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The year 2001 for information technology may well be remembered by myriad of worms, viruses and denial-of-service attacks that plagued organizations of all sizes. Moving into 2002, businesses have a heightened awareness of the Internet and network security risks that threaten their customer, partner and internal communications. For the second year running, SSH Communications Security (HEX:SSH1V) has been recognized by Secure Computing Magazine as a"Company to Watch" for its innovation and development of cutting-edge Internet security technologies.

“The Internet has become one of the defining aspects of our culture today. Millions of people depend daily on its services, however, most don’t realize the dangers associated with hacking," said Tatu Ylönen, founder, president and CEO of SSH Corp."Recognition from top publications such as Secure Computing helps us educate the public on what’s at risk and what measures can be taken to prevent tampering with critical business communications."

Secure Computing reports that IT administrators and executives are now beginning to understand the caliber of new"cyberthreats" and are making Internet security their number one priority. Depending on an organization’s needs, there are many facets of security that must be covered in order to prevent infiltration. SSH provides encryption and authentication technologies for secure Internet communications. The company develops and markets world-leading standards-based Internet security solutions - including its award- winning Secure Shell application and SSH IPSEC Toolkit family and its ground-breaking IPVia™ network security SSH Sentinel VPN client and Certifier PKI solutions - that are easy to deploy, manage and scale.

About SSH Communications Security

SSH Communications Security, a world-leading supplier of Internet security solutions, offers a broad range of award-winning products designed to address the most critical security issues for businesses, financial institutions and governments worldwide. SSH's award-winning remote access software, SSH Secure Shell, the de facto standard for secure remote access and data transfer, and SSH Sentinel™, a feature-rich remote access VPN "smart" client are ideal solutions for securing wireline and wireless networks. The SSH Certifier™ product family provides a robust certification authority for flexible and strong authentication through digital certificates and tokens. The market-leading, award-winning SSH IPSec family of toolkits for OEMs and software developers enables fast time-to-market and reduced in-house development costs. SSH is traded publicly on the Helsinki Exchanges under HEX:SSH1V. For more information, please visit www.ssh.com.

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