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Membership Illustrates Need for Global Approach to Information Security ARLINGTON, Va., May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA) today announced that F-Secure from Finland has joined as a Principal member. CSIA's members provide the industry insights, technical expertise, depth and focus to help government leaders better understand the issues around cyber security policy. "We strongly believe that the global nature of information security requires a commensurate approach to solving its challenges," said CSIA Executive Director Paul Kurtz. "That makes F-Secure's membership particularly important to us -- in conjunction with our many other members who operate internationally, we hope to expand our ability to promote international dialogue and cooperation as the European Union moves forward with a number of important initiatives." F-Secure CEO Risto Siilasmaa will join CSIA's board, which consists entirely of CEOs of the top security companies. "As both businesses and our modern lives in general are ever more dependent on the reliable functioning of ICT networks and systems, it becomes increasingly important that legislation and national policies are up to date with regards to the needs of keeping these systems protected. Our membership in CSIA will enable us to more effectively work together with the policymakers both in the EU and in the USA," Siilasmaa said. Founded in 1988, F-Secure Corporation protects individuals and businesses against computer viruses and other threats spreading through the Internet and mobile networks. Its award-winning products include antivirus, network encryption, desktop firewall with intrusion prevention, anti-spam and parental control. F-Secure's key strength is the speed of response to new threats. Headquartered in Helsinki, the company has offices in the France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, the USA, Japan and other countries and is supported by a global ecosystem of Internet Service Providers, value-added resellers and distributors in over 50 countries. Kurtz noted that products such as F-Secure's are critical to maintaining and strengthening consumers' faith in the integrity of the Internet and the broader global digital infrastructure as both continue to expand rapidly. "Companies like F-Secure play a vital role in protecting legitimate customers and businesses and in securing networks against attacks. F-Secure is committed to contributing to the EU agenda on information security issues, including the i2010 initiative, the role of the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA), and the revision of the EU regulatory framework for electronic communications, in particular the e-privacy directive. In its first two years, CSIA has played a key role in numerous IT security policy issues, including defining and battling spyware, and the push for legislation to promote better protection of databases of consumers' information. Plans are underway to expand operations to Asia as well as Europe. Other CSIA membership tiers include Charter and Affiliate levels. If you are interested in joining the Cyber Security Industry Alliance, please visit http://www.csialliance.org/ for more information. This release is available on CSIA's Web site in French and Finnish. About the Cyber Security Industry Alliance The Cyber Security Industry Alliance is the only advocacy group dedicated exclusively to ensuring the privacy, reliability and integrity of information systems through public policy, technology, education and awareness. Led by CEOs from the world's top security providers, CSIA believes a comprehensive approach to information system security is vital to the stability of the global economy. Visit our Web site at http://www.csialliance.org/ . Other members of the CSIA include Application Security, Inc.; CA, Inc. (NYSE:CA); Citadel Security Software Inc. (NASDAQ:CDSS); Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS); Entrust, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTU); Fortinet, Inc.; Internet Security Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:ISSX); iPass Inc.(NASDAQ:IPAS); Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:JNPR); McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE); Mirage Networks; PGP Corporation; Qualys, Inc.; RSA Security Inc. (NASDAQ:RSAS); Secure Computing Corporation (NASDAQ:SCUR); Surety, Inc.; SurfControl Plc (LSE:SRF); Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC); TechGuard Security, LLC; Visa International and Vontu, Inc. About F-Secure F-Secure Corporation protects consumers and businesses against computer viruses and other threats from the Internet and mobile networks. We want to be the most reliable provider of security services in the market. One way to demonstrate this is the speed of our response. According to independent studies in 2004 and 2005 our response time to new threats is significantly faster than our major competitors. Our award-winning solutions are available for workstations, gateways, servers and mobile phones. They include antivirus and desktop firewall with intrusion prevention, antispam and antispyware solutions, as well as network control solutions for Internet Service Providers. Founded in 1988, F-Secure has been listed on the Helsinki Exchanges since 1999, and has been consistently growing faster than all its publicly listed competitors. F-Secure headquarters are in Helsinki, Finland, and we have regional offices around the world. F-Secure protection is also available as a service through major ISPs, such as France Telecom, TeliaSonera, PCCW and Charter Communications. F-Secure is the global market leader in mobile phone protection provided through mobile operators, such as T-Mobile and Swisscom and mobile handset manufacturers such as Nokia. The latest real-time virus threat scenario news are available at the F-Secure Data Security Lab weblog at http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/ DATASOURCE: Cyber Security Industry Alliance CONTACT: Scot Montrey, Communications Director of CSIA, +1-703-894-3022, ; or Par Andler, Marketing Director of F-Secure, +358-40-544-2728, Web site: http://www.csialliance.org/ http://www.f-secure.com/weblog

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