SecureD Services Announces Compliance Program for the Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) Initiative to Secure Electronic Data With Leading Identity Management And Access Control Software NEW YORK, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SecureD Services Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SSVC) , a leading provider of identity management and access control software and services, announces a new compliance program to help Canadian organizations safeguard the privacy of personal information as mandated by the new law, which became effective in January. With strong demand for industry compliance for the personal information protection act, companies need a comprehensive information security program to ensure success," saidKing Moore, president and CEO of SecureD Services. SecureD Services will assess and implement policies and procedures, including electronic measures to prevent the theft or unauthorized access to personal data, he said. The new program complements an existing portfolio of solutions provided by SecureD Services for: Sarbanes Oxley and HIPPA compliance. "Our new PIPEDA compliance initiative is in response to the overwhelming need for partnership between government and the private sector to secure vital information assets," Moore said. "A key component to this initiative is SnareWorks 5.0, which provides industry and government a total solution in safeguarding the privacy of information through identity management and access controls." "PIPEDA provides increased privacy protection for the individual but it increases the risk of doing business. Even the unintentional misuse or disclosure of personal information by an organization in the course of commercial activity could lead to significant if not unlimited liability," noted privacy expert Jill McCutcheon of Blaney McMurtry L.L.P. Compliance Program Outline SecureD Service's "PIPEDA Compliance Program" will provide corporate Canada with the ability to assess their risk, build internal awareness, and the ability to take immediate and long-term actions and to meet electronic insurance requirements, thereby helping businesses reduce risk. It has partnered with industry-leading insurance and legal counsel to provide a complete solution. Following are the security steps recommended by the company: Awareness: The first step is to be aware of the risk. Communicate to the staff and provide effective training on the safe use and storage of information. An organization must understand what assets may be at risk and the potential implications to the organization. Start developing a plan that includes experts to help you understand the risk and develop solutions to protect the organization Assessment: Review operational procedures and assess the risk. Conduct data security reviews; assess the risk of illegal access to electronic information. Identify methods to improve data security. Action: Establish policies and procedures that will meet the corporate objectives. Develop formal policies and procedures to protect the organization from actions. Implement technologies and technology that can monitor and help manage the risk from illegal access and utilization of information. Insurance: Utilize world leaders in electronic insurance to help protect your organization against inadvertent or illegal access and use of data. In the same process develop procedures to deal with disaster scenarios. Components include: * Assessment: Review company operational procedures to identify all risks and vulnerabilities from both internal and external threats. * Utilize best of breed solutions and standards for both physical and electronic vulnerability assessments. * Deploy SnareWorks identity management and access control software to provide single sign-on authentication. SnareWorks provides a single point of access for your legacy, client server and web-based applications and standardizes control and audit access to corporate information. * Implement operational and information security policies aligned to corporate and legal objectives. * Establish complete loss prevention strategy that takes into consideration all components of the operations. * 24X7X365 electronic monitoring utilizing Secured Services network management and Intrusion Detection Services. Providing both the alarm and the ability to block illegal access. * Implement a complete risk insurance solution to address potential liabilities from illegal access to information entrusted to Canadian organizations. * Post Assessment: Custom training and counseling to ensure successful compliance. For more information regarding PIPEDA Compliance program on the net please visit: http://www.secured-services.com/ . About SecureD Services: SecureD Services Inc. is a leading North American information security company dedicated to providing security services and products to local and global enterprises, where computer and Internet security is not an insurance policy but a core organizational requirement. SecureD Services provides professional information security consulting, managed security services and strategic security technology including proprietary industry leading identity management, single sign-on and access control software. Its customers include organizations in government, financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications and health care. For more information about SecureD Serviceson the net: http://www.secured-services.com/ , Or contact: Investor Relations: Chris Rosgen, Capital Market Relations (949) 481-9739, Media: Michael Dubreuil, SecureD Services Inc. (905) 339-2323, Forward-Looking Statement Statements made in this news release that relate to future plans, events or performances are forward-looking statements. Any statement containing words such as "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," and similar words, is forward-looking, and these statements involve risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations. Consequently, actual results could differ materially from the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements. Reference is made to the Company's public filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for further information regarding the Company and its operations. DATASOURCE: SecureD Services Inc. CONTACT: Investor Relations, Chris Rosgen of Capital Market Relations, +1-949-481-9739, , for SecureD Services Inc.;or Media, Michael Dubreuil of SecureD Services Inc. +1-905-339-2323, Web site: http://www.secured-services.com/

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