Vericept Awarded Patent for Data Loss Prevention Technology

Company Granted First and Only Patent for Data Loss Prevention

DENVER, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Vericept Corporation, the leading provider
of data loss prevention (DLP) solutions, today announced that it has been
awarded a U.S. Patent (Patent No.7,315,891) by the U.S. Patent and Trademark
office for its technology used for Data Loss Prevention. The patent covers
core technology relating to data loss prevention systems and methods involved
in providing key fundamental features to enterprise class data loss prevention
solutions.
"We are very pleased to have been awarded this honor and the acceptance of
this patent further validates Vericept's position as the industry leader and
pioneer of technology used in today's enterprise class data loss prevention
products," said Dave Parkinson, President and CEO of Vericept Corporation.
"This clearly differentiates Vericept from other DLP vendors in the market
place and reinforces our technology leadership nearly two years prior to other
providers currently in the space."
About Vericept's Data Loss Prevention Patent
Vericept's patent embodies nearly every major feature of data loss
prevention products available on the market today. The patent's unique
qualities include: the creation of categories or policies, content detection
capabilities, content aware policy, data in motion analysis and detailed
reporting of compliance events. Vericept's patented techniques provide the
ability to:
Create Content Monitoring Policies for Compliance or Acceptable Use -
Vericept's patent provides for the exclusive use of utilizing keywords and
regular expressions to build monitoring policies for compliance or acceptable
use. Patented policy construction also combines these keyword and regular
expressions in ways that minimize false positives while at the same time
maximizing analysis speed.
Monitor LAN, WAN and TCP/IP Communications - Vericept's patent provides
for the exclusive use to monitor TCP/IP communications on a LAN or WAN for the
purpose of compliance monitoring. Modern enterprise communications make heavy
use of TCP/IP LAN and WAN communications and an enterprise class DLP solution
must include the ability to monitor TCP/IP communications on a LAN or a WAN.
Provide Detailed Reporting Of Compliance Violations - Vericept's patent
provides for the exclusive use to display portions of a compliance violation
including the network address of the system violating compliance and the
network users involved with the violation. When reporting the details of a
compliance violation, an enterprise DLP system must provide the ability for a
reviewer to quickly validate the violation, identify computing systems
involved with the violation, and accurately identify the individuals involved
in the violation.
According to a recent report by 451 Group, "With its granted patent,
Vericept is able to claim technical efficacy while opening licensing and other
revenue opportunities in the near to mid-term," said Nick Selby, Director of
Research Operations & Research Director, Enterprise Security.
Vericept's Data Loss Prevention Solutions
Vericept is the only data loss prevention company that provides
organizations with a comprehensive solution that discovers, identifies and
enforces sensitive information in motion, at rest and in use. Vericept's
patented and unparalleled detection technologies automatically discover
sensitive information based on company policy while business operations
continue in real time. After discovery, Vericept classifies and protects
critical information against unauthorized distribution even when modified or
reformatted. The Vericept solution allows companies to mitigate violations of
regulatory compliance, intellectual property loss and customer data loss,
whether malicious or inadvertent.
About Vericept Corporation
Vericept is the leading provider of data leakage prevention solutions.
The company helps organizations to maintain and streamline compliance, prevent
breaches of customer data and loss of sensitive intellectual property.
Vericept is deployed in over 750 organizations worldwide, making the
technology the most widely deployed data loss prevention solution. More
information is available at http://www.vericept.com.
SOURCE Vericept Corporation

Nina Piccinini of Vericept Corporation, +1-303-268-0531, mobile,
+1-303-883-6397, nina.piccinini@vericept.com