MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/02/08 -- VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) Enterprise Security Services, today announced that it has been chosen by Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) to provide Managed Security Services (MSS) to better protect its corporate network from security threats. Utilizing VeriSign MSS will allow Xerox to maximize the value of its information and network security investments, while minimizing its exposure to security risks.

Under terms of the agreement, VeriSign MSS will provide a full suite of services to monitor Xerox's network security environment, including Firewall Monitoring, Network and Host-Based Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) Management and Log Management Services. Additionally, VeriSign will provide its iDefense Security Intelligence Services to identify, verify and track vulnerabilities, malicious code, and global threats facing its network. The deep intelligence from iDefense works in conjunction with VeriSign's anomaly detection engine, proprietary event signature lifecycle process, and event response teams allowing VeriSign to provide customers with a unique level of protection from botnets and other sophisticated attacks. The initial deployment calls for VeriSign to monitor several hundred devices and log sources for Xerox globally.

"Teaming with VeriSign Enterprise Security Services allows us to work with a trusted security partner, enabling our IT security teams to focus on only critical and actionable events," said Audrey Pantas, Director, Information Security and Risk Management, Xerox Corporation. "We chose VeriSign after an extensive review process because of the deep knowledge of its staff, breadth of offerings and outstanding record of service delivery and innovation."

VeriSign Enterprise Security Services is a recognized leader in helping organizations more effectively manage risk, monitor compliance and identify and mitigate evolving security threats. Today, the group works with more than 900 customers in over 70 countries around the world. VeriSign, consistently ranked as one of the industry's top security providers, was positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for MSSPs, North America, 1H07 and named a Leader in the Forrester Wave: Managed Security Services, Q4 2007.

"Working with Xerox is compelling validation of the value our combined Enterprise Security Services provides to large global organizations," said Mike Denning, Senior Vice President for VeriSign Enterprise Security Services.