Public Safety ISAO to use Gabriel to Securely Communicate with Police Agencies and Fire Departments

NASA/KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. and ZEPHYR COVE, Nev- Public Safety Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (ISAO), a critical cyber advisor to enhance public safety sectors (i.e. Police Agencies and Fire Departments) ability to combat cybercrime and cyber enabled crime, and VirnetX Holding Corporation (NYSE AMERICAN: VHC), a leader in Internet communication security software and technology, jointly announced today that the Public Safety Information Sharing and Analysis Organization is adopting the VirnetX Gabriel Collaboration Suite to facilitate secure communications with its member network.

“There are approximately 18,000 police agencies and 27,000 fire departments in the U.S., and our intent is to use Gabriel to securely communicate with them,” said Jim Emerson, Public Safety ISAO Director. “Gabriel is easy to install and use on a variety of computer and mobile devices. It’s cost effective and advanced in terms of end to end encryption and DNS security.”

“The Public Safety ISAO has a vital role to play in advising our public safety first responders about fighting cybercrime,” said Kendall Larsen, VirnetX CEO and President. “We share in the importance of their mission and are confident that Gabriel will provide a secure environment for practitioners and agencies to interact, collaborate, and share.”

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