Security Industry Veteran Tom McDonough Named to Surety’s Board of Directors

Herndon, Va., April 28, 2003 – Surety, Inc., a leading provider of data integrity services, today announced that it has named Tom McDonough, President and Chief Operating Officer of Sourcefire, Inc., to its Board of Directors. McDonough has an impressive resume in the network security market, and has strong operational experience in building and selling successful software companies—including Mountain Wave, Inc., which was acquired by Symantec Corporation in July 2002. He was also a senior member of the management team at Aether Systems, Inc. after its acquisition of Riverbed in 2000.

\"We are very fortunate to have someone of Tom McDonough’s caliber join our board of directors. Tom’s operational experience and his knowledge of the network security and enterprise markets will be a tremendous asset to Surety,” said Tom Klaff, CEO of Surety.

“It’s a privilege to work with such an impressive and talented group of people,” said McDonough. “New regulations on corporate governance and electronic record integrity, conceived and enforced by the federal government, have put Surety in an ideal position to help companies with compliance. The company is poised for great success, and I look forward to contributing to that success.\"

McDonough currently serves as President and COO of Sourcefire, Inc. a network security company protecting commercial enterprises and government organizations against the threat of network attacks and misuse.

Before joining Sourcefire, McDonough was the Chief Executive Officer of Mountain Wave, Inc., which was acquired by Symantec Corporation in July 2002. Prior to Mountain Wave, McDonough was Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales for Riverbed Technologies, a leader in mobile and wireless computing. He subsequently became the Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales for Aether Systems, Inc., a leader in the wireless data market after Aether acquired Riverbed in 2000. Previously, McDonough spent six years with Axent Technologies, Inc., an Internet security company where he was an original member of the management team and Vice President of North American Sales and Professional Services.

Posted: Monday, April 28, 2003