root9B Joins the Retail Cyber Intelligence Sharing Center

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Oct. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- root9B, a root9B Technologies Company (OTCQB: RTNB), a leading provider of advanced cybersecurity services and training for commercial and government clients, announced today it has joined the Retail Cyber Intelligence Sharing Center (R-CISC) as a Supporting Associate.  The R-CISC, created by retailers in response to the increased number and sophistication of attacks against the industry, provides a critical platform to counter cyber criminals through information sharing and actionable threat intelligence.

As a Supporting Associate, root9B will collaborate with the R-CISC task forces and work groups to promote research, threat intelligence sharing, and education throughout the retail sector.  root9B brings its advanced cyber capabilities and threat intelligence knowledge to the retail sector as part of the necessary paradigm shift to proactively hunt and engage adversaries targeting retail networks.

"root9B is excited to partner with the R-CISC in the sharing of advanced technological capabilities and threat intelligence," said Eric Hipkins, the Chief Executive Officer of root9B. "This will support the strengthening of a collaborative cyber operational and threat intelligence environment with a direct impact on the adversary." 

"The R-CISC is very happy to welcome root9B as a member of our intelligence sharing community," said Brian Engle, Executive Director of the R-CISC. "Our membership continues to grow with the addition of innovative companies like root9B, increasing our ability to detect and prevent attacks against retailers using threat intelligence and the sharing of advanced capabilities."

About root9B
Based in Colorado Springs, CO, root9B is a leading provider of advanced cybersecurity services and training for commercial and government clients. Combining cutting-edge technology, tactics development, specialty tools, and deep mission experience, root9B personnel leverage their extensive backgrounds in the U.S. Intelligence Community to conduct advanced vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, digital forensics, incident response, industrial control system (ICS) security, and active adversary pursuit (HUNT) engagements on networks worldwide. For more information, visit www.root9B.com.

About root9B Technologies, Inc.
root9B Technologies (OTCQB: RTNB) is a leading provider of Cybersecurity and Regulatory Risk Mitigation Services. Through its wholly owned subsidiaries root9B and IPSA International, root9B Technologies delivers results that improve productivity, mitigate risk and maximize profits. Its clients range in size from Fortune 100 companies to mid-sized and owner-managed businesses across a broad range of industries including local, state and government agencies. For more information, visit www.root9btechnologies.com.

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