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New Security Products and Services Enable MIS CDS to Safeguard Customer Brands, Reputations and Revenues from Ever-Evolving Online Risks

SAN FRANCISCO, January 29, 2008 – MarkMonitor®, the global leader in enterprise brand protection, today announced that MIS Corporate Defence Solutions (MIS CDS), the U.K.’s leading Managed Security Solutions Integrator, now provides MarkMonitor brand protection solutions and services in its portfolio of security products. This set of comprehensive solutions and services will enable MIS CDS enterprise customers to defend their brands against multiple online risks, including trademark protection, online channel protection and protection from online phishing attacks. MIS CDS has recently finalized their purchase of i-Sentral Security, a Secure Communications Specialist (SCS), with a long standing relationship with British Telecom.

MIS CDS is adding enterprise brand protection to its security portfolio at a time when online criminals are taking advantage of the global reach, business efficiencies and anonymity of the Internet to exploit brands, sell counterfeits and trade in gray markets. Through its relationship with MarkMonitor, MIS CDS will provide comprehensive services and solutions that help customers safeguard their brand equity and valuable intellectual property from ever-evolving online risks.

“Our customers rely on us for the highest security standards and the best products on the market,” said Tracey Hannan, Product Marketing Manager of MIS CDS. “We understand the need and strategic value of taking proactive action against phishers, fraud artists and other online scammers. MarkMonitor products and services enable us to provide our customers with the right solutions to protect their brands from a wide array of threats to their reputation and revenue.”

“It is the responsibility of brand holders to take an aggressive stance against those who seek to illegally profit from or compromise the integrity of their brands,” said Charlie Abraham, vice president and general manager, EMEA, for MarkMonitor. “We are pleased that MIS CDS has selected MarkMonitor for our brand protection expertise to ensure their customers can take action to secure their brands online.”

About MarkMonitor

MarkMonitor, the global leader in enterprise brand protection, offers comprehensive solutions and services that safeguard brands, reputation and revenue from online risks. With end-to-end solutions that address the growing threats of online fraud, brand abuse and unauthorized channels, MarkMonitor enables a secure Internet for businesses and their customers. The company’s exclusive access to data combined with its real-time prevention, detection and response capabilities provide wide-ranging protection to the ever-changing online risks faced by brands today. For more information, visit www.markmonitor.com.

About MIS Corporate Defence Solutions

MIS CDS offers a full range of market leading security products and services. The organisation works in close partnerships with its customers to ensure that their networks, web sites and devices constantly retain optimum security, whilst keeping pace with their business requirements. The company is the UK’s longest standing security specific organisation and is headquartered in Maidstone, Kent with a secondary office in Basingstoke, Hampshire. www.mis-cds.com

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Contact:

Te Smith, MarkMonitor
813-818-1267 (mobile)
te.smith@markmonitor.com

Jonathan Jordan, A&R Edelman for MarkMonitor
202-370-6187 (office)/240-483-6986 (mobile)
jjordan@ar-edelman.com

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