Bit9 Parity Named the Winner of Application Whitelisting Product Review

Competitive Review by InfoWorld Test Center Shines Light on Bit9 Parity
Application Whitelisting

WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Bit9, Inc., the leader in Application
Whitelisting, today announced that Bit9 Parity has been named the winner of
the InfoWorld Test Center's competitive product review of application
whitelisting solutions. The review, which gave Bit9 "the highest score ever
given," highlights the need for application whitelisting in 2009 because the
number of unique malicious programs and variants outstripped the legitimate
software published, "straining the accuracy of the anti-virus solutions like
never before."*

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The group test, a hands-on product review of application whitelisting
solutions by InfoWorld, gave Bit9 Parity top honors above such competitors as
McAfee, Microsoft, Coretrace, Lumension, and SignaCert.

Bit9 Parity received high ratings in all categories -- Accuracy/Effectiveness,
Performance, Administration, Reporting, and Value. Bit9 Parity was the only
solution that received a perfect 10 for value. Bit9 Parity Application
Whitelisting provides total visibility and control over all software on
endpoints, eliminating the risks caused by malicious, illegal and unauthorized
software. Endpoints are protected from unknown and targeted attacks,
preventing the risks and consequences enterprises typically face in the event
of security breaches, such as financial loss, legal ramifications and damage
to corporate and brand image.

According to the review by Roger Grimes, "I've never given a perfect 10 in any
scorecard category -- until now. Bit9 is one of the few computer security
products that, if deployed in your Windows environment, will radically and
immediately reduce your enterprises' level of security risk." *

"Year after year InfoWorld Test Center provides valuable, real-world
assessments of the solutions available to information security professionals,"
said Patrick Morley, president and CEO of Bit9, Inc. "We are pleased to
receive such favorable recognition for Bit9 Parity application whitelisting
solution. Receiving the top award underscores our commitment to developing and
providing the most comprehensive and leading edge solutions to address our
customers' endpoint security and integrity needs."

About Bit9, Inc.
Bit9 is the pioneer and leader in Enterprise Application Whitelisting. The
company's solutions provide total visibility and control over all software on
endpoints, eliminating the risk caused by malicious, illegal and unauthorized
software.

Bit9 leverages the Bit9 Global Software Registry(TM) - the world's largest
database of software intelligence - to identify and classify software,
delivering the highest levels of endpoint security, compliance, and
manageability. Bit9's global customers include companies in a wide variety of
industries, such as government, financial services, retail, healthcare,
e-commerce and education.

Bit9 was awarded a prestigious $2M United States federal research grant in
2003 from the National Institute of Standards and Technology-Advanced
Technology Program (NIST ATP) to conduct the research that is now at the core
of our application whitelisting solutions. Bit9 is privately held and based in
Waltham, Massachusetts. For more information, visit http://www.bit9.com or
call +1 617.393.7400.

*Test Center Review: Whitelisting security offers salvation, by Roger A.
Grimes, published November 4, 2009, InfoWorld,
http://www.infoworld.com/d/security-central/test-center-review-whitelisting-security-offers-salvation-835

Contact: Kate Munro
617.393.7421

SOURCE Bit9, Inc.

Kate Munro of Bit9, Inc., +1-617-393-7421