UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K


                                 Current Report
      Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 10, 2005



                     SAND HILL IT SECURITY ACQUISITION CORP.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Delaware                        0-50813              20-0996152
  (State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)     (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)                                      Identification No.)

         3000 Sand Hill Road
         Building 1, Suite 240
         Menlo Park, California                                    74025
         (Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)

         Registrant's telephone number, including area code:     (650) 926-7022

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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Principal  Officers;  Election of
            Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

     (b) On January 10, 2005,  Cary M.  Grossman  resigned  from his position as
Chief  Financial  Officer  of  Sand  Hill IT  Security  Acquisition  Corp.  (the
"Company"). Mr. Grossman will continue to serve as a Director of the Company.

     (c) On January 10, 2005,  Keith A. Walz, a current Director of the Company,
has been  appointed by the Board of Directors as the Company' s Chief  Financial
Officer.

     A copy of the press release  announcing the resignation of Cary M. Grossman
as Chief  Financial  Officer  and the  appointment  of  Keith  A.  Walz as Chief
Financial Officer is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Financial statements of businesses acquired.

         Not applicable.

(b)  Pro forma financial information.

         Not applicable.

(c)  Exhibits.

     The following  exhibits are furnished in accordance  with the provisions of
Item 601 of Regulation S-K:

                  Exhibit
                  Number                Description of Exhibit

                   99.1         Press  release  issued by the  Company  on
                                January  12,  2004.





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                                    Signatures

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                       SAND HILL IT SECURITY ACQUISITION CORP.


Date:  January 13, 2005                By:      /s/ Humphrey P. Polanen
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                                       Name:    Humphrey P. Polanen
                                       Title:   Chief Executive Office


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                                Index to Exhibits

                  Exhibit
                  Number                  Description of Exhibit

                   99.1          Press  release  issued by the  Company  on
                                 January  12,  2004.