LuciData Hires Wes Umemura as Director of Internal Threat Management Services

) May 26, 2009 -- LuciData Inc., a leading provider of eDiscovery, computer forensic investigative services and data security services and solutions, today announced that Wes Umemura has joined the company as Director of Internal Threat Management Services. Umemura brings more than 25 years of senior level management experience in the network security market and holds CISSP and CIPP certification, industry standards for systems security and corporate compliance.


At LuciData, Umemura will lead the Internal Threat Management (ITM) offerings to clients with regulatory compliance requirements and enterprise IT concerned with detecting and prevent the unauthorized use and transmission of confidential information. He will oversee ITM and DLP (Data Loss Prevention) services for all of LuciData's offices including Denver, Des Moines Minneapolis and New York City.

We are excited to have Wes join the company. He brings a wealth of real world experience in addition to his technical and privacy standards knowledge to LuciData's ITM/DLP practice and to our clients.

Companies want to proactively protect their data. Breaches and leaks are expensive and that assumes you even know they occurred. It is important to have a comprehensive ITM strategy to help stay ahead of threats and maintain compliance and protection IP information.

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Prior to joining LuciData, Umemura was Senior Solutions Consultant for Vericept Corporation, a provider of comprehensive compliance and data loss prevention solutions. Umemura was also a technical instructor and sales manager for Avaya/Lucent, an international communications leader. Umemura holds a B.A. from Indiana University Bloomington.


"We are excited to have Wes join the company. He brings a wealth of real world experience in addition to his technical and privacy standards knowledge to LuciData's ITM/DLP practice and to our clients." said Jeremy Wunsch, founder and CEO of LuciData, Inc. "Companies want to proactively protect their data. Breaches and leaks are expensive and that assumes you even know they occurred. It is important to have a comprehensive ITM strategy to help stay ahead of threats and maintain compliance and protection IP information."


About LuciData, Inc.:
LuciData is a trusted Computer Forensic, eDiscovery, and Internal Threat Management company servicing law firms, SMB and Enterprise clients, across all verticals. With 50 years combined experience in data forensics, eDiscovery and internal threat management, LuciData clearly understands the intricacies involved in recommending and preparing the best solution set for each client's particular needs. From incident prevention techniques to reactive forensic investigations and litigation preparation, LuciData's ethical professionals are here to ensure that corporate intellectual property, brand and reputation remain in tact. LuciData is available on the World Wide Web at www.lucidatainc.com.


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