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Secure Shell Creator to Outline Benefits of an End-to-End Communications Security Solution

SSH Communications Security (HEX:SSH1V), a world-leading provider of enterprise security solutions and end-to-end communications security, and the original developer of the Secure Shell protocol, today announced that Tatu Ylönen, its founder and the inventor of Secure Shell, will present at this year's RSA® Conference. Addressing the problems associated with sole reliance on perimeter security, the presentation will take place Tuesday, Feb.14 at 3:25 p.m. at the RSA Conference in San Jose, Calif.

According to Gartner, 70 percent of unauthorized access to information systems is committed by employees and more than 95 percent of these internal security breaches result in significant financial losses. For these reasons, traditional perimeter security supplied by systems such as firewalls and anti-virus software are no longer sufficient for protecting the enterprise.

End-to-end communications security is an advanced solution that overcomes the limitations of perimeter-based enterprise security approaches by protecting data communications from start to finish. Operating between the applications themselves and the IT infrastructure, these systems also enable central management of security software and policies across the enterprise. In his presentation, Ylönen will address the inherent limitations of existing enterprise security approaches in light of new threats and the expanding regulatory environment, and show how end-to-end security and central manageability can deliver an order of magnitude improvement in security against both internal and external risks.

In 1995, Tatu Ylönen developed the Secure Shell protocol, the de facto standard for secure remote system administration and file transfer used by millions worldwide, and founded SSH Communications Security. He established and led several companies prior to SSH Communications Security, including Applied Computing Research (ACR) Ltd. in 1994 and New Generation Software (NGS) Ltd. in 1988. Ylönen holds a Master of Science degree in Technology from Helsinki University of Technology. He is a member of ICSA (International Computer Security Association), IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) and is very active within IETF. He has authored several articles in national and international publications.

About the RSA Conference

The RSA® Conference provides a forum for information security professionals to learn, network and grow professionally. Celebrating its 15th year, the conference will offer more than 200 class sessions in 17 tracks, and 275 exhibitors representing all aspects of the security industry.

About SSH Communications Security

SSH Communications Security is a world-leading provider of enterprise security solutions and end-to-end communications security, and the original developer of the Secure Shell protocol. The company's SSH Tectia solution addresses the most critical needs of large enterprises, financial institutions, and government agencies. With SSH Tectia, organizations can cost-effectively secure their system administration, file transfers and application connectivity against both internal and external security risks. As the original developer of the Secure Shell protocol and other key network security technologies, SSH has for 10 years developed end-to-end communications security solutions specifically for the enterprise. Currently more than 100 of Global Fortune 500 companies are using SSH security solutions. SSH shares are quoted on the Helsinki Exchanges Main List. For more information, please visit www.ssh.com.

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