Editing RSA Security (section)

==History==
{{Prose|date=June 2023|section}}[[File:MBTA route 351 bus at RSA offices, May 2020.jpg|thumb|left|RSA headquarters in Burlington, Massachusetts|alt=A suburban office building]]
[[Ron Rivest]], [[Adi Shamir]] and [[Leonard Adleman]], who developed the [[RSA (algorithm)|RSA encryption algorithm]] in 1977, founded RSA Data Security in 1982.<ref name="RC5Challenge">{{cite web|url=http://www.rsa.com/press_release.aspx?id=716|title=Distributed Team Cracks Hidden Message in RSA's 56-Bit RC5 Secret-Key Challenge|date=October 22, 1997|access-date=February 22, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929142639/http://www.rsa.com/press_release.aspx?id=716|archive-date=September 29, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="kaliski">{{cite web|url=http://www.rsa.com/rsalabs/staff/bios/bkaliski/publications/other/kaliski-three-decades-smu-2006.ppt|title=Growing Up with Alice and Bob: Three Decades with the RSA Cryptosystem|last=Kaliski|first=Burt|date=October 22, 1997|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929142653/http://www.rsa.com/rsalabs/staff/bios/bkaliski/publications/other/kaliski-three-decades-smu-2006.ppt|archive-date=September 29, 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=April 29, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The company acquired a "worldwide exclusive license" from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] to a patent on the RSA cryptosystem technology granted in 1983.<ref name="byte198507_rsa">{{ cite magazine | url=https://archive.org/details/BYTE_Vol_10-07_1985-07_Computers_and_Space/BYTE%20Vol%2010-07%201985-07%20Computers%20and%20Space/page/n17/mode/1up | title=Public-Key Patent | magazine=Byte | last1=Bennett | first1=Ralph | date=July 1985 | access-date=21 May 2023 | pages=16 }}</ref>
* In 1994, RSA was against the [[Clipper chip]] during the [[Crypto War]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Levy|first1=Stephen|title=Battle of the Clipper Chip|work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/12/magazine/battle-of-the-clipper-chip.html?pagewanted=all|access-date=19 October 2017|date=12 June 1994}}</ref>
* In 1995, RSA sent a handful of people across the hall to found Digital Certificates International, better known as [[VeriSign]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}
* The company then called ''Security Dynamics'' acquired ''RSA Data Security'' in July 1996 and ''DynaSoft AB'' in 1997.
* In January 1997, it proposed the first of the [[DES Challenges]] which led to the first public breaking of a message based on the [[Data Encryption Standard]].
* In February 2001, it acquired ''Xcert International, Inc.'', a privately held company that developed and delivered digital certificate-based products for securing e-business transactions.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}
* In June 2001, it acquired ''3-G International, Inc.'', a privately held company that developed and delivered smart card and [[biometrics|biometric authentication]] products.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/139378352/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123095528/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/139378352/|title=RSA Security buys Va. company|newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]|page=47|archivedate=January 23, 2024|date=June 8, 2001|accessdate=January 23, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* In August 2001, it acquired ''Securant Technologies, Inc.'', a privately held company that produced ClearTrust, an [[identity management]] product.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}
* In December 2005, it acquired Cyota, a privately held Israeli company specializing in online security and anti-fraud solutions for financial institutions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/Business-and-Innovation|title=Business & Innovation &#124; The Jerusalem Post|website=www.jpost.com}}</ref>
* In April 2006, it acquired ''PassMark Security''.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}
* On September 14, 2006, RSA stockholders approved the acquisition of the company by [[EMC Corporation]] for $2.1&nbsp;billion.<ref name="EMCpurchase">{{cite web |url=http://www.rsasecurity.com/press_release.asp?doc_id=6983 |title=EMC Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire RSA Security, Further Advancing Information-Centric Security |publisher=Rsasecurity.com |date=2006-06-29 |access-date=2012-05-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061020225636/http://www.rsasecurity.com/press_release.asp?doc_id=6983 |archive-date=October 20, 2006 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emc.com/news/emc_releases/showRelease.jsp?id=4605&l=en&c=US |title=EMC Newsroom: EMC News and Press Releases |publisher=Emc.com |access-date=2012-05-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210083853/http://www.emc.com/news/emc_releases/showRelease.jsp?id=4605&l=en&c=US |archive-date=December 10, 2007 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsasecurity.com/press_release.asp?doc_id=7317&id=1034 |title=EMC Completes RSA Security Acquisition, Announces Acquisition of Network Intelligence |publisher=Rsasecurity.com |date=2006-09-18 |access-date=2012-05-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061209150703/http://www.rsasecurity.com/press_release.asp?doc_id=7317&id=1034 |archive-date=December 9, 2006 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
* In 2007, RSA acquired Valyd Software, a [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]-based [[India]]n company specializing in file and data security.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}
* In 2009, RSA launched the RSA Share Project.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rsashare.com/ |title=RSA Share Project |access-date=4 January 2013 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> As part of this project, some of the RSA BSAFE libraries were made available for free. To promote the launch, RSA ran a programming competition with a US$10,000 first prize.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://community.emc.com/docs/DOC-3297|title=Announcing the RSA Share Project Programming Contest|date=24 Mar 2009 |access-date=4 January 2013 }}</ref>
* In March 2011, RSA [[#SecurID security breach|suffered a security breach]] and its most valuable secrets were leaked, compromising the security of all existing [[RSA SecurID]] tokens.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.wired.com/story/the-full-story-of-the-stunning-rsa-hack-can-finally-be-told/ | title=The Full Story of the Stunning RSA Hack Can Finally be Told | magazine=Wired | last1=Greenberg | first1=Andy }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00002225.html|title = The file that hacked RSA: How we found it - F-Secure Weblog : News from the Lab}}</ref>
* In 2011, RSA introduced a new CyberCrime Intelligence Service designed to help organizations identify computers, information assets and identities compromised by trojans and other online attacks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emc.com/security/rsa-identity-protection-and-verification/rsa-cybercrime-intelligence-service.htm |title=RSA CyberCrime Intelligence Service |publisher=rsa.com |access-date=2013-12-19}}</ref>
* In July 2013, RSA acquired Aveksa the leader in Identity and Access Governance sector<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.emc.com/about/news/press/2013/20130708-01.htm |title=EMC Acquires Aveksa Inc., Leading Provider of Business-Driven Identity and Access Management Solutions |publisher=EMC Corporation |date=2013-07-08 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027231813/https://www.emc.com/about/news/press/2013/20130708-01.htm |archive-date=2017-10-27 |access-date=2018-09-24 }}</ref>
* On September 7, 2016, RSA was acquired by and became a subsidiary of [[Dell EMC Infrastructure Solutions Group]] through the acquisition of [[EMC Corporation]] by [[Dell Technologies]] in a cash and stock deal led by [[Michael Dell]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}
* On February 18, 2020, [[Dell Technologies]] announced their intention to sell RSA for $2.075 billion to [[Symphony Technology Group]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}
* In anticipation of the sale of RSA to [[Symphony Technology Group]], [[Dell Technologies]] made the strategic decision to retain the [[BSAFE]] product line. To that end, RSA transferred [[BSAFE]] products (including the Data Protection Manager product) and customer agreements, including maintenance and support, to [[Dell Technologies]] on July 1, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BSAFE support and billing update {{!}} Dell US|url=https://www.dell.com/support/article/en-us/sln322388/bsafe-support-and-billing-update?lang=en|access-date=2020-09-02|website=www.dell.com}}</ref>
* On September 1, 2020, [[Symphony Technology Group]] (STG) completed its acquisition of RSA from [[Dell Technologies]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-24 |title=News & Press |url=https://www.rsa.com/news/ |website=RSA |language=en-US}}</ref> RSA became an independent company, one of the world’s largest cybersecurity and risk management organizations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Learn About Archer Integrated Risk Management Solutions |url=https://www.archerirm.com/about-us |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=Archer |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Archer History Timeline |url=https://view.genial.ly/62ceed7afa704c0018d28cb6/interactive-content-archer-history-timeline |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=Genial.ly |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-20 |title=Archer History Timeline |url=https://view.genial.ly/62ceed7afa704c0018d28cb6/interactive-content-archer-history-timeline |access-date=2023-07-20 |archive-date=July 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720133119/https://view.genial.ly/62ceed7afa704c0018d28cb6/interactive-content-archer-history-timeline |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>