Breach Security Continues to Gain Market Share, Validation Despite Economic Climate

Worldwide Sales Channel Expands as Demand Grows for Breach WebDefend to Provide Continuous, Real-Time Application-Specific Security

CARLSBAD, Calif., July 14, 2009 — Breach Security, Inc., the leader in web application integrity, security and PCI compliance, today announced that the company’s WebDefend web application security appliance continues to gain market acceptance in 2009, despite a challenging macroeconomic environment. Breach attributes the company’s momentum to the recent expansion of its worldwide sales channel, as well as ongoing investment in technology leadership to meet ever-evolving market needs. Additionally, Breach continues to expand deployments within its customer base, demonstrating the value of the solution and the need to comprehensively protect enterprise applications.

As hackers develop new methods to exploit application vulnerabilities, Breach remains committed to keeping WebDefend ahead of the application security curve. In 2009, the company has already released two product upgrades, versions 3.5 and 3.6. The new versions offer clients additional security enhancements, expanded attack prevention options including an inline configuration, comprehensive inspection for XML-based and other Web 2.0 applications, customizable event views, and automated geographic details to track attacker locations,. With the strength of the recently launched WebDefend GX60, small and medium enterprises now have more affordable access to the same solution deployed by Fortune 500 companies.

“In challenging global economic times, customers are applying unprecedented scrutiny to technology purchases and ongoing vendor support relationships,” said Sanjay Mehta, senior vice president for Breach Security. “Resellers are adjusting their product portfolios to focus on mission-critical, high-margin offerings with high market demand. Breach’s continued strong customer and partner traction in the first half of 2009 clearly demonstrates the strength of WebDefend and further validates its place as a key component of the defense-in-depth strategy for web based applications.”

Breach has received multiple accolades in 2009 for its best-of-breed application security appliance. WebDefend earned a five-star review in SC Magazine for its comprehensive application layer protection, high performance, ease of use and support offerings. In addition, the company was recently named a CRN Emerging Technology Vendor. The company gained distinction for its technical sophistication, ease of use, quick time-to value, and high-touch, high-margin reseller program designed to fast-track certified partners to success.

Investing in one of the world’s fastest-growing technology markets – application-layer security – Breach channel partners are able to increase their value to customers by adding the application layer to current security offerings. Breach’s global channel program attracts leading resellers and VARs from strategic geographic regions. Most recently, Breach’s channel has expanded to include Sun Management and Carolina Advanced Digital in the United States, and GSS and Nebulus in the United Kingdom.

In addition to expanding its channel program, Breach Security continues to demonstrate value to attract new clients. The company has added several companies with substantial online presences to its prestigious client base, such as Build-A-Bear Workshop and AutoAnything.  Build-A-Bear Workshop is the only global company that offers an interactive “make your own stuffed animal” retail-entertainment experience. AutoAnything is one of America’s largest and fastest growing online retailers of specialized automotive accessories. In addition, new PCI data security requirements from MasterCard requiring Level 2 merchants to undergo an annual on-site audit by a third party added additional demand for WebDefend, as retailers scramble to comply with this new requirement.

About Breach Security
Breach Security, Inc. is the leading provider of real-time, continuous web application integrity, security and compliance that protects sensitive web-based information. Breach Security’s products protect web applications from hacking attacks and data leakage, and ensure applications operate as intended. The company’s products are trusted by thousands of organizations around the world, including leaders in finance, healthcare, ecommerce, travel and government. For more information, please visit www.breach.com.
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