RSA Security

RSA Security LLC
RSA
Company typeIndependent
IndustryNetwork Security and Authentication
Founded1982; 42 years ago (1982)[1][2]
Founder
[1]
Headquarters
Chelmsford, Massachusetts
,
United States
Key people
ProductsRSA Access Manager, RSA Adaptive Authentication, RSA Adaptive Authentication for eCommerce, RSA Archer Suite, RSA Authentication Manager, RSA Cybercrime Intelligence, RSA Data Loss Prevention, RSA Digital Certificate Solutions, RSA Federated Identity Manager, RSA FraudAction Services, RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle, RSA NetWitness Endpoint, RSA NetWitness Investigator, RSA NetWitness Orchestrator, RSA NetWitness Platform, RSA NetWitness UEBA, RSA SecurID Access, RSA Web Threat Detection
Number of employees
2,700+
ParentSymphony Technology Group
Websitewww.rsa.com

RSA Security LLC,[5] formerly RSA Security, Inc. and trade name RSA, is an American computer and network security company with a focus on encryption and decryption standards. RSA was named after the initials of its co-founders, Ron Rivest, Adi Shamir and Leonard Adleman, after whom the RSA public key cryptography algorithm was also named.[6] Among its products is the SecurID authentication token. The BSAFE cryptography libraries were also initially owned by RSA. RSA is known for incorporating backdoors developed by the NSA in its products.[7][8] It also organizes the annual RSA Conference, an information security conference.

Founded as an independent company in 1982, RSA Security was acquired by EMC Corporation in 2006 for US$2.1 billion and operated as a division within EMC.[9] When EMC was acquired by Dell Technologies in 2016,[10] RSA became part of the Dell Technologies family of brands. On 10 March 2020, Dell Technologies announced that they will be selling RSA Security to a consortium, led by Symphony Technology Group (STG), Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (Ontario Teachers’) and AlpInvest Partners (AlpInvest) for US$2.1 billion, the same price when it was bought by EMC back in 2006.[11]

RSA is based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, with regional headquarters in Bracknell (UK) and Singapore, and numerous international offices.[12]

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  3. ^ "Rohit Ghai Named President at RSA". Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  4. ^ "Amit Yoran Named President at RSA". October 29, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  5. ^ "RSA Security LLC Company Profile". Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  6. ^ "RSA History". Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  7. ^ "NSA infiltrated RSA security more deeply than thought - study". Reuters. March 31, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  8. ^ "RSA endowed crypto product with second NSA-influenced code". Ars Technica. March 31, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
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  10. ^ "Dell Technologies - Who We Are". Dell Technologies Inc. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  11. ^ "RSA® Emerges as Independent Company Following Completion of Acquisition by Symphony Technology Group". RSA.com. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  12. ^ "About RSA | Cybersecurity and Digital Risk Management".