SAN JOSE, Calif., May 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Secure Computing(R) Corporation , a leading enterprise gateway security company, today announced that Arcadia Group, Britain's largest clothing retailer, operating more than 2,500 high-fashion outlets and expanding into the United States this year, has selected Secure Computing's Webwasher(R) solution. The web security appliance will enable Arcadia to implement and enforce Internet access and compliance policies, protect against data leaks and increase business productivity.

Webwasher is the industry's first and only reputation-based Web gateway security solution. It delivers reputation-based URL filtering for corporate users surfing the Web, and provides bi-directional protection for enterprise networks to stop inbound threats such as spyware, phishing or other malware, and prevent outbound threats related to sensitive data leaks. Webwasher incorporates global intelligence from the company's industry-leading reputation system, TrustedSource(TM), which provides source-based reputation scores for web page content, messages, attachments and images. This enables organizations to detect and deter security threats, such as spyware, phishing and other malware in advance.

With over 3,000 IT users, it was important to Arcadia executive management and Steve Hall, technology manager, that the organization maintain an efficient and professional business environment. "A big part of that involved protecting the business and systems against inappropriate or risky Web content, and the other involved defending against vulnerabilities that can expose employee or customer data," said Hall.

Either of those scenarios can leave a business seriously exposed or crippled, and possibly also facing legal liability. So the company developed, implemented, and now centrally enforces Internet access policies with Webwasher.

"The performance, implementation, and management of Webwasher have been exceptional," said Hall. "The system's ability to filter web traffic to the level of identifying embedded malware in encrypted content is as remarkable as its multi-level scanning is effective."

"Webwasher was also able to deliver high resiliency failover, which was another instrumental factor in our decision," Hall said.

"The Internet is an enormously rich resource for content and communications -- as long as the right security measures are taken," said Scott Montgomery, VP of Product Management for Secure Computing. "As the threat landscape grows and evolves, mitigating inadvertent and intentional digital risks is critical for businesses and Webwasher is the strongest option."

"Confidential information leaks can occur on all key Web protocols," Montgomery explained, "such as HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and few products can address them all; further, only a handful of products on the market have capabilities like SSL traffic filtering. Webwasher enables the highest and deepest level of defense for Internet-based threats."

Hall added: "When help was needed in the early stages of [the Webwasher] implementation, we found that Secure Computing's support team was there on a moment's notice, providing an excellent level of service. Their technical team is highly responsive and knowledgeable."

About Webwasher

Webwasher is a complete Web security gateway appliance, providing best of breed bi-directional protection against Web 2.0 security threats. It protects organizations from malware, data leaks, Internet misuse and related issues, while ensuring policy enforcement, regulatory compliance and a productive application environment. Webwasher is the number one rated solution on the market offering best of breed content security. It features:

* Reputation-based URL filtering and advanced protection powered by TrustedSource * Protection against targeted malware attacks hidden in web traffic * Enforcement of security policy on encrypted SSL traffic * Protection against data leaks on all web protocols * A high performance proxy for enterprise deployments * Rich graphical reporting on all appliance functions * Appliances "sized to fit" the needs of organizations large and small

As with all Secure Computing products, Webwasher can be managed from a single, centralized web interface, and the Webwasher Content Reporter offers enterprise-class reporting across all products and most gateway cache appliances and firewalls.

About Secure Computing:

Secure Computing , a leading provider of enterprise gateway security, delivers a comprehensive set of solutions that help customers protect their critical Web, email and network assets. Over half the Fortune 50 and Fortune 500 are part of our more than 23,000 global customers in 106 countries, supported by a worldwide network of more than 1,900 partners. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., and has offices worldwide. For more information, see http://www.securecomputing.com/.

All product names and trademarks are the property of their respective firms.

This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning the anticipated relationship between Secure Computing and Arcadia and their use of the Webwasher product, and such statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are delays in product development, undetected software errors or bugs, competitive pressures, technical difficulties, changes in customer requirements, general economic conditions and the risk factors detailed from time to time in Secure Computing's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

CONTACTS: Ally Zwahlen Avi Dines or Ross Levanto Secure Computing Schwartz Communications 925-288-4175 781-684-0770 ally_zwahlen@securecomputing.comscur@schwartz-pr.com (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060808/LATU027LOGO)

CONTACT: Ally Zwahlen of Secure Computing, +1-925-288-4175,
ally_zwahlen@securecomputing.com; or Avi Dines or Ross Levanto, both of
Schwartz Communications, +1-781-684-0770, scur@schwartz-pr.com, for Secure
Computing

Web site: http://www.securecomputing.com/