AUTHORS OF "INTERNET SECURITY FOR YOUR MAC"TO SPEAK AT MACWORLD/SF

SAN FRANCISCO, CA. -- January 7, 2002 -- Open Door Networks Inc. today announced that the authors of the first book on Macintosh Internet security, "Internet Security for Your Macintosh: A Guide for the Rest of Us" will be speaking and signing books at the MacWorld conference here. Written by Alan Oppenheimer, Open Door's founder and president, and Charles Whitaker, Open Door's lead technical writer, and published by Peachpit Press, the book provides important background for the three talks on Internet security being given by its authors.

The MacWorld talks include:

Macintosh Network Security in a Changing World
Wednesday, January 9, 2002 from 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Macworld/Pro conference session #C21

Internet Security for the Rest of Us
Thursday, January 10, 2002 from 11:00am - 12:15pm
Macworld/Users conference session #S33

Securing Your Internet Connection - Updated for Mac OS X
Friday, January 11, 2002 from 10:30am - 12:00pm
Macworld/Pro conference session #C61 (participants)

Details on the MacWorld conference are available at http://www.macworldexpo.com. The authors will be signing books at the talks, as well as in the Peachpit booth (#1037) on Thursday, January 10 between 3 and 4pm.

"Internet Security for Your Macintosh" includes four main sections: "General Security Principles," "Securing Internet Services," "Enhancing Overall Security" and "Advanced Topics." The "Advanced Topics" section includes a chapter on securing Mac OS X, which, being based on the Unix operating system, presents a number of security issues that Mac users have not previously had to address. Chapters are also included on Internet security at work and on AirPort (wireless) networks. The book's Web site, http://www.peachpit.com/macsecurity/ includes a full table of contents, an excerpt, updates, and supplementary materials. The retail price for the book is $19.99.

Open Door Networks, Inc. is a leading provider of Internet security solutions for the Macintosh. Open Door was founded in January, 1995 by Alan Oppenheimer, co-creator of the AppleTalk network system and co-author of "Inside AppleTalk." Open Door's mission is to provide Macintosh users with Internet solutions that are as easy-to-use and as powerful as the Macintosh itself. Open Door Networks is based in Ashland, Oregon.