SSH Communications Security - Company Announcement

JARI MIELONEN NOMINATED AS NEW CEO FOR SSH

SSH COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY CORP  STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE
OCTOBER 22, 2008, AT 1:20 P.M.

JARI MIELONEN NOMINATED AS NEW CEO FOR SSH

Jari Mielonen has been nominated as CEO of SSH Communications
Security Corp, starting November 17, 2008. Mielonen's nomination
strengthens the company's position as an innovative leader in data
security. In the interim, Mika Peuranen, the company's CFO, will act
as CEO.

Jari Mielonen has extensive experience from management positions in
the software and telecommunications industries. He joins SSH from
Sanako Corporation, a global educational technology company; prior to
that, he was e.g. CEO of SysOpen Digia Plc (Digia Plc), taking the
software and mobile technology company from a startup phase to a
public company with sales of 100 million euros. Earlier he was CTO of
Sonera Telecommunications (TeliaSonera), being responsible for its
technology and participating in new business development, and
Director of Software Technology at ICL Data (Fujitsu), with
responsibilities including e.g. their software development
processes.  Mielonen holds a Master's degree in economics,
specializing in international business.

SSH Communications Security is a world-leading provider of enterprise
security solutions and end-to-end communications security, and the
original developer of the Secure Shell protocol. The company's SSH
Tectia solution addresses the most critical needs of large
enterprises, financial institutions, and government agencies. With
SSH Tectia, organizations can cost-effectively secure their system
administration, file transfers, and application connectivity against
both internal and external security risks. As the original developer
of the Secure Shell protocol and other key network security
technologies, SSH has since 1995 developed end-to-end communications
security solutions specifically for the enterprise. Currently more
than 100 of Global Fortune 500 companies are using SSH security
solutions. SSH shares are quoted on the Helsinki Exchanges.

Helsinki on October 22, 2008

SSH COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY CORP

Board of Directors

For further information, please contact:
Tomi Laamanen, Chairman, tel. +358 (0)400 609 544

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