Technology integration to provide customers with a seamless, automated
    solution to discover and remediate network vulnerabilities

    SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ - nCircle, the leading provider
of enterprise-class vulnerability management solutions, today announced a
strategic technology partnership with Citadel Security Software Inc.
(NASDAQ:CDSS). Through this partnership, the nCircle IP360 Vulnerability
Management System will integrate with Citadel Hercules(R), providing
enterprises with an automated solution to discover, prioritize and remediate
network vulnerabilities and effectively reduce business risk.
    Together, nCircle and Citadel will provide customers with a complete
solution that automates the entire vulnerability management lifecycle - from
IT asset discovery and assessment to remediation, enforcement of security
policies, and on demand reporting. nCircle and Citadel customers can reduce
the time and costs associated with fixing vulnerabilities, while ensuring a
secure IT environment through proactive policy enforcement.
    "Partnering with nCircle builds on our business strategy to provide a
proactive approach to securing an organization's computer networks," said
Steve Solomon, CEO for Citadel. "By incorporating nCircle's actionable
intelligence on vulnerabilities Hercules is able to focus its remediation
efforts on the highest priority devices before they can be exploited."
    nCircle's IP360 is an appliance-based, enterprise-class vulnerability
management system that is quickly deployed and easily managed across globally
distributed networks. IP360 continuously discovers, assesses, and monitors all
IP-based devices within a network to proactively identify and correct
conditions that could compromise network assets or increase risk from security
policy violations.
    Citadel's Hercules is the first enterprise-class vulnerability
remediation solution to automate the resolution of all classes of
vulnerabilities. With the largest library of tested vulnerability remedies
across Windows and UNIX platforms and interoperability with industry leading
network scanners and vulnerability assessment tools, Hercules has been
successfully deployed across large commercial and government enterprises.
    Detailed vulnerability data gathered by nCircle's unique profiling
technology is coupled with Hercules extensive library of remediations to
provide customers with the intelligence they need to efficiently address
vulnerabilities on their network to reduce exposure, comply with internal and
external policies and track performance over time.
    "We're pleased to partner with Citadel Security Software, a leader in
vulnerability remediation and a natural complement to nCircle's strengths in
enterprise-class vulnerability management," said Abe Kleinfeld, president and
CEO, nCircle. "We share a common vision in providing customers with the next
generation of proactive security solutions that will enable them to more
effectively measure, manage and reduce risk in their global networks."

    About Citadel

    Citadel Security Software Inc., a leader in enterprise vulnerability
management solutions powered by AVR technology, helps enterprises effectively
neutralize security vulnerabilities. Citadel's solutions enable organizations
to ensure the confidentiality of information, reduce the time and costs
associated with the inefficient manual remediation process, and facilitate
compliance with organizational security policies and government mandates such
as FISMA, HIPAA and Gramm-Leach-Bliley legislation. Additional information on
Citadel is available at http://www.citadel.com .

    About nCircle

    nCircle is the leading provider of enterprise-class vulnerability
management solutions. Global enterprises in financial services, insurance,
manufacturing, service industries and government rely on nCircle to protect
their business-critical networks. nCircle's complete lifecycle vulnerability
management solutions enable enterprises to find and eliminate vulnerabilities
before they can be exploited; ensure security policy compliance; and
meaningfully measure and manage business risk. The company, located in San
Francisco, CA, is privately held and VC funded. Additional information about
nCircle is available at http://www.ncircle.com .

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    For more information, please contact:

    Jo-Anne Stayner
    High Road Communications
    604.630.1039
    jstayner@highroad.com

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