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SSH Communications Security (HEX:SSH1V), a world-leading developer of Internet security solutions, today announced that Network Security Systems Engineer Erik Eeg and Senior Marketing Communications Manager Byron Rashed have both been selected to speak at this year’s Healthcare Security: Privacy, HIPPA and Beyond Conference sponsored by TEPR (Toward an Electronic Patient Record), taking place this week, May 11-16, at Seattle’s Washington State Convention Center. TEPR’s network security conference brings together healthcare providers, information specialists, vendors and thought leaders responsible for implementing and maintaining a successful information infrastructure.

Erik Eeg: Securing the Wireless Environment with IPSec- VPNs

Tuesday, May 14, 12:00-12:30 p.m., Mobile Healthcare Solutions Track

Wireless and mobile computing solutions can deliver timely, context-specific information to the point-of-care, but the lure of instant availability of information must be balanced with appropriate mechanisms for safeguarding privacy, protecting access to protected resources, and enforcing user accountability. The demand for mobile and wireless healthcare computing solutions is driving innovation in security technologies including identity management, authentication, access control, and confidentiality mechanisms. Eeg will discuss key technologies used in the latest IPSec-VPN (Internet Protocol Security Virtual Private Network) solutions and how they address some of the well-known wireless technologies such as 2G, 3G and WLAN using applications and real- world examples.

Eeg has 10 years of systems engineering experience from a variety of high-tech companies. Prior to joining SSH, Eeg worked as lead senior systems engineer at Mirror Image Internet, where he supported sales efforts throughout the Western region promoting content delivery services. Before that, he was the Western regional systems engineering manager at InfoLibria and was a senior systems engineer at VPNet Technologies. Eeg is also a former U.S. Army Reconnaissance Specialist.

Byron Rashed: Healthcare and Managed Security Services

Wednesday, May 15, 9:00-9:30 a.m., Mobile Healthcare Solutions Track

The idea of harnessing a public, untrusted network infrastructure, such as the Internet, for securely transporting patient information between hospital and doctors’ offices and pharmacies has yet to gain acceptance by the healthcare industry - yet these types of solutions can dramatically increase the day-to-day productivity of healthcare providers. This presentation will examine how healthcare organizations can use wireline, wireless and mobile security solutions to decrease their communications costs and increase the efficiencies by enabling simultaneous contact between all parties - whether health insurance companies, hospitals, doctors’ offices or transcription services.

Rashed has 20 years of industry experience leading global marketing programs for a variety of companies. As senior marketing communications manager for SSH Communications Security, Inc., he is responsible for overseeing U.S. public relations strategies and communications. Prior to SSH, he led the marketing communications staff at VPNet Technologies, where he established corporate strategies for company positioning. Prior to VPNet, Mr. Rashed managed the marketing department at EPICO, where he initiated new technology programs for CRM (Customer Relationship Management) and e-commerce using ASPs (Application Service Providers). Mr. Rashed is a member of the American Marketing Association and holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of New York.

The TEPR Healthcare: Privacy, HIPPA and Beyond Conference

TEPR provides in-depth resources in order to move toward automating the healthcare enterprise, including IT system selection, implementation and integration strategies. The healthcare focused conference provides the latest updates, implementation tools and strategic direction toward HIPAA compliance, and implementing security and privacy measures. It is the only comprehensive conference to cover electronic and digital signatures, biometrics, web security, and will feature tracks on disaster recovery processes, as well as implementing physical security measures.

About SSH Communications Security

SSH Communications Security, a world-leading supplier of Internet security solutions, offers a broad range of award-winning products designed to address the most critical security issues for businesses, financial institutions and governments worldwide. SSH's award-winning remote access software, SSH Secure Shell, the de facto standard for secure remote access and data transfer, and SSH Sentinel™, a feature-rich remote access VPN "smart" client are ideal solutions for securing wireline and wireless networks. The SSH Certifier™ product family provides a robust certification authority for flexible and strong authentication through digital certificates and tokens. The market-leading, award-winning SSH IPSec family of toolkits for OEMs and software developers enables fast time-to-market and reduced in-house development costs. SSH is traded publicly on the Helsinki Exchanges under HEX:SSH1V. For more information, please visit www.ssh.com.

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