Released on = August 2, 2007, 11:09 am

Press Release Author = Comodo Group

Industry = Computers

Press Release Summary = EV SSL selected as a best practice to keep taxpayers safe
from phishing sites

Press Release Body = Jersey City, NJ (August 02, 2007) - Comodo, a global leader in
Identity and Trust Assurance Management solutions, announced today that the
Commissioner\'s Office of Carroll County, Maryland, has chosen Comodo\'s EV SSL
certificate to verify its Web site identity thus protecting taxpayers and residents\'
sensitive information during online transactions. The Commissioner\'s Office will
employ EV SSL on its website in a concerted effort to heighten its online security
and protect Carroll County residents from fraud and theft of personal information
such as social security numbers and telephone numbers.

\"Hackers and fraudsters run their operations everywhere, 24/7,\" said Mark Ripper, of
the Commissioner\'s Office. \"We have to go the extra mile to keep our residents\'
personal information out of the wrong hands, and Comodo\'s EV SSL certificate
provides an important safeguard to prevent this type of identity theft.\"

EV SSL builds on the trust that the marketplace has in traditional SSL protection by
adding a visual confirmation of a site\'s identity to end users through a green \"good
to go\" indicator displayed in the Microsoft IE7 browser address bar. Since EV SSL
certificates help Internet users easily distinguish legitimate sites from phishing
sites designed to steal sensitive information, Carroll County residents will now be
better protected from such scams when conducting business online with the county
government.

\"Authentication as a standard should start at the top, with government agencies and
authorities,\" said Melih Abdulhayoglu, CEO and Chief Security Architect of Comodo.
\"The Commissioner\'s Office of Carroll County is a stellar example of a local
government that cares about the safety and well-being of its constituents.\"

For more information about EV SSL certificates, please visit
http://www.instantssl.com/ssl-certificate-products/ssl/ssl-certificate-ev.html.

About Comodo

Comodo, through its group of Internet security companies, is a leading Certification
Authority and global provider of Identity and Trust Assurance services on the
Internet. Comodo secures and authenticates online transactions and communications
for over 3,000,000 businesses and consumers.

With a global presence Comodo offers businesses and consumers third-generation
solutions for intelligent security and authentication technologies that create trust
online. Comodo\'s technological expertise includes PKI digital certification, Code
signing certification, integrated authentication infrastructure services, Web
Content authentication, Secure messaging solutions, PCI compliancy scanning, SSL
digital certificates including our flagship InstantSSL brand, HackerGuardian,
Banking solutions including Two Factor Authentication, and digital e-commerce
services.
For additional information on Comodo - Creating Trust OnlineT visit
http://www.comodo.com

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Contact Details = +1 888 266 6361
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