO Joins Mazu Networks as Chief Security Strategist
Charles Kaplan to Lend Extensive Market Experience to Further Engineering, Sales, Marketing and Customer Support Initiatives
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. - January 31, 2006 - Mazu Networks, Inc., the leading provider of behavior-based network security solutions, today announced Charles Kaplan as chief security strategist. In his role, Kaplan will help guide the company's vision, strategy and innovation through his involvement in engineering, sales, marketing and customer support initiatives.
"Charles has participated in the development of security programs at more than 1,000 companies and is a recognized expert at architecting, implementing, maintaining and managing effective and balanced security programs," said Paul Brady, CEO, Mazu Networks. "His deep expertise in the security space will have a positive impact on each business discipline at Mazu Networks. Further, his ability to effectively communicate complex subject matter to various audiences will greatly aid Mazu Networks in its efforts to educate the market on the threats posed by growing internal network vulnerabilities."
Previous to Mazu Networks, Kaplan was the chief information security officer for VeriSign Managed Security Services (MSS), where he provided subject matter expertise and direction internally as well as customer facing security guidance to the company's top MSS clients. Kaplan also served as an extension to the IT teams of many Future 1000 enterprises, helping them develop long term information security strategies. Prior to his position with VeriSign, Kaplan also founded several successful companies including: Cenetrix, norSEC, Xevo and Ingress Consulting.
"Mazu Networks is the clear leader in the burgeoning behavior-based network security space," said Kaplan. "The company's products address a real market need and resolve security challenges that currently defeat traditional technologies. I am excited to be part of an industry leading team of technology professionals that have the innovation to change the way the market approaches network security."
Kaplan joins Mazu Networks as an experienced security technologist and strategist with more than 15 years of information security and network experience. As a recognized thought leader in the security space, Kaplan has been quoted in leading trade publications on a range of security topics. He is also a noted speaker who has presented forward thinking security topics at key industry events including: IS Associates, TechTarget, UNIX Expo, Internet Expo, Internet World, the Pentagon, the FBI and universities.
About Mazu Networks, Inc.
Mazu Networks provides behavior-based network security solutions that analyze network traffic and behavior to operate enterprise networks more securely. Mazu Networks' offerings include Mazu Profiler™ - an internal network-wide solution for detecting and mitigating worms and internal threats, providing network-wide visibility, and easing the burden of regulatory compliance efforts and Mazu Enforcer™ - a perimeter security solution for detecting and mitigating denial-of-service attacks. Mazu Networks is backed by premier venture capital firms, including Greylock, Matrix Partners, Pilot House Ventures Group and StarVest Partners. Symantec Corporation also is an investor in the company. Mazu is an IBM Business Partner. Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., Mazu also has locations in New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. For more information, please visit www.mazunetworks.com.