Lancope Elects Richard Baich to Board of Directors
ATLANTA, Ga., September 21, 2004
Lancope, Inc., the leading provider of Network Integrity solutions, today announced that the company's Board of Directors has elected Rich Baich, CISSP/CISM and chief information security officer (CISO) at ChoicePoint (NYSE:CPS), as a member of the board. His election to the board of Lancope enables him to help shape innovative solutions for the protection of the nation’s critical IT infrastructure.
“With over 10 years of industry experience, Rich adds extensive knowledge of network security technology and markets as well as an in-depth understanding of commercial and government IT security strategies to the Lancope board,” said Harland LaVigne, chairman, president and CEO of Lancope. “His expertise and strong leadership in Information Assurance, Information Operations and Operations Security will prove invaluable in positioning Lancope to meet the growing demand for Network Behavior Anomaly Detection (NBAD) products.”
“Since its inception in 2000, Lancope has expanded its customer base to protect more than 12 million IT devices worldwide,” said Baich. “Throughout this expansion, the company has remained committed to technological excellence and the delivery of leading network security solutions. I am honored to become a part of Lancope as they continue to deliver innovation in the marketplace and execute their next phase of rapid growth.”
Prior to joining ChoicePoint, Baich served in various security leadership capacities, including Cryptology Naval Officer serving at the National Security Agency (NSA), Information Security Consultant , Senior Director, Professional Services for Network Associates and recently as the Special Assistant to the Deputy Director for the National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) within the FBI.
He holds a BS from United States Naval Academy, MBA / MSM from University of Maryland University College, and has been awarded the National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems Security (NSTISSI) 4011 Certification, the NSA sponsored Information Systems Security (INFOSEC) Assessment Methodology (IAM) Certification, the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM). Baich received Georgia’s Information Security Executive Officer of the Year for 2004 and is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the Atlanta InfraGard organization.
About Lancope and StealthWatch
Founded in 2000, Lancope is the leading provider of next-generation network integrity solutions that deliver behavior-based threat defense, policy enforcement and insightful network intelligence. With integrated visibility across network security, traffic characteristics and host-level activity, Lancope's StealthWatch solutions provide unparalleled network protection and optimization. Both OPSEC and Common Criteria certified, StealthWatch has received numerous accolades. Most recently StealthWatch received a 5-star rating for technology excellence from CRN Magazine. In addition, StealthWatch has received the Innovation In Infrastructure Award from eWeek and PC Magazine and was honored "Most Impressive" by eWeek. Defending the networks of Global 2000 organizations, academic institutions and government entities, Lancope protects the critical assets of today's sophisticated enterprises. For more information, visit www.lancope.com.
