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Total Tech Launches New Managed Web Security and Filtering Solution for SMBs

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 12, 2007

Total Tech, a provider of innovative Internet security solutions, today announced the availability of its patent-pending Secure Office Managed Web filtering and Web security offering that provides enterprise-class Web security and filtering technology to smaller businesses without the need for an investment in computer hardware, software or IT services.

Powered by technology from Websense®, the industry leader in Web security and Web filtering, Secure Office brings proven Web filtering technology to SMBs. Available as a managed service from Total Tech, Secure Office can get users up and running within minutes, and there is no large URL database download to the server or on end users’ machines.

The importance of having Web security has grown as the Internet continues to evolve as one of the most beneficiary, yet dangerous, technologies for SMB users. According to the SMB State of Security (SOS) survey of 450 IT managers and employees within the United States, conducted by Dynamic Markets Ltd., and commissioned by Websense, small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) fail to take adequate steps to reduce the risk off data loss from Web-based security threats. The research shows that while 46 percent of SMB IT managers say they have software to protect company confidential data, 81 percent do not use software to block the use of peer-to-peer applications, control the use of instant messaging (76 percent), or stop spyware from sending out information to external sources (47 percent)

For SMBs, the Internet is an essential tool to conduct business activity, such as sales, payroll, accounting and inventory management over the Web. Protecting these assets is critical to business; unfortunately, hackers and criminals are using the Web as a highly successful method of gaining access to confidential information. In 2006, Websense Security Labs™ reported a 100 percent increase in Web sites designed to install malicious code such as keyloggers, screen scrapers and other forms of crimeware, which can enable an attacker to collect key information about end-users and specifically target companies.

“As a small business, we do not have the large IT departments that larger organizations are able to use. We needed an effective Web security and filtering solution without draining our limited resources,” said Kerry Cooper, president, Cooper Enterprises. “Secure Office was the perfect solution for our needs. Since the technology is managed by Total Tech and powered by Websense, we do not have to worry about the day-to-day maintenance of the solution to protect our company from Web-based threats.”

Without a Web filter in place, if an employee accidentally visits a Web site that has been infected with malicious code, that program can automatically be downloaded onto the user’s machine without their knowledge or consent, putting data at risk. With Secure Office, the threat of accidentally browsing a malicious page is eliminated by automatically blocking access to corrupt and dangerous Web sites.

“Hackers and criminals are attacking with new techniques that can completely bypass traditional security solutions, such as anti-virus,” said Ken Hamilton, CEO, Total Tech. “Secure Office brings a level of Web security to the SMB market that has previously been available primarily to larger enterprise organizations. Our managed service provides SMBs with a proven, highly effective means to protecting their employees and network from today’s most aggressive Web-based threats.”

“Secure Office is an innovative offering from one of our key channel partners that leverages the unique content protection capabilities of Websense,” said Leo Cole, vice president of marketing, Websense. “We support this effort and support our channel partners who launch groundbreaking initiatives designed to bolster security for businesses.”

Benefits of Secure Office include:

Managed service – no local maintenance or URL database download to client locations.
Use of the industry’s leading URL database from Websense -- Secure Office is powered by the most up-to-date and accurate URL database available, delivered by the market leader in Web security and Web filtering.
Continuous database updates – the database consists of more than 30 million URLs updated daily, adding new URLs while removing dead links, ensuring accuracy.
Ease of deployment – as a managed service, organizations can quickly install Secure Office within minutes.
Ease of management – with its Web-based user interface, SMBs can quickly manage which Web filtering policies are active and running.
Pre-defined policies – Secure Office comes with pre-defined policies to support SMB Internet use management needs.
Active reporting – through a Web-based interface, Secure Office offers granular reporting to help SMBs track Internet use and dangerous or undesirable Web surfing.
Secure Office is available today as a managed service from Total Tech. For more information, please visit www.mysecureoffice.com.

About Total Tech
Founded in 2004, Total Tech is a Network Security Solutions Provider, offering software solutions and professional services that secure organizations from emerging network security threats. Total Tech accomplishes this by providing proactive critical network security solutions that complement and support traditional business security measures. Total Tech products and services are maintained by certified technical professionals that are committed to supporting the needs of our customers. For more information, please visit www.1totaltech.com.

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