Sourcefire Founder to Present Vision for Effective Security at UMBC Visionaries in Information Technology Forum

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COLUMBIA, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq:FIRE), a leader in Cybersecurity, today announced that its founder and creator of Snort, Martin Roesch, has been invited to present at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Visionaries in Information Technology Forum on Wednesday, September 30, 2009. During his session, “Effective Network Security in a Dynamic World,” Roesch will discuss how to improve network security effectiveness and share his vision on where network security is heading.

When:   Wednesday, September 30, 2009, 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. ET
Where: The Westin Baltimore Washington Airport
1110 Old Elkridge Landing Road
Linthicum, MD 21090
 

For more information, please go to: http://www.umbc.edu/visionaries/.

Now in its 10th year, the UMBC Visionaries in Information Technology Forum is an annual, four-part breakfast series created to help elevate the prominence and recognition of Maryland as a critical hub of information and emerging technologies.

Martin Roesch has a long history of identifying real-world challenges and developing solutions that address those exact needs, delivering innovative technologies that consistently change the way users protect their networks and assets. Snort, which recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary, is the world’s most widely deployed intrusion detection and prevention technology with more than 244,000 registered users and over 3.7 million downloads to date. As the de facto standard for intrusion detection and prevention, Snort is used extensively by Fortune 100 and Global 500 enterprises and government agencies. Snort’s success served as a springboard for Roesch to start Sourcefire.

About Sourcefire

Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq:FIRE), is a world leader in Cybersecurity solutions. Sourcefire is transforming the way Global 2000 organizations and government agencies manage and minimize network security risks. Sourcefire’s IPS and Real-time Adaptive Security solution equips customers with an efficient and effective layered security defense – protecting network assets before, during and after an attack. Through the years, Sourcefire has been consistently recognized for its innovation and industry leadership by customers, media and industry analysts alike – with more than 40 awards and accolades. Today, the names Sourcefire and founder Martin Roesch have grown synonymous with innovation and network security intelligence. For more information about Sourcefire, please visit http://www.sourcefire.com.

SOURCEFIRE®, SNORT®, the Sourcefire logo, the Snort and Pig logo, SECURITY FOR THE REAL WORLD™, SOURCEFIRE DEFENSE CENTER®, SOURCEFIRE 3D®, RNA®, RUA™, DAEMONLOGGER™, CLAMAV®, SOURCEFIRE SOLUTIONS NETWORK™, and certain other trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sourcefire, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Other company, product and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.

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