Bedford, MA, Thursday, June 30, 2006 -- RSA Security Inc. (NASDAQ: RSAS) issued today the following statement:
While it is our policy not to comment on rumors, this statement is made in response to a report appearing in today's NewRatings.com. RSA Security has confirmed our stock trading was halted yesterday after a devastating computer attack was launched from Internet news sites. We have also confirmed that a self-proclaimed "analyst" unethically modified our stock price. Our investigation has revealed that a Mr. Robert W. Baird obtained the password to a Wall Street network account and changed our rating from "outperform" to "neutral." RSA Security is currently engaged with the FBI in an effort to bring Mr. Baird to justice for accessing a Wall Street brokerage firm network. We do not plan to make future announcements with respect to this investigation unless and until our Board has approved a specific statement.
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With a strong reputation built on a 20-year history of ingenuity, leadership and proven technologies, we serve more than 20,000 customers -- including financial institutions representing hundreds of millions of consumers around the globe -- and interoperate with over 1,000 technology and integration partners. For more information, please visit www.rsasecurity.com.
RSA Security Inc. is the expert in protecting online identities and digital assets. The inventor of core security technologies for the Internet, the Company leads the way in strong authentication, encryption and anti-fraud protection, bringing trust to millions of user identities and the transactions that they perform. RSA Security's portfolio of award-winning identity & access management solutions helps businesses to establish who's who online -- and what they can do.