Wave Issue 0502 1/14/05 Article 1-01

***Ciphire Labs Protects Consumers with a Safe, Easy-to-Use and
Free Email Security Tool; Ciphire Mail Installs in Minutes to
Guard Email Privacy and to Prevent Identity Theft

NEW YORK
Jan. 11, 2005

Ciphire Labs, a Munich-based cryptographic research and
development facility, has released Ciphire Mail, a best of breed
secure email communication software, free for consumers and non-
profits. It has been designed for maximum-security requirements,
but was built so that even non-technical users can quickly
install and benefit from it. Ciphire Mail provides highest-grade
security that protects email privacy, prevents identity theft and
minimizes exposure to common email scams such as spoofing.

With more than 26 billion emails sent worldwide daily that pass
through vulnerable and sometimes hostile networks, researchers
and the government agree that the consumer risk of hacking and
identity theft is at an all time high. According to industry
analyst firm Forrester Research, identity theft is the fastest
growing type of crime in the U.S. The research group also
maintains that the best defense against this crime for consumers
is email authentication.

Intercepting of emails by unauthorized parties, altered email
content, and identity theft are more common than most emails
users are aware of. Other dangers include exposure to email
spoofing and phishing scammers who masquerade as banks and online
retailers to lure the public into emailing private financial and
personal information. Researchers found that during the last 3
months of 2004, the global incident of phishing attacks alone
grew 500% as compared to the previous 3 months of 2004.

Ciphire Mail works with all popular email programs behind the
scenes to protect sensitive personal and financial information
often contained in emails, such as personal photographs, bank
account and credit card numbers, social security numbers, medical
results and physician correspondence. Ciphire Mail automatically
and invisibly authenticates email content and sender identity
without prompting the user or requiring additional steps or
processes. The product uses digital signatures to perform the
authentication, reducing the risk of email spoofing. Ciphire Mail
does not require additional software or hardware, and integrates
seamlessly with existing email environments.

Ciphire Mail is installed in minutes for immediate benefit. The
product can be used on several computers sharing the same email
account. Ciphire Mail operates invisibly in the background and
ensures that only the intended recipients can read the emails.
Ciphire Mail works with popular anti-virus programs and firewalls
to provide total protection for communications coming into, or
out of, a PC used at home or at work.

Ciphire Mail supports all popular email programs including
Outlook, Eudora and Mozilla Thunderbird. It runs on Windows,
Linux, and Mac OS X operating systems.

Ciphire Mail can be downloaded from its website. The product is
free of charge to home-users and non-profit organizations.

www.ciphire.com