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Friday, April 26, 2002
RSA Security Wins Best Encryption Product and Best Internet Security Solution at the 2002 Secure Computing Awards
IT Professionals and Subscribers Select RSA BSAFE®, RSA Keon® Web PassPort and RSA SecurID® Products for Reader Trust and Academy Awards

London and Bedford, MA— RSA Security Inc. (NASDAQ: RSAS), the most trusted name in e-security®, garnered the Best Encryption Product award for RSA BSAFE® encryption software and Best Internet Security Solution award for RSA SecurID® authentication software in the 2002 Secure Computing Reader Trust and Academy Awards. In addition, RSA Security solutions received commendations in three other categories at the annual awards competition, which recognizes leading solutions that meet and exceed customer needs.

Reader voting determines the winners of the Reader Trust Awards and IT professionals select the Academy award winners. RSA Security was honored in the following categories:

Reader Trust Awards:

  • WINNER of the Best Encryption Product category with RSA BSAFE encryption software

Academy Awards:

  • WINNER of the Best Internet Security Solution category with RSA Keon® Web PassPort solution
  • HIGHLY COMMENDED in the Best General Security category with RSA SecurID authentication technology
  • HIGHLY COMMENDED in the Best Access Control Solution with RSA SecurID authentication technology
  • COMMENDED in the Best Encryption Solution category with RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Software

"Security has recently been thrust to the top of the IT agenda,” said Mark Reeves, vice president EMEA, RSA Security. “As more and more companies realize the potential threat from insecure operations, the need for a trusted security partner increases. Winning these accolades is a direct endorsement of our portfolio and strategy from our partners and customers.”

Reeves accepted the awards on behalf of the company at a dinner held on April 23.

For full details of the awards and finalists, please visit www.westcoast.com/events/awards/index.html

RSA Security Solutions Portfolio Overview:

Authentication – RSA ACE/Server® and RSA SecurID solutions provide centralized, strong, two-factor authentication services for enterprise networks and operating systems.

Web Access Management – RSA ClearTrust® Web access management solution enables secure user access to Web applications.

Developer Solutions and Encryption – RSA Keon digital certificate management solution enables, manages and simplifies the use of digital certificates in today's leading Internet applications.

RSA BSAFE encryption software helps software and hardware developers to incorporate encryption technologies into their products.

About RSA Security Inc.
RSA Security Inc., the most trusted name in e-security, helps organizations build secure, trusted foundations for e-business through its RSA SecurID two-factor authentication, RSA ClearTrust Web access management, RSA BSAFE encryption and RSA Keon digital certificate management product families. With approximately one billion RSA BSAFE-enabled applications in use worldwide, more than ten million RSA SecurID authentication users and almost 20 years of industry experience, RSA Security has the proven leadership and innovative technology to address the changing security needs of e-business and bring trust to the online economy. RSA Security can be reached at www.rsasecurity.com.