NEW YORK and BEDFORD, Mass., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RSA
Security (Nasdaq: RSAS) and Gotham Technology Group today announced that
MetLife, a leading provider of insurance and other financial services to
millions of individual and institutional customers throughout the United
States, has signed a 4-year agreement to extend RSA SecurID strong
authentication technology to all domestic and international employees over
the next two years.
"MetLife is committed to the security of its systems and the privacy of
its clients. We've been using RSA Security solutions to address point
security challenges for years. When RSA Security and Gotham presented an
option to make our existing password-based authentication systems more
secure by integrating two-factor authentication, we felt it was well worth
the investment," said Carl Morales, Chief Technology Officer at MetLife.
"MetLife leads the field in identity protection and in taking steps to
protect client privacy. We are the first national insurer to provide an
identity theft resolution service with auto insurance policies at no
additional charge. Security is a business enabler here -- a response to
significant client concerns," said Tom Meenan, VP of IT Risk Management for
MetLife.
"Passwords are the weakest link in information security. Clients are
aggravated by strong password policies that force constant change and
difficult passwords, but not having those policies is not an option.
Two-factor authentication technology is a great solution," said Ken Phelan,
CTO, Gotham Technology Group.
RSA SecurID strong authentication technology increases security by
combining something the user knows (their username and PIN) with something
they have (a randomly-generated RSA SecurID two-factor authentication token
passcode). By requiring users to provide both the PIN and passcode, the RSA
SecurID system helps to ensure data are only available to authorized users.
"As businesses and consumers become more attuned to the broad range of
IT security threats that exist, it has become clear that the standard user
name/password combination is not sufficient for determining the identity of
someone attempting to access private information," said John Worrall,
senior vice president of marketing at RSA Security. "By providing employees
with stronger authentication technology, MetLife is ensuring that both
proprietary business data, as well as private customer data, are only
available to authorized users."
About MetLife
MetLife, a subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) is a leading
provider of insurance and other financial services to millions of
individual and institutional customers throughout the United States.
Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, MetLife, Inc. offers life
insurance, annuities, automobile and homeowner's insurance and retail
banking services to individuals, as well as group insurance, reinsurance
and retirement and savings products and services to corporations and other
institutions. Outside the U.S., the MetLife companies have direct insurance
operations in Asia Pacific, Latin America and Europe. For more information,
please visit http://www.metlife.com.
About Gotham Technology Group
Gotham Technology Group is a leading provider of technology solutions
with practices in Information Security, Application Development, Access
Management, Infrastructure and Directory Services, Technical Staffing, and
Technical Training. Gotham maintains strategic partnerships with recognized
technology leaders in order to bring their clients the most effective
solutions using best-of-breed products. Headquartered in Montvale, NJ, with
offices in New York City and Shelton, CT, Gotham serves more than 300
public and private companies in diverse industries throughout the New York
Metropolitan region. For more information, please visit
http://www.gothamtg.com.
About RSA Security Inc.
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.
With a strong reputation built on a 20-year history of ingenuity,
leadership and proven technologies, we serve more than 21,000 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
http://www.rsasecurity.com
RSA Security, RSA and SecurID are either registered trademarks or
trademarks of RSA Security Inc. in the United States and/or other
countries. All other products and services mentioned are trademarks of
their respective companies.
For more information:
Sandra Heikkinen Dave Howell
OutCast Communications for RSA Security Inc. RSA Security Inc.
415-345-4703 (781) 515-6303
rsa@outcastpr.com dhowell@rsasecurity.com
Lindsey Bohm
Gotham Technology Group
201.474.4256
lbohm@gothamtg.com
SOURCE RSA Security Inc.
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CONTACT:
Dave Howell of RSA Security Inc.,
+1-781-515-6303, dhowell@rsasecurity.com; or Sandra Heikkinen of
OutCast Communications for RSA Security Inc., +1-415-345-4703,
rsa@outcastpr.com; or Lindsey Bohm of Gotham Technology Group,
+1-201-474-4256, lbohm@gothamtg.com
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