WASC Elects Breach Security CTO to Assist Development of Best Practices Security Standards

CARLSBAD, Calif., – September 8, 2005 – Breach Security Inc., the provider of next-generation web application security to protect privileged information, today announced its Chief Technology Officer, Ofer Shezaf, has been elected as an Officer of the Web Application Security Consortium (WASC), further demonstrating Breach as a thought leader in security technology. The WASC is a group dedicated to developing and promoting security standards of best practice for the Web.

In Mr. Shezaf’s capacity at WASC he is, among other things, in charge of the Real World Web Hacking URL’s initiative aimed at increasing public awareness of application security issues by providing and analyzing examples of real world application security events.

“It’s a great honor for me to be a member of such an elite group of application security masters,” said Ofer Shezaf, CTO of Breach Security. “Being a WASC member enables me to help accelerate web application security research and create better solutions that reaffirm consumer confidence in the Internet and in e-commerce.”

“We’re pleased to have Mr. Shezaf join WASC and look forward to working with him on our initiatives” said Jeremiah Grossman, WASC co-founder and spokesperson. “WASC continues to bring together key technologists in our industry to improve the security of the World Wide Web.”

About WASC:

The Web Application Security Consortium (WASC) is an international group of experts, industry practitioners, and organizational representatives who produce open source and widely agreed upon best-practice security standards for the World Wide Web.

As an active community, WASC facilitates the exchange ideas and organizes several industry projects. WASC consistently releases technical information, contributed articles, security guidelines, and other useful documentation. Businesses, educational institutions, governments, application developers, security professionals, and software vendors all over the world utilize our materials to assist with the challenges presented by web application security.

Volunteering to participate in WASC related activities is free and open to all. For more information visit www.webappsec.org

About Breach Security, Inc.

Breach Security, Inc. is a leading provider of next-generation web application security that protects corporate-critical information. Breach effectively protects web applications of commercial enterprises and government agencies alike against Internet hacking attacks and provides an effective solution for expanding security challenges such as identity theft, information leakage, and insecurely coded applications. Breach’s solutions are ideal for any organization’s regulatory compliance requirements for security.  Breach was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, Calif. For more information visit: www.breach.com.

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