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It’s the 21st century – your cyber-security assessments cannot afford the “one and done” approach of yesterday.

Modern information systems, comprised in large part by computer networks, contain a myriad of intertwined technologies – databases, applications, networking devices, web services and email just to name a few. All of these technologies are provided by diverse platforms at various release levels. Throw human users with varying roles and privileges into the mix and the resulting level of complexity makes an effective information security program an imposing challenge. Businesses are feeling the pressure of meeting the needs for global connectivity, e-commerce transactions, and online business-to-business communications while maintaining security programs to protect their information assets. Privileged account control, patch management, configuration management, and data backup are some of the hurdles to be cleared.

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IT Security Innovator to Show Businesses Using Payment Cards How to Protect Customer Data from Vendor Risk during PCI Security Standards Council’s 2014 North American Community Meeting

Warren, New Jersey –– Sept. 9, 2014 –– Expanding its reach and leadership within the retail market, Prevalent today announced it has joined the PCI Security Standards Council as a Participating Organization and will participate in the PCI Security Standards Council’s 2014 North American Community Meeting Sept. 9-11 in Orlando, Fla.

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Matthew Hicks Joins Cyber Risk Management Innovator to Expand and Accelerate Strategic Development

Warren, New Jersey –– July 29, 2014 –– Prevalent, the third-party risk and vendor threat intelligence innovators, today announced Matthew Hicks has been hired as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO). In this role, Hicks will work closely with the company’s co-founders to accelerate Prevalent’s corporate development efforts by capitalizing on the recent four million dollar equity investment made by Fulcrum Equity Partners and uncovering new business opportunities and strategic alliances.

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Analysts Tout Prevalent’s Go-To-Market Strategy and Exclusive Focus on Third-Party Vendor Risk Management and Threat Intelligence Integration as Core Competitive Differentiators

Warren, New Jersey –– July 1, 2014 –– Prevalent, the third-party risk and vendor threat intelligence innovators, today announced the immediate availability of an independent research report from 451 Research that dives deep into the company’s unique market position, product portfolio and value proposition for enterprise customers.

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Market Innovator Attends Gartner Summit to Show Attendees Why Vendor Threat Management Technology is a Top Priority for CIOs, CISOs and regulators in an Era of Target-like Breaches

Washington, DC/Gartner Summit/Booth #1026 –– June 24, 2014 –– Prevalent, the third-party risk and vendor threat intelligence innovators, today announced vendor threat management technology as a “must have” solution for data-driven businesses of all sizes.

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Multi-million Dollar Investment Set to Increase Reach, Services Excellence and Market Visibility as the IT Industry’s Top Provider of Third-Party Risk and Vendor Threat Management Technologies 

Warren, New Jersey –– June 18, 2014 –– Prevalent, the third-party risk and vendor threat intelligence innovators, today announced it has received a $4 million strategic growth equity investment from Fulcrum Equity Partners (“Fulcrum”), a leading private equity firm headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

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