TechTarget's SearchSecurity.com to Release Special Research Report on State of IT Security.

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NEEDHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 2002

Report to Highlight Changes to Plans

and Strategies in Age of Heightened Awareness

SearchSecurity.com, a TechTarget Web site for Information Technology

(IT) professionals charged with protecting their companies' critical data and IT infrastructures, today announced publication of a Research Report focusing on the state of IT security, business continuity and disaster recovery in this age of heightened awareness. "The State of IT Security: a SearchSecurity.com Research Report" is scheduled to be released later today in a special-edition e-mail newsletter for registered members of SearchSecurity.com.

The Research Report will offer feature articles, expert analysis and interviews with IT security experts. In addition, the report will present results from an exclusive SearchSecurity.com survey of IT professionals responsible for IT security in enterprise environments. The Research Report will cover:

-- Security spending and staffing plans

-- Security policies

-- Management support for expanded security programs

-- Areas of greatest vulnerability

-- Post-9/11 changes in corporate approaches to security

-- Most promising new security technologies.

To view selected contents of "The State of IT Security: a SearchSecurity.com Research Report," see http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/content/ 0,290959,sid14_gci846167,00.html

Live Webcast to Present Results of Exclusive Survey, Expert Analysis

In conjunction with the release of the Research Report, SearchSecurity.com will present a special live Webcast on September 4 at 12 Noon EDT to unveil the results of its exclusive survey of enterprise IT security professionals. Steve Hunt, vice president and research leader for security at IT analyst firm Giga Information Group, and Alan Paller, research director of the SANS Institute--a cooperative research and education organization for security professionals--will host the Webcast and offer independent advice about strategies businesses can use to protect their critical IT resources from the threat of disaster or malice.

To register for the Webcast, please see http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/content/ 0,290959,sid14_gci846167,00.html

New Data, Vendor-Independent Analysis Part of TechTarget Editorial Mission

The SearchSecurity.com Research Report is part of a continuing series of special reports published by TechTarget. In each report, independent experts and TechTarget staff join forces to deliver exclusive survey data, interviews, feature articles and analysis centered on a topic of critical interest to enterprise IT professionals. Previous TechTarget special reports included the "Microsoft Customer Satisfaction Survey Report" published by SearchWindows2000.com, and the "Virus Special Report" published by SearchSecurity.com. Future special reports include SearchDatabase.com's "Oracle Special Report" and SearchSAP.com's "SAP Special Report."

"TechTarget editorial is distinguished by our unique access to a large member base of experienced IT decision-makers and nearly 200 qualified technical experts," said TechTarget Editor-in-Chief Paul Gillin. "This report is an example of the quality of reporting and vendor-independent analysis we're able to deliver to our readers. We believe the SearchSecurity.com Research Report will promote serious discussion and thought about the security strategies that will best protect the business data and IT infrastructures behind our economy."

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