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Top Layer Chief Strategy Officer to Join Leading IPS Vendors to Discuss Enterprise Defense

Westboro, MA, January 31, 2007 -

Mikewill Top Layer's Mike Paquette will be among a panel of the leading security experts at the 2007 RSA Conference discussing Intrusion Prevention Systems and the next generation of network security. The panel, entitled ?On the Defensive: Leading IPS Vendors Discuss Enterprise Defense Session Format: Panel Discussion,? will focus on how organizations can achieve effective enterprise defense against an evolving threat landscape.

Pete Lindstrom, a leading security analyst from the Burton group, will moderate a panel that will include Paquette and executives from McAfee, TippingPoint, and Juniper Networks. The participants will discuss the next generation of protection systems, why IPS is an integral part of any proactive approach to network security, and outline the requirements for effective IPS. The panel will also focus on how organizations can prepare for the next evolution of cyber threats in addition to illustrating real-world examples of Intrusion Prevention solutions in action.

Mike Paquette leads the technology and product direction at Top Layer, an intrusion prevention vendor that over the years has seen the 2003 ?Summer of Worms,? the 2004 DDoS-based cyber extortion of online betting sites, and the 2005/2006 rise of the botnets.

When: February 6, 2007 1:30 p.m. PT

Where: RSA Conference 2007

Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA

About Top Layer Networks

Top Layer Networks is dedicated to its role as a leading global provider of Network Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), developing and bringing to market network security infrastructure solutions that help commercial and government organizations protect their critical on-line assets from the losses and risks associated with cyber threats. Its family of IPS appliances is designed with ?Three Dimensional Protection? that provides the most advanced protection capabilities against known and unknown attacks at the highest performance rates. Top Layer Networks is headquartered in Massachusetts, USA with sales and support presence in Canada, Germany, Japan, Korea, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

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