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InfoWatch announces beta testing of the new product for cryptographic protection of confidential data intended for home users InfoWatch CryptoStorage Personal. The most active testers will be rewarded with InfoWtatch’s promotional gifts.

Moscow, July 31, 2008 – InfoWatch, a leading Russian developer of internal threat protection systems announced results of the confidential data leak survey for the 1st half – year 2008. The aim of the analytical survey “Data leaks of the 1st half – year 2008” is the analysis of all data leak events mentioned in mass media for the period from January 1 to June 30, 2008. The survey covered incidents happened in all countries and spheres during the period.

The project is implemented by the leading Russian system integrator and IT-solution provider NVision Group Moscow, July 29, 2008 – InfoWatch and NVision Group announced completion of project on implementation of internal traffic protection system at the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works company (MMK). The implemented system provides reliable and effective protection of the specified data transmission channels (email, Internet) used by the Company against possible leakage of confidential data.

InfoWatch, the leading Russian software development company specializing in the field of data leak protection, has issued a Whitepaper which explains how the InfoWatch solutions help to bring company business-processes into compliance with the pay card security standard PCI DSS. The standard requirements are obligatory for all companies processing, transmitting and storing card holder data. All companies had to bring the business-processes into compliance with the mandatory standard PCI DSS by January 1, 2008.

At the 15-th international conference “Bank systems and networks” which took place on June, 15-21 in Yalta InfoWatch presented its technology for selecting and implementing DLP (Data Leak Prevention) solutions in the financial sector companies. The conference is organized by the National Bank of Ukraine and the Center of Banking Informational Technologies “CEBIT”.

Who is insider, what drives him, what is violation of internal informational security and why the internal threats are paid so much attention? Rustem Khayretdinov, InfoWatch’s Deputy Director General told about the problems to business society representatives at the seminar organized by the AIR-SOFT company at the beginning of June.

InfoWatch, a leading Russian developer of internal threat protection systems announces the release of version 3.1 of its flagship product InfoWatch Traffic Monitor. The new product supports Oracle 11g, the latest version of Oracle’s database, and includes a new feature to intercept and filter Lotus Notes messages.

InfoWatch in association with the Scientific Research Institute of Natural Gases and Gas Technologies VNIIGAZ have developed a content filtering database (CFD) for the oil and gas industry for integration into InfoWatch’s hardware and software complex of content control. The CFD received certification of state registration from the Database Registry, giving VNIIGAZ the opportunity to use the solution in Gazprom’s affiliate companies.

For the first time in data leakage prevention (DLP) history a European company – namely InfoWatch, a Russian developer of software to protect confidential corporate data from internal threats – has entered the list of the top 12 leaders on the DLP world market. According to the research results published by the U.S. analytical company Forrester, InfoWatch offers simple and promising solutions which have already given a good account of themselves in Russia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

InfoWatch, the leading Russian developer of internal threat protection systems, has taken part in the 4th specialized forum “Modern security systems – Anti-terror” in Krasnoyarsk. A report devoted to the legal aspects of information security in state enterprises was delivered during the congress part of the forum by InfoWatch’s Business Development Director Konstantin Levin.