ATLANTA, April 5, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LIGATT Security International, (Pink Sheets:LGTT) a cyber security company, today announced the appointment of Keith Flannigan to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.
Executive Director of an Investigative and Crisis Management agency, Keith Flannigan specializes in Counter Terrorism, Communication and Information security. Former military and U.S. Army Intelligence, Flannigan has been performing counter-measure (Debugging) sweeps for over 20 years and has successfully completed 62 government and civilian training schools for over 3,000 hours of training. Flannigan has 32 years of experience in the Law Enforcement and Intelligence Fields. He has written and instructed Law Enforcement curriculum on Technical Surveillance, Crisis Response, Cyber Terrorism, Responding to a Terrorist Incident, Managing a Bio Chemical Incident, Financial Crimes and Physical Security for county and state academies and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC).
"Expanding LSI's Board of Directors ensures the company will continue to benefit from a diversity of knowledge and opinions," says Gregory Evans, Chairman and CEO of LIGATT Security International. "Flannigan's expertise will help us to broaden the business and operating base that we'll need to meet our long-term growth objectives."
Flannigan has served on curriculum advisory boards for Universities in the area of Security, Terrorism and Law Enforcement. Mr. Flannigan has instructed classes at Universities on Terrorism and Cyber Terrorism since 1995. He was voted Counter Terrorism Trainer of the Year in 2005 by The Anti Terrorism Accreditation Board and Counter Terrorism Professional of the Year in 1998 by the Counter Terrorism EXPO. He has completed 4 State and Federal academies, minored in Criminal Justice holds a PhD in Political Science and has completed over 3,200 hours of Law Enforcement Training.
"It is with great honor that I accept a position on your Board of Directors," says Keith Flannigan. "I look forward to the opportunity to meld my years of practical experience in the field of network and computer system security with the knowledge and background of Mr. Gregory Evans, and anticipate a beneficial consortium not only for those involved, but for the field at large."
Flannigan has been featured on 48 hours, CBS, NBC, Inside Edition, Street Stories and 20/20 as well as many newspaper and magazine articles for his counter-measure expertise. He has performed successful investigative services for Jimmy Carter, Fortune 500 companies and law firms. He has performed counter-measures internationally in Berlin, Moscow, Caracas, London, Frankfurt and Lima to include the offices of the President of Peru. He was the Chairman of the Information Technology Security Council and was a Regional Vice President for the American Society of Industrial Security, the largest Security Association in the world. He chaired the International Training Committee for the IT Security Council and was Chapter Chair for the Atlanta Georgia Chapter.
LSI is the nation's premier hi-tech security company and recognized as a leader in computer security and cyber-crime investigation. It is a publicly traded company whose mission is to be the nation's leading provider of hi-tech crime investigations, by protecting their clients against Black Hat Hacking one CPU at a time.
For more information regarding LSI's new Board of Director Keith Flannigan, and for additional information about LIGATT Security International, please visit the Investor Relation sections at www.ligattsecurity.com.
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