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- Date: June 11, 1991
- From: COMSEC Press Release
- Subject: Comsec Security Press Release
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- COMSEC PRESS RELEASE
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- June 11, 1991
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- For future release
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- Contact Scott Chasin or Chris Goggins
- 713-721-6500
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- Houston, TX, Comsec Data Security announced its entrance into the
- field of computer security consulting. Comsec, comprised mainly of
- the now defunct computer group "The Legion of Doom," plans to offer a
- full-scale security package to private industry.
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- The firm's officers are Scott Chasin, Robert Cupps, Chris Goggins and
- Ken Shulman. The three key computer specialists Chasin, Goggins and
- Shulman, all ex-members of LOD, each have over eight years experience
- dealing with computer security. Cupps, a graduate of Emory School of
- Business and former securities trader, will operate as the firm's
- administrative partner and concentrate on the firm's marketing
- efforts.
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- Since it's formation in the summer of 1984, the Legion of Doom had
- been the object of much controversy in the media. Often referred to
- as "the most notorious hacker group in America," LOD underwent four
- major reorganizations of members. Goggins, one of the original nine
- founding members of the group said of the final reorganization, "we
- were looking for individuals who had the skills and desire to move
- the group specifically to this point.
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- "We feel that we are bringing a fresh approach to security consulting
- in the corporate marketplace. We were all the cream of the crop of
- the computer underground and know precisely how systems are
- compromised and what actions to take to secure them," said Goggins.
- In fact, the group feels its success rate in the area of system
- penetration is 80 to 85 percent.
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- Comsec will offer security penetration testing and full auditing
- services to corporate clients. In addition, the firm aims to endorse
- a wide range of software and hardware security products. "Our firm
- has taken a unique approach to its sales strategy and is confident
- that contracts currently under negotiation will firm up within the
- next 30 days," said Cupps.
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- Aware of the possible shockwave among the hacking underground over
- this venture, the firm maintains that they are security consultants
- and not informants or hacker-trackers. "We are not going to go after
- people, we are going to ensure that no one, hacker or corporate spy,
- can compromise the security of our clients computers," said Chasin.
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- Comsec is ready to assume normal operations and is looking to provide
- the business community with a much needed service. Comsec is located
- at 60 Braeswood Square, in Houston, Texas, and can be reached at
- 713-721-6500 or 713-683-5742 (A/ hrs).
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