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Company announces peer-to-peer forensics training course with the Cyber Security Research Institute.

Eden Prairie, MN. June 20, 2008. Cyber Security Technologies (CST) announced today that it has established a partnership with the Armstrong Atlantic State University Cyber Security Research Institute (CSRI) to provide training in computer investigations involving peer-to-peer usage.

P2P file sharing networks are a widely used method of sharing information on the Internet, and usage of P2P networks by criminal suspects is frequently involved in law enforcement investigations. Also, many corporations restrict or prohibit the use of P2P file sharing in the workplace. Investigations of peer-to-peer usage are generally very labor-intensive and complex. Cyber Security Technologies has recently introduced a new product called P2P Marshal, which is the first tool available to investigators to automate key aspects of peer-to-peer investigations.

The one day training course on peer-to-peer and P2P Marshal includes:

• Overview of the architecture of peer-to-peer systems: file sharing, networks and clients;
• Hands on exercises using manual analysis techniques;
• Instruction and forensic details of the peer-to-peer software commonly seen in criminal investigations;
• Hands on exercises using P2P Marshal.

CSRI is based on the campus of Armstrong Atlantic State University (AASU) in Savannah, Georgia. In January, 2006, AASU founded the CSRI with two objectives. First, to utilize the intellectual resources of the University, particularly in computer science and criminal justice in support of cyber and homeland security. Secondly, to advance the scientific and academic cyber security-related education of undergraduate and graduate students.

Randy Grubb, Executive Director of CSRI stated, "Our partnership with CST is consistent with our philosophy to work with software vendors who provide leading edge technology in the area of computer forensics." Grubb continues, "Our initial course offering is for CST's most recent product offering, P2P Marshal, a distinctly unique computer forensic tool to detect and analyze peer-top-peer/file sharing use."

John Metil, President and CEO of CST remarked, "We are very pleased with our partnership with CSRI that will provide world-class training in a variety of CST's technologies to law enforcement, government and industry security processionals. The initial training course is scheduled for July 10, 2008 at the AASU campus facility in Savannah."

Additional information is available at the following links:

Cyber Security Technologies: www.cyberstc.com / info@cyberstc.com / 952-937-6258

P2P Marshal: www.p2pmarshal.com / training@p2pmarshal.com / 952-937-6258

The Cyber Security Research Institute of Armstrong Atlantic State University: www.cybersecurity.armstrong.edu / cybersecurity@armstrong.edu / 912-344-3002

Cyber Security Technologies is the innovation leader in affordable software solutions for the investigation of computer systems. Our Online Digital Forensic Suite^TM (OnLineDFS^TM) software enables network-based, real-time investigations of live, running computer systems without pre-installed agents. OnLineDFS is designed for information technology security professionals in corporations, government agencies and law enforcement. It provides IT security personnel with the tools to make a rapid, forensically sound determination about whether a security or compliance issue exists in a computer so that quick corrective action can be taken. It is a valuable solution for incident response, compliance and e-discovery applications in a live environment.

Additionally, CST provides P2P Marshal, a computer forensic software product to analyze peer-to-peer usage on images of hard drives. P2P Marshal automatically detects and identifies a roster of commonly used P2P software which is or was present on the hard drive under investigation.

Cyber Security Technologies is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. It is an affiliate of Architecture Technology Corporation, an established advanced technology company which provides software-intensive solutions for complex problems to customers including the US Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Justice and Transportation.

The Armstrong Atlantic State University Cyber Security Research Institute was established as the next innovative step in Armstrong's Cyber Security Initiative. The institute’s goal is to provide subject matter expertise in cyber and homeland security issues as it relates to highly specific academic courses, training, and research and development projects. The institute is one of the first of its kind in the nation and it is unique in that it combines the societal and behavioral sciences of criminal justice with the technology sciences of computer science, information technology, and computer engineering. This enables efficient and needs-based development of tools and curriculum.

Armstrong Atlantic State University, part of the University System of Georgia, was founded in 1935. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate academic programs in the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Education, the College of Health Professions, and the School of Computing. Armstrong Atlantic serves more than 6,700 students. While 43 percent are from the Savannah-Chatham County area, the diverse student population comes from nearly all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and more than 70 countries