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MEDIA RELEASE

TrustDefender to feature on General Norman Schwarzkopf’s
World Business Review series in the USA

Sydney Australia, February 8, 2007 --- TrustDefender is delighted to announce that they will be featured in an interview with General Norman Schwarzkopf on an episode of World Business Review to be aired on CNBC on February 11, 2007.

As online business activity increases around the globe, so does the incidence of fraudulent activity. TrustDefender’s new anti-fraud technology is today helping to protect both small and large businesses, as well as consumers worldwide.

As Ted Egan, Chief Executive Officer for TrustDefender stated, “TrustDefender re-establishes trust in the Internet for consumers and businesses for the first time in the “Web 2.0” world of online transactions. It’s the new ‘gold standard’ for Internet authentication for end users and corporations.” 

Coordinating Producer of World Business Review, Rob Staltzer added, "When researching the latest developments in banking security solutions, Trust Defender came up as being in touch with the most current advancements in this field. They were a natural to appear on this edition of World Business Review.”

Antivirus Software has been available for more than 10 years, yet viruses and trojans are still incredibly successful and incredibly destructive and costly to those who fall victim.

 It is a fact that today the security status of many consumers PCs is frequently found to be out-of-date - this is one of root-causes leading to identity theft and online fraud. A December 07 2005 study conducted by AOL/NCSA in the USA found that 81% of consumer computers lack core security protections against Viruses, Spyware and Hackers[1].

The security risks that exist when doing online banking are real. Phishing attacks are being reported every day around the world.  

For example, the media reported a