NETWORK-1 SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. 445 Park Avenue, Suite 1028 New York, New York 10022 December 22, 2005 Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporate Finance 100 F Street N.E. (Mailroom) Washington, DC 20549 Attention: Maryse Mills-Apenteng Re: Network-1 Security Solutions, Inc. Amendment No. 2 on Form S-2 to Form S-3 Registration Statement File No. 126013 ---------------------------------- Dear Ms. Mills-Apenteng: In connection with the acceleration request of Network-1 Security Solutions, Inc. ("Network-1") and the letter of the staff dated the date hereof, we acknowledge as follows: 1. Should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; 2. The action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve Network-1 from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and 3. Network-1 may not assert this action as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. Very truly yours, Network-1 Security Solutions, Inc. By: /s/ Corey M. Horowitz ------------------------------------ Corey M. Horowitz Chairman and Chief Executive Officer