nCircle Awarded Second Patent for PureCloud™ Security Services Platform

Company’s eleventh patent extends its intellectual property leadership in information security market

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--nCircle, the leader in information risk and security performance management solutions, today announced the award of its second PureCloud™ patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. nCircle’s intellectual property portfolio now includes 11 patents, reaffirming nCircle's position as the leading innovator in the network security field. nCircle's patents cover a wide range of security innovations and represent the company's significant, ongoing investment in security technology research and innovation.

“The breakthrough technology in nCircle PureCloud helps level the playing field by making enterprise class security tools accessible to all businesses, regardless of size.”

nCircle PureCloud is a cloud-based security services platform that requires no hardware or software to be installed or managed. nCircle PureCloud dramatically reduces the cost and complexity of a wide range of security services -- including vulnerability scanning, PCI scanning and web application scanning -- making these practices easily accessible to small and medium businesses.

“Attackers are targeting smaller businesses that typically have fewer security resources than larger companies,” said Tim ‘TK’ Keanini, chief research officer for nCircle. “The breakthrough technology in nCircle PureCloud helps level the playing field by making enterprise class security tools accessible to all businesses, regardless of size.”

nCircle's solutions protect the largest, most sensitive networks in the world. Its customers span all industry verticals, including financial services, government, energy and utilities, healthcare, technology and retail. nCircle customers include the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Humana, United Healthcare, News Corporation, Archer Daniels Midland, Vodafone and Fujitsu America, among others.

For more information about nCircle PureCloud please visit www.purecloud.ncircle.com.

About nCircle

nCircle is the leading provider of information risk and security performance management solutions to more than 6,500 businesses and government agencies worldwide. nCircle solutions enable enterprises of all sizes to (1) automate compliance and reduce risk, and (2) measure and compare the performance of their IT security program with their own goals and industry peers. nCircle solutions may be deployed on a customer’s premises, as a cloud-based service, or in combination, for maximum flexibility and value.

nCircle has won numerous awards for growth, innovation, customer satisfaction and technology leadership and has been ranked among the top 100 best places to work in the San Francisco Bay Area. nCircle is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, with regional offices throughout the United States and in London and Toronto. To learn how you can more effectively protect your company visit us at http://www.ncircle.com.

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