In its unwavering support to build security into the Software Development Lifecycle, Ciphent, Inc. announced its sponsorship at the first Annual Secure Development World Conference in Alexandria, VA at the Hilton Mark Center on March 25-26, 2008. Secure Development World, which promotes secure software development and programming, features 5 different tracks over 2 days which explores Programming and Scripting Security; Attacking Secure Applications; Enterprise Application Defense; SDLC/Management/Developmental Processes; and Secure Software Tips, Tricks and Trends.

With an expected audience comprised of software developers, development managers, quality assurance engineers, and application security specialists, Ciphent is proud to be a Platinum Sponsor of Secure Development World. Ciphent's President and Chief Scientist, James C. Foster, is among the conference's elite roster of speakers. His presentation, titled "Resurrecting the Dead: Integrating and Assessing Legacy COBOL Applications", will outline the new threats that are introduced due to modernization projects and their associated security countermeasures.

Other notable speakers include: Mary Ann Davidson, Chief Security Officer, Oracle; Michael Howard, Microsoft; Alan Paller, Founder and Director of the Sans Institute; John Viega, VP and Chief Security Architect of McAfee; and Gary McGraw, CTO of Cigital.

Mr. Foster's sentiments regarding the importance of software security epitomizes the underlying reasons for Ciphent's sponsorship: "Building security into the SDLC is no longer an option; it's embedded within everything we do. We couldn't be more honored to sponsor such an environment."

To learn more about Secure Development World, visit the conference webpage at www.securedevelopmentworld.com . For individual registrations, please click the following link in order to begin the registration process: https://register.securedevelopmentworld.com/register.php.

For media inquiries or to find the appropriate spokesperson please contact:
Hillary Herlehy (pr@ciphent.com)