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Mazu Networks to Present at the Fifth Annual Security Growth Conference

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. - March 2, 2007

Who:

Charles Kaplan, chief security strategist, Mazu Networks, Inc., the leading provider of Network Behavior Analysis (NBA) systems.

What:

Kaplan to present during the Fifth Annual Security Growth Conference. During his presentation, Kaplan will discuss Mazu Networks, the Network Behavior Analysis (NBA) market and the related competitive landscape. In addition, Kaplan will discuss how organizations can gain continuous global visibility into how users, applications, hosts and devices behave on their network through Mazu. By way of this expanded visibility, enterprises can optimize their infrastructure to support their business and protect critical network services, data and intellectual property.

The Fifth Annual Security Growth Conference is a private, invitation-only event that draws participation from CEOs and senior executives of top independent and global security companies, along with members of the financial community to facilitate strategic objectives in the security industry. The one and a half day, multi-track conference features approximately 50 company presentations from key global leaders, independent corporate innovators and investment professionals representing a broad range of industry sectors.

Where:

Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel
Santa Monica, Calif.

When:

Kaplan will present on Tuesday, March 6, 2007 from 4:50 p.m. – 5:20 p.m. PST.

To request an invitation for the event, please visit: http://www.securitygrowthconference.com/

Speaker Biography:

Charles Kaplan, Chief Security Strategist
As chief security strategist at Mazu Networks, Charles Kaplan provides strategic guidance and support for the company’s engineering, marketing and sales teams. Drawing from 15 years of information security experience, and participation in developing the security programs at more than 1,000 companies, Kaplan is a recognized expert at architecting, implementing, maintaining and managing effective and balanced security programs.

Previously, Kaplan was the chief information security officer for VeriSign Managed Security Services (MSS), where he served as a thought leader, strategist and evangelist for the organization. Prior to joining VeriSign, Kaplan founded and led norSEC, a highly successful pioneer in the now established Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) space. Kaplan also co-founded and served as CTO for Xevo, a fast-growing Internet software company devoted to the Application Service Provider industry, and co-founded and served as lead consultant at Ingress where he serviced numerous Fortune firms and government agencies, including DuPont, Marconi, Prudential Securities, The Bureau of Prisons, and The Department of Health and Human Services.

Kaplan has been frequently quoted in the press and has been a noted speaker for numerous events and audiences, including IS Associates, Community Jewish Philanthropists, TechTarget, UNIX Expo, Internet Expo, Internet World, the Pentagon, the FBI and universities. He also served as a content editor for O’Reilly & Associates, and had work published by IDG books. Kaplan’s frequent speeches and articles focus on Internet and network security, threat definition and protection, firewalls and security by design.

About Mazu Networks, Inc.

Mazu Networks provides continuous global visibility into how users, applications, hosts and devices are behaving on a network, and detects if there are meaningful changes from their typical behavior that indicate a network performance issue, a security threat, or an application problem. Through Mazu, enterprises understand usage patterns, consumption rates and dependencies between users, applications and network infrastructure. Only Mazu offers continuous global visibility; passive, agent-less deployment, automatic and custom behavior analysis; and superior integration with network and security products. Mazu’s customers optimize their network infrastructure to support their business, secure their internal networks and maximize application availability. For more information, please visit www.mazunetworks.com.