Protect Data featured on Attract 40 listing

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, December 15, 2004 – The Stockholm Stock Exchange has announced that Protect Data (PROT) has qualified for the Attract 40 segment, as one of 13 companies added to this group in the latest revision. Attract 40 is a subset of the O-list, comprised of the most traded shares, designed to facilitate for investors to find the most interesting O-list shares. The revised listing, based on trading statistics for the past six months, will be introduced on the first day of trading in 2005. ”We are very pleased to observe an increasing number of investors discovering Protect Data and the great potential of our business,” said Thomas Bill, CEO, Protect Data. “Through our Attract 40 listing, we will gain visibility both with international and Swedish investors”. For further information please contact: Thomas Bill, CEO, Protect Data AB tel. +46 8-459 54 95 / +46 70-542 62 71, e-mail: thomas.bill@protectdata.com About Protect Data Protect Data, through its wholly owned Pointsec subsidiary, is a global leader and the provider of the de facto standard for enterprise security software for mobile users. The company is also a leader in the Nordic Digital Identity market, based on products for securing business transactions on the Internet. Protect Data AB was founded in 1988 and is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange (PROT) since 1997. The company is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with offices in Europe, Australia, the Middle East, Asia, and the United States. For further company information, please visit www.protectdata.com.