RESTON, Va., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Turiss, LLC, an industry leader in proactive cyber-fraud intelligence and anti-financial fraud software, announced today that Phil Mellinger has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer. In addition, Trevor Reschke, Turiss Founder, will assume the role of Chief Technology Officer.

Mr. Mellinger has worked in high-tech security for 29 years with a wide-ranging progression of experience spanning military, Federal, international, and commercial service. Mr. Mellinger joined the company in July serving in the role of Chief Technology Officer, and has guided the development of products directed at combating the theft of online credentials via crimeware. Prior to joining Turiss, Mr. Mellinger was the Chief Information Security Officer for First Data, a leading financial transaction processor. Prior to his work at First Data, he had an extensive career with the US government, including security assignments with the U.S. Air Force, NATO staff, and the National Security Agency.

"I am honored with this vote of confidence and thrilled about our breakthrough solutions to the crimeware threat facing the banks and other providers of online financial services," Mellinger stated. "Crimeware such as Zeus and other advanced programs puts all Internet-based accounts in serious jeopardy -- if this threat remains unchecked the future of Internet authentication is in peril."

Trevor Reschke is a recognized expert in the areas of cyber terrorism and cyber fraud. Prior to founding Turiss, Trevor Reschke designed and managed the incident response team and the security assessment program at the U.S. Army Regional Computer Emergency Response Team - Europe.

Based in Reston Virginia, Turiss specializes in cyber-fraud investigations, incident response, and anti-crimeware software solutions. The Turiss team of industry experts includes former Secret Service cyber-crime special agents, former military intelligence agents, forensic experts, and IT security specialists. For more information on Turiss, visit www.turiss.com.

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