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Mazu Networks Chief Security Strategist to Discuss Network Behavior Analysis at SecureWorld Expo Philadelphia

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. - May 7, 2007

Who:

Charles Kaplan, chief security strategist, Mazu Networks, Inc., the leading(1) provider of Network Behavior Analysis (NBA) systems.

What:

Kaplan to participate as a panelist in a discussion titled "Network Security - NAC vs. IPS vs. UTM" during the SecureWorld Expo Philadelphia event. Kaplan will discuss the evolving network architecture and highlight how NBA solutions address the network risks in a constantly evolving network. Kaplan will also highlight how NBA solutions provide continuous global visibility into network infrastructures to support business operations, secure internal networks and maximize application availability. The panel will also address other security tools, such as NAC, IPS and UTM and how each tool functions within a complete network security strategy.

SecureWorld Expo is the first regional conference formed to promote the ideals of fostering communication between security professionals and technology leaders, to discuss best practices and to bind that body of thought in a public/private partnership with the government. SecureWorld Expo will steer the discussion of how security in the twenty-first century will be a driving principle for business and government.

Where:

Valley Forge Convention Center
1160 First Avenue
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

When:

Kaplan will present on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at 1:15 p.m. CDT. For more information or to attend the event, please visit http://secureworldexpo.com/events/index.php?id=243.

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.

(1) See http://www.mazunetworks.com/news-events/061201-yankee.php.