ONLINE SECURITY EXPANDS WEST COAST OPERATIONS
Glen Hastings Named as Director of Business Development

January 22, 2003 - In a continuation of the expansion of their core business services, OnlineSecurity^TM has engaged Glen Hastings, a former strategy manager with Accenture, as Director of Business Development. Mr. Hastings will oversee key projects to establish new alliances and further organize practice groups.

"OnlineSecurity^TM has a tradition of working with its partners to find answers for complex litigation. Our company has been in the forefront of developing methodologies as well as procedures in the digital evidence space." Remarked Erik Laykin, President of OnlineSecurity^TM. "Like the industry as a whole, OnlineSecurity^TM has come to an inflection point where it is important to have more stringent and systemized processes. These standards will help us better meet our clients' needs and expectations. I am pleased to have Mr. Hastings in this key role of engineering and implementing policies and procedures for the next evolutionary stage in digital evidence discovery. His experiences and training will not only make us a stronger company but will help us be more responsive to changes in the marketplace."

Under Mr. Hastings' direction, OnlineSecurity^TM will shape and launch the OnlineSecurity^TM Certification Program and Employer Protection Program (EPP). The OnlineSecurity^TM Certification Program aims to help today's busy legal professionals and corporate executives discern what is truth and what is fiction in this rapidly evolving field via a vital and easy to understand rating system for new security technologies. EPP is a new service program that discourages employees, with low or no supervision, from unauthorized use of company resources for illegal activities that may result in the most common types of cyber crimes such as intellectual property theft and sexual harassment in the workplace.

In addition, Mr. Hastings will identify new opportunities with the company's existing partners and recruit talent for new positions that will fortify the company's case management procedures and processes.

"OnlineSecurity^TM is experiencing an accelerated growth period." Glen Hastings commented. "I am delighted to be part of this dynamic company at this critical juncture in the industry. It will be exciting to work together with other pioneers and our clients to develop and set standards for this rapidly burgeoning sector."

About OnlineSecurity^TM
OnlineSecurity^TM, established in 1997, is a global leader in the investigation of information technology fraud, Internet crime, the preservation of digital evidence through computer forensic techniques and providing for the protection of corporate and governmental digital assets. The company's services include expert witness and analysis for complex litigation, digital evidence discovery, the implementation of network security systems, investigating Internet based thefts and frauds, and in providing high-technology systems penetration testing audits.

The company pioneered the specialty of "Internet Investigations," and has a 'total solution' of 'first responders' within its investigative and forensic practice that are trained in the protection and preservation of digital and online assets. OnlineSecurity^TM's executive staff is active in numerous groundbreaking information technology risk organizations including the FBI Infragard Program, The US Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force and the California Judicial Committee on Electronic Evidence. Clients include international law firms, health care facilities, government agencies, major corporations and information technology companies.

Headquartered in Los Angeles with satellite offices in San Francisco, New York, Hong Kong.
http://www.onlinesecurity.com

About Glen Hastings
Mr. Hastings has consulted with several multi-national manufacturing and utility companies on issues relating to strategic growth, process efficiency, risk management, asset allocation, outsourcing and market entry. During his tenure at Accenture, he spearheaded projects for BP (formerly British Petroleum), Halliburton, TXU (formerly Texas Utilities). Mr. Hastings began his career as a project manager for Komag, a leading manufacturer of thin film disks for hard-drives. He holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a Master of Engineering Management from the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern. Mr. Hastings is also a graduate of Harvey Mudd College with a BS in Chemistry.
To contact to Mr. Hasting: glen@onlinesecurity.com.

For press inquiries please contact:
OnlineSecurity^TM
Media Relations
Ms. Sharon Balot (x214)
Tel: (310) 815-8855
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E-mail: sharon@onlinesecurity.com