Application Security, Inc. Announces the Release of DbEncrypT Flexible, Easy-To-Use, and Affordable Database Encryption Solution

New York, NY, October 2001 – Application Security, Inc. (www.appsecinc.com) today announced the availability of DbEncrypt version 1.0, a solution preventing unauthorized users and intruders from viewing sensitive information stored in database management systems (DBMSs). DbEncrypt is a flexible, easy-to-use, and affordable solution empowering organizations to encrypt information held within the columns and rows of Oracle databases (versions of DbEncrypt coming soon for Microsoft SQL Server and IBM DB2/UDB).

“Databases are the warehouses of the digital world. They serve as the backbone of every application from ERP to e-business,” according to Aaron C. Newman, Chief Technical Officer and Founder of Application Security, Inc. “There is a growing need to address the security of databases since they hold our most sensitive and valuable data – assets such as financial and medical records, customer lists, or even trade secrets.”

Flexible Database Encryption Solution

DbEncrypt provides privacy and integrity controls for your database by encrypting the data at rest. Designed for database administrators (DBAs), application developers, and system integrators of all levels, DbEncrypt is a simple turnkey solution that eliminates the complexity of database encryption.

Easy-to-Use and Easy-to-Try

DbEncrypt streamlines the process of achieving the data security/privacy goals of any organization. Evaluation copies of DbEncrypt can be obtained via the following:

1) Calling Application Security, Inc. Toll Free at 1-866-9APPSEC

2) Download from http://www.appsecinc.com/downloads/

Affordable

At an introductory price of $995 per database, DbEncrypt is a cost-effective investment for organizations that need to protect a database from intruders, unauthorized insiders, and even individuals with database administrative (DBA) privileges. DbEncrypt is an affordable and effective database encryption solution that fulfills data confidentiality requirements of new regulations concerning data security and privacy within finance (Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act), healthcare (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act a.k.a. HIPAA), and e-commerce (Visa Cardholder Information Security Program).

About Application Security, Inc. Application Security, Inc. is an organization dedicated to the security, defense, and protection of one of the most commonly overlooked areas of security – the application layer. Application Security, Inc. provides solutions to proactively secure (penetration testing/vulnerability assessment), actively defend/monitor (intrusion detection), and protect (encryption) your most critical database, groupware, Web, and ERP applications.

Contact: Stephen Grey, sgrey@appsecinc.com, 212-490-6022 or 1-866-9APPSEC

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